Just Started Capecitobine/Xeloda Any tips for Side effects?

Dharmamum

I was diagnosed with IDC breast cancer last January and recieved my 8 rounds of chemotherapy plus Herceptin as when I was originally diagnosed, I was Her 2+. I had a double mastectomy and there was a residual small amount of cancer which turned out to be HER2 negative which puts me in the not so enviable category of being triple negative. Since I was originally Her2+ I can't be put on any of the trial they are doing for triple negative, so they have suggested I take Xeloda for 6 rounds to prevent future recurrences of cancer. A Japanese study just came out which supports this.

buttonsmachine

There is a thread here that might help you:

https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/69/topics...

I found it to be very helpful while I was on Xeloda. Overall I found Xeloda to be the most tolerable chemo. Best wishes.