Please phone your chemo helpline . You should have been given a number . I can not remember my mum’s dose and don’t want to creat doubt but it’s a drug that requires the dose to be correct for the contraindications.
It seems higher than the guidelines but your team will know .
If you can’t get them please phone our helpline .
0808 808 0000 and they will get someone to talk it through with you .
If that fails depending on your location phone the out of hours service .
All hospitals have on call oncologist who can check this out for you but it is important for you to get this sorted .
Hi Gavos12 As Court says you need to check this out with your chemo helpline. It maybe that the dosage is a total of 2800 taken over the day so 1400 morning and 1400 evening?
Hi there my weight was 12 st + when I started on the same chemo (now in session 6 of 8) and about similar height ( ok we’re not twins) as you’re about 16.5 stones. As I understand it the dosage takes into account your body weight and other aspects
For my height and weight my initial dosage was 5,000 mg per day taken in 2 x 2,500 (5x 500mg) but on about session 4 it had to be reduced to 4,000 mg per day to help with the liver function
So I would say that your dosage would be about right from this layman’s point of view. BUT if you have any doubts I would recommend that you talk to your specialist nurse or McMillan nurses who I have found are happy to give you whatever time you need and any reassurance.
