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Xeloda?

By hellored
Posted November 4, 2009 at 7:58 pm · 1 reply
In Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage III
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FIrst of all I want to thank you all for jumping in and passing along your recommendations for an Oncologist up at Yale for my Dad.
I was wondering if anyone has been on Xeloda? For the last 10 days in addition to his weekly chemo (taxotere/cisplatin) he has been taking 2 x500mg's of Xeloda twice a day. What is it?
He says it makes him feel incredibly weak, spacey and completely "out of it". Anyone else have any experience with it?

Many thanks.
-Holly

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By kq182
Posted November 4, 2009 at 10:38 pm
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Sorry, I have never heard of it. I suggest that you call the pharmasist, they can tell you about it. You could probably google it and get info. He probably got info when he had it filled with the pharmacy, check with him, he really needs to know what he is taking and for what. Karen

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