Xeloda

elizabethgd
elizabethgd Member Posts: 145
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
I have been taking Xeloda orally for 20 days. Does anyone know how long it generally takes for it like that to leave the body? I received IV for dehydration today and will receive again tomorrow..I can't drink or eat much ...stomach always feels full...hoping thse side effects go away soon....
thanks

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  • lisa42
    lisa42 Member Posts: 3,625 Member
    #2
    Xeloda
    Hi Elizabeth,

    I have always taken my Xeloda for 14 days (2 wks) at a time, then have had another two weeks off. I would always still feel the effects of the Xeloda about most of the way through that first week off, then I'd get a good week with no feelings of side effects.
    I know a lot of people just take one week off and, in that case, I don't know how much "feeling good" time they get before it starts in again. Generally, the first two days I take it I don't have any side effects either- they usually hit me on about the third day of taking it & tend to build up.
    Best wishes- hang in there!

    Hugs,
    Lisa
  • elizabethgd
    elizabethgd Member Posts: 145
    #3
    lisa42 said:

    Xeloda
    Hi Elizabeth,

    I have always taken my Xeloda for 14 days (2 wks) at a time, then have had another two weeks off. I would always still feel the effects of the Xeloda about most of the way through that first week off, then I'd get a good week with no feelings of side effects.
    I know a lot of people just take one week off and, in that case, I don't know how much "feeling good" time they get before it starts in again. Generally, the first two days I take it I don't have any side effects either- they usually hit me on about the third day of taking it & tend to build up.
    Best wishes- hang in there!

    Hugs,
    Lisa

    Thanks ..after Friday
    Thanks ..after Friday radiation is over ..I am just waiting for the effects of the Xeloda to go away...hoping this is only a side effect..

    thanks again...
  • kimby
    kimby Member Posts: 797
    #4
    Xeloda
    I'm in the '14 days on, 7 days off' camp. It takes about the whole week off for my appetite to improve but it doesn't get back to normal in that time. The hand/foot syndrome improves within a couple of days for me. Just remember how different we all are. I hope things improve for you soon.

    Kimby
  • elizabethgd
    elizabethgd Member Posts: 145
    #5
    kimby said:

    Xeloda
    I'm in the '14 days on, 7 days off' camp. It takes about the whole week off for my appetite to improve but it doesn't get back to normal in that time. The hand/foot syndrome improves within a couple of days for me. Just remember how different we all are. I hope things improve for you soon.

    Kimby

    Xeloda
    thanks...i continue to have a full feeling in stomach...am going to get IVfluids again today...
  • lizzydavis
    lizzydavis Member Posts: 893
    #6
    elizabethgd said:

    Xeloda
    thanks...i continue to have a full feeling in stomach...am going to get IVfluids again today...

    Liquid Diet
    Have you asked your Dr. about Ensure? Those are liquid drinks that have lots of vitamins and nourishment that would keep you hydrated.

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