will keep you posted

My pharmacist, after reading basic instructions (twice a day, don't chew or crush it, etc) then said, not from the literature, just what she learned: "this is a very potent. Keep it away from any children".

I don't think I've ever been warned that way before. Sounds like fun.

Let us know how you are doing.

Not eating (no appetitite) not drinking, mouth sores, finger and foot sores (hard to walk or drive) rough voice, and sleeping up to 16 hours a day (BP was 80/60). We decided to stop it for now, and give it a few weeks and try again at half-dose. Sounds familiar. Wait and see, I guess.

- Tab

and hopefully the docs are helping you manage some of the symptoms.

There has been some progression in my cancer, and after my last break, my CEA numbers shot up. I'm back on hardcore chemo now, so my numbers have dropped some, but they are still high. No new tumours or anything, but it has me worried.

I was recently hospitalized (check Atheist and Agnostic forum for better update) and was forced to take a break from chemo so I'm extremely worried about my next scan. I had a scan at the hospital but it wasnt a full one.

((((Tab))))

The time on the Xeloda was miserable, but it dropped the marker from 34.5 to 30.2 or something like that. I can't tolerate Xeloda in that dose, however. Aside from other side effects (got them all) I didn't eat for a few weeks and GI problems and whatever made me super dehydrated, blood pressure a few times was 80/60 - once 78/48, and then my kidney's stopped putting out and they put me in the emergency room, and after a few days of outpatient trips to get saline infusions (via IV), kidney level was much closer to normal and blood pressure was up. I haven't been to work for a few weeks now. Hopefully next week.

Thanks for everyone's well wishes.