Anyone has mild side effects taking Xeloda Chemo pills???

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leelee2012
leelee2012 Member Posts: 17
in Colorectal Cancer #1

My husband will begin taking daily Xeloda Chemo pills for five weeks.  Has anyone had just mild side effects? Please share your experience. Thank you kindly!

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  • pete43lost_at_sea
    pete43lost_at_sea CSN Member Posts: 3,900 Member
    #2
    a friend on xeloda said he was more depressed

    he had a xeloda holiday and felt great, he was at the german clinic with me. he went back on xeloda on return to sydney and mentioned his depression.

    i had not heard this side effect before, just red blisterinmg feet. We had an abba party at the clinic and he danced and sang in an unforgetable way.

    I would be interested in others replies, i was supposed to be on xeloda as of a week ago, but my tumours went missing on the last pet.

    hugs,

    Pete

  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #3
    Yes

    No problem with Xeloda it was a breeze for me.  Xeloda was a kind drug for me. No depression or mental or physical ill affects at all.   (never heard of Xeloda causing depression, that may have been due to cancer fight from Pete's friend).

    here's to your husband doing well on Xeloda!

    Winter Marie

  • chp
    chp Member Posts: 29
    #4
    herdizziness said:

    Yes

    No problem with Xeloda it was a breeze for me.  Xeloda was a kind drug for me. No depression or mental or physical ill affects at all.   (never heard of Xeloda causing depression, that may have been due to cancer fight from Pete's friend).

    here's to your husband doing well on Xeloda!

    Winter Marie

    I've been on Xeloda for a

    I've been on Xeloda for a while now and have had no problems except mildly sore feet.  I have heard of people who do have a terrible time with their feet. After hearing all the chemo horror stories, I feel extremely blessed to have a treatment that has gone so well.  Best of luck!

    Cathy

  • taraHK
    taraHK CSN Member Posts: 1,952 Member
    #5
    yes

    I had very mild nausea and mild fatigues. Eventually I ended up with very sore feet, but that was after I'd been on Xeloda for months and months.

     

    Good luck! May he be one of the lucky ones!

     

    Tara

  • Helen321
    Helen321 CSN Member Posts: 1,460 Member
    #6
    Just xeloda was just a slight

    Just xeloda was just a slight discomfort sort of like when you're just beginning to get sick, a big of fatigue. Other than that, it was pretty easy.  Xeloda mixed with other chemos/radiation wasn't so great.

  • maglets
    maglets CSN Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #7
    Helen321 said:

    Just xeloda was just a slight

    Just xeloda was just a slight discomfort sort of like when you're just beginning to get sick, a big of fatigue. Other than that, it was pretty easy.  Xeloda mixed with other chemos/radiation wasn't so great.

    xeloda

    I had stomach and abdominal pain with xeloda.  Digestion was off......other than that and some fatigue it was good

    maggie

  • bigman4christ
    bigman4christ Member Posts: 87
    #8
    feet problems

    the side effects for me are not bad, it does make my stomach a little upset if i dont eat before i take the pills and my feet actually are peeling because of it.  they are a little sore at times to so it makes it harder to walk or be on my feet for a long time.  but i didnt start feeling those side effects until after i was on it for a few months.

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