I have been on Xeloda since November 2014. My oncologist wants me to consider stopping it as they don't know the long term effects of this drug and to start taking taking hormone tablets. I was first diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in April 2011 and then stage 4 in July 2013. I have very few side effects and feel so…
For people taking Xeloda at some point, when did your doctor make the call that it was no longer working? And if it was deemed not to work, what did you get put on next? On Xeloda for 9 months with amazing results after been sent home to die. Xeloda was a last ditch effort and remarkably it reversed liver mets and got the…
As some of you may have read I have recently been diagnosed with stage 4 after just 2.5 years from my initial diagnosis. It is contained to my Lymph nodes and a small spot at the base of my neck. My original cancer was stage 3 grade 3 triple positive but also had an oestrogen + Hert 2 - tumour, this is the one that has…
Hi Xeloda users! This might not be news, but it was news to me so I thought I'd post it. I've been taking Xeloda for nearly five years, so have tried many potions and pastes on my feet to keep them walkable. For the last couple of months I've been using emulsifying ointment PB (paraffin wax with no flavours, colours or…
BCNA is coming to Tasmania as part of our free national Information Forum series. We are bringing leading experts to events in Devonport on Tuesday 30 April to talk on a range of breast cancer topics. Our events are for anyone who has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer or who is living with or after a breast cancer…
BCNA is coming to Tasmania as part of our free national Information Forum series. We are bringing leading experts to events in Hobart on Thursday 2 May to talk on a range of breast cancer topics. Our events are for anyone who has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer or who is living with or after a breast cancer…