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It appears that I have residual TNBC after AC and Taxol Chemotherapy. I will apparently be taking Capecitabine (Xeloda). If you have taken this oral chemotherapy would you please let me know about side effects as well as whether you continued to work. I have been out of work (I'm a special education teacher) since I started chemotherapy. From what I've read chemotherapy tends to be cumulative in effect and I've had significant fatigue and neuropathy. Any insights would be appreciated.
I had hand and foot syndrome too and it is terrible. I was also on AC and Taxol chemo
You're story is so familiar,I still had joint pain,fatigue,neuropathy ect. whjie on zeloda though my hair started growing back! The main side affect seems to be hand foot syndrome which can be pretty nasty and was the reason I had to stop,your drs. will keep a close eye on it bc if it gets too severe it might not go away which is what I am experiencing
I also had the hand, foot syndrome while on Xeloda. At first it wasn't too bad, but as I went on, it got worse. My hands hurt terribly ........it was hard to even open a door. My feet were peeling and joints hurt. Once I quit taking it, it all went away.
The hand and foot syndrome didn't last but a couple of weeks. I agree with the chemo being cumulative in effect. I finished with chemo a couple of weeks ago and it seems like I'm having neuropathy and other symptoms more now than during treatment.
How long did the hand and foot syndrome last? Does it get better once you complete the chemo?
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