Today my wife had her pre treatment assessment.
Concerned that the nurse on the chemo day unit thought the prescribed 4000mg of Capecitebine was a very high dose.
She is officially stage 2 localised and no spread into lymph nodes although they are swollen.
Its probably nothing but when the chemo staff seemed surprised and concerned it kinda makes you worry.
Hi Timewarrior2001 ,
I always thought that capecitabine was calculated on body weight but I might be completely off the mark. I can’t remember off hand what the dosage was that I was given but I’ll have a look through my paperwork & see if it’s written anywhere. Did the nurse on the chemo unit not offer to query it for you? If not I would give your wife’s oncologist a ring or her specialist nurse if she’s been assigned one & just mention your concerns.
Nicola
