Guest guest Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Thanks, Kris, really appreciate the information. How is your hands and feet now? My brother has as of today, stopped Xeloda. His feet/hands are like pieces of raw meat--swollen and red. He has one more radiation treatment to peri-aortic lymph node site and was mapped today for another 5 treatments in another direction. Then they will do PET and go from there. I have told hiim about TPN before, but he feels he doesn't need that yet--thinks losing 10-12 lbs is " good. " Cheers, Betty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Betty- My hands and feet are peeling and a bit dry but not painful at all. The pain went away quite quickly with the reduction in my dose of Xeloda. This was my second dose reduction. I started off with Xeloda 4500 mg daily for 5 days every 2 wks, beginning the day I received my oxaliplatin (you need either 5-FU or Xeloda for a couple of days to work along with the oxaliplatin for oxaliplatin to be effective). I started getting blisters on my feet 1 mth later. My oncologist cut me down to 4000 mg a day which resolved things immediately, and although my hands were a bit sore the last day of medication it was tolerable until the last few times when he cut my dose to 3500 mg/day . If your brother is heavy weight loss is more tolerable, and eating nutritious food is better than TPN. The nutritionist at my oncology center keeps lobbying to make certain I am taking in enough protien however. Your body needs that for normal tissues to repair damage, and keeping up a good muscle mass is important also. Hopefully your brother will feel better quickly with the break from Xeloda and the soon to be finished radiation therapy. Best wishes, Kris > > > Thanks, Kris, really appreciate the information. How is your hands and > feet now? > My brother has as of today, stopped Xeloda. His feet/hands are like pieces > of raw meat--swollen and red. He has one more radiation treatment to > peri-aortic lymph node site and was mapped today for another 5 treatments in another > direction. Then they will do PET and go from there. I have told hiim about > TPN before, but he feels he doesn't need that yet--thinks losing 10- 12 lbs is > " good. " > Cheers, > Betty > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Betty- My hands and feet are peeling and a bit dry but not painful at all. The pain went away quite quickly with the reduction in my dose of Xeloda. This was my second dose reduction. I started off with Xeloda 4500 mg daily for 5 days every 2 wks, beginning the day I received my oxaliplatin (you need either 5-FU or Xeloda for a couple of days to work along with the oxaliplatin for oxaliplatin to be effective). I started getting blisters on my feet 1 mth later. My oncologist cut me down to 4000 mg a day which resolved things immediately, and although my hands were a bit sore the last day of medication it was tolerable until the last few times when he cut my dose to 3500 mg/day . If your brother is heavy weight loss is more tolerable, and eating nutritious food is better than TPN. The nutritionist at my oncology center keeps lobbying to make certain I am taking in enough protien however. Your body needs that for normal tissues to repair damage, and keeping up a good muscle mass is important also. Hopefully your brother will feel better quickly with the break from Xeloda and the soon to be finished radiation therapy. Best wishes, Kris > > > Thanks, Kris, really appreciate the information. How is your hands and > feet now? > My brother has as of today, stopped Xeloda. His feet/hands are like pieces > of raw meat--swollen and red. He has one more radiation treatment to > peri-aortic lymph node site and was mapped today for another 5 treatments in another > direction. Then they will do PET and go from there. I have told hiim about > TPN before, but he feels he doesn't need that yet--thinks losing 10- 12 lbs is > " good. " > Cheers, > Betty > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Betty- My hands and feet are peeling and a bit dry but not painful at all. The pain went away quite quickly with the reduction in my dose of Xeloda. This was my second dose reduction. I started off with Xeloda 4500 mg daily for 5 days every 2 wks, beginning the day I received my oxaliplatin (you need either 5-FU or Xeloda for a couple of days to work along with the oxaliplatin for oxaliplatin to be effective). I started getting blisters on my feet 1 mth later. My oncologist cut me down to 4000 mg a day which resolved things immediately, and although my hands were a bit sore the last day of medication it was tolerable until the last few times when he cut my dose to 3500 mg/day . If your brother is heavy weight loss is more tolerable, and eating nutritious food is better than TPN. The nutritionist at my oncology center keeps lobbying to make certain I am taking in enough protien however. Your body needs that for normal tissues to repair damage, and keeping up a good muscle mass is important also. Hopefully your brother will feel better quickly with the break from Xeloda and the soon to be finished radiation therapy. Best wishes, Kris > > > Thanks, Kris, really appreciate the information. How is your hands and > feet now? > My brother has as of today, stopped Xeloda. His feet/hands are like pieces > of raw meat--swollen and red. He has one more radiation treatment to > peri-aortic lymph node site and was mapped today for another 5 treatments in another > direction. Then they will do PET and go from there. I have told hiim about > TPN before, but he feels he doesn't need that yet--thinks losing 10- 12 lbs is > " good. " > Cheers, > Betty > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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