XGEVA
Afternoon Girls, Anyone on Xgeva?? can you tell me if you are having injections monthly or otherwise??? I was having them every 4 weeks since April 2016 now out of the blue they have changed it ...
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Hi Cate
I have bone mets and have been having X-Geva injections monthly since January last year when I was diagnosed. I think they move to 6 weekly or even 3 monthly after a certain period of time, because the results are just as good as giving the injections monthly (but treatment less often is cheaper and lessens side effects). If you are looking for a new oncologist in the public system, I can thoroughly recommend Peter Mac although I presume it is further for you to travel. I am a private patient in the public system (Peter Mac) and as such was able to choose my oncologist and breast surgeon. Don't know if you can do that if your are public patient. The Peter Mac home nurses give me my X-Geva injections at home - they even come on a Saturday if you work. I am so impressed with the service at Peter Mac. You also get access to clinical trials if you are eligible - they are involved in so many that they are likely to be able to fit you into one. I was on Fulvestrant monthly injection which worked for 12 months, but bone lessions are now slightly active again. So have switched to Letrozole. Hoping to add in Ribociclib when it becomes available through compassionate access (another advantage of being at Peter Mac) in April.
Cheers Lisa
I have bone mets and have been having X-Geva injections monthly since January last year when I was diagnosed. I think they move to 6 weekly or even 3 monthly after a certain period of time, because the results are just as good as giving the injections monthly (but treatment less often is cheaper and lessens side effects). If you are looking for a new oncologist in the public system, I can thoroughly recommend Peter Mac although I presume it is further for you to travel. I am a private patient in the public system (Peter Mac) and as such was able to choose my oncologist and breast surgeon. Don't know if you can do that if your are public patient. The Peter Mac home nurses give me my X-Geva injections at home - they even come on a Saturday if you work. I am so impressed with the service at Peter Mac. You also get access to clinical trials if you are eligible - they are involved in so many that they are likely to be able to fit you into one. I was on Fulvestrant monthly injection which worked for 12 months, but bone lessions are now slightly active again. So have switched to Letrozole. Hoping to add in Ribociclib when it becomes available through compassionate access (another advantage of being at Peter Mac) in April.
Cheers Lisa