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New member - Question re oral chemotherapy capecitabine
Original post created by member @Brondocs - moved to Metastatic breast cancer discussions Hello, I am a new member and appreciate so much
hearing everyone’s stories. In May 2018, I was at work ...
Hi @Brondocs
I am really sorry to hear all the things you went through... BC is literally horrible!! and MBC!!! so nasty 😡
I had been on Capecitabine for about 10 months. I relatively tolerated it well. But it sometimes gave me unbelievably bad tummy aches. So please please make sure that you take it with food or just after meal - it will save you from hell. Also I have heard lots of people get painful hands and feet, however I was lucky again so I only had a bit of skin peeling, fragile nails and dark spots (pigmentation problems) on hands and feet (and face 😢).
All the best xx
I am really sorry to hear all the things you went through... BC is literally horrible!! and MBC!!! so nasty 😡
I had been on Capecitabine for about 10 months. I relatively tolerated it well. But it sometimes gave me unbelievably bad tummy aches. So please please make sure that you take it with food or just after meal - it will save you from hell. Also I have heard lots of people get painful hands and feet, however I was lucky again so I only had a bit of skin peeling, fragile nails and dark spots (pigmentation problems) on hands and feet (and face 😢).
All the best xx