xeloda

pelona
pelona Member Posts: 26
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
hello everyone I hope you'll are doing good. anyone out there on xeloda and if you are for how long and what kind of side effects do you have. god bless. pelona

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  • chenheart
    chenheart Member Posts: 5,159
    #2
    Pelona~
    I did NOT take your drug, but it sounded familiar to me. I went page by page in here, and on page 8 on the BC discussion board, someone else posted a question about xeloda. There are a few responses which you may be able to add to any you get as well. I think the name of the one posting was PinkRibbon, so you can scroll down to her question. I hope that helps!
    And, by the way...I got a chuckle from you name~good to keep your sense of humor, even if you can't keep your hair!
    Happy Healing! Hugs,
    Claudia
  • cookiewookie
    cookiewookie Member Posts: 11
    #3
    Hi Pelona.
    I've been on xeloda pills now for about 6 months. side affects i've experienced are red and cracked hands and feet. So I slather them up at nite. I've been fighting constipation and diarrea occasionaly - so what else is new - LOL. My appetitite is still good though. Have you started yet or just getting ready to?
  • pelona
    pelona Member Posts: 26
    #4
    cookiewookie said:

    Hi Pelona.
    I've been on xeloda pills now for about 6 months. side affects i've experienced are red and cracked hands and feet. So I slather them up at nite. I've been fighting constipation and diarrea occasionaly - so what else is new - LOL. My appetitite is still good though. Have you started yet or just getting ready to?

    i have been on xeloda for 6 months now but my dr. wants to keep me on it indefinite. my sides effects are like yours. what dose are you on. mine is 2 weeks on and 1 week off.my dose is 2000 mgs a day.
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #5
    This is used quite a bit for colorectal cancer patients....digestive upsets seem to be one of the most common effects.

    Xeloda is actually 5FU. Actually, it doesn't start out as 5FU, it metabolizes in the cancer cells to 5FU. I had the infusion type, never the pills. I have many semi-colon (stage 4s, mainly) friends that will be on Xeloda on and off for the rest of their lives.

    Hugs, Kathi
  • cookiewookie
    cookiewookie Member Posts: 11
    #6
    pelona said:

    i have been on xeloda for 6 months now but my dr. wants to keep me on it indefinite. my sides effects are like yours. what dose are you on. mine is 2 weeks on and 1 week off.my dose is 2000 mgs a day.

    My dosage is 500 mg, 6 pills a day, 2 weeks on 1 week off. right now I'm waiting for my tumor marker results'.

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