Capecitabine and chest fullness and pain

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Hello All,

I’m at my wits end and just wondering how people have felt on Capecitabine?

I’m constantly tired, slightly breathless and a fullness in my chest. Stabbing pains in the side on the left side on the chest, but I’ve been putting this down to stress/operations on the left breast and lymph notes. I take 4000mg per day for 1 weeks and 1 week off.

Kx

  • I’m on capecitabine. 
    I feel tired. Okay with breathlessness and don’t experience that much. 
    it has affected my feet drastically though so got hand and foot syndrome. 

    I was also on 4000 a day but has just been reduced to 3000 to ease the pain of my feet. It was shredding my skin to bleeding stage. 

    I take 2 weeks on and have a week off. 

    xx

  • Sorry I meant to say 2 weeks on 1 off. Do you mind me asking how long you were on Cape for the hand and foot showed? I do have burning on my feet and hands but trying to moisturise like crazy. This is my 3rd cycle and symptoms seem to be worsening. Look after yourself, I hope your hand and foot improves xx