Capecitabine

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Hi Claire,

Just read your post & wanted to say good luck with the Capecitabine. I’ve just finished my 5th cycle & due to start the 6th on Tuesday. Not sure what will happen after that as depends on what the PET scan shows. Last one, in May, showed everything stable so hoping next one will back that up.

I’ve found this treatment very doable & have had few SEs - have started feeling tired this past week & feet a bit sore if I walk a lot, but I do religiously put on the cream twice a day & have been pleasantly surprised how well my hands & feet have been. Try Flexitol as well, it’s very good & you can pick it up at Boots.

Hope you find the treatment ok as well - there’s quite a few ladies on here who have been on it for quite a while, so here’s hoping it does the same for the rest of us!

Dugsy

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Hello all, I recognise a few of you from the bone and liver mets thread, I started taking capecitabine but had a strange side effect - heavy arms, strange sensation in chest and a bit breathless and have been takn off it due to this. Been to see yet another Onc today who wasn’t a BC expert so wasn’t really much help (but Oh! he was LOVELY!!!) but said he was going to have a word with some of his colleagues in Newcastle about an alternative treatment. Is anyone on anything other than capecitabine and how are you finding it?? many thanks Joanne.