CAPECITABINE vs CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE

This is a Hail Mary y’all. I work in specialty oncology as a tech, scheduling patient refills. The “insurance specialists” are of 0 help and never have been. I’m trying to bill capecitabine to med b, last fill was $40 copay and this month $600. Patient does not want to pay cash. We’re (me and pt) t

Age: 57 F Height 5ft 7 Weight: unsure Hello Doctors of reddit, I need some help. I'm getting really anxious about my poor mum who was diagnosed with locally advanced bowel cancer. She's really struggling with the chemo regime and she's too weak to have surgery at the moment I just need some answers

I am taking capecitabine, irinotecan, and cetuximab. I have fortnightly blood testing and they've shown my platelets are low. My specialist cancer nurse and my oncologist are aware of this and have given me advice. I asked if there were lifestyle changes I could make and they said "good nutrition, c

**Age**: 27 **Sex**: Female **Height**: 5'9 **Weight**: 230 lbs **Race**: White **Duration of complaint**: December, 2016 **Location (Geographic and on body)**: I'm in Toronto, Ontario. Recurrent sinus issues. Extreme congestion and runny nose, sinus pressure, occasionally flares into post-nasal dri

Male - 50 Diagnosis / Problem • Metastatic gallbladder adenocarcinoma (non-local lymph node metastasis) • Palliative treatment: Gemcitabine-Cisplatin chemotherapy + Durvalumab (commenced September 2023) • Molecular testing: IDH1 and FGFR negative • New disease progression: Omental disease detect

My mom (54F) was diagnosed with Stage 1 rectal cancer last month and is currently 5 weeks post-LAR operation. She didn't require an ileostomy and is currently recovering well at home. Initial biopsy (from colonoscopy) showed Intramucosal carcinoma with Signet Ring Cell features. Final pathology afte

F(33),ex sports player, ex smoker , no drinking, I used to party a lot in my 20’s tho , no drugs, I drink 2-3l water, mostly Mediterranean diet and some sweets once in a while. I do long walks 3-5 hrs daily. I don’t do any sports now or gym but I’m a very active person like extremely active. 75kg 1

Hi everyone, I’m writing to this community because my family and I have reached a point where we feel completely lost. I’m hoping to hear about your experiences or any thoughts you might have on our situation. A bit of background: Last year, my mother (female; Age:57, Height: 164 cm, weight: 64kg, n

Hey pharmacy peeps Just wondering if anyone has experience with switching over to cyclophosphamide solution (1g/5ml) from cyclophosphamide powder. Cyclophosphamide solution is fairly new to the market (released July 2020 if I’m not mistaken) and I’m very tempted to switch over since reconstituting

25YRS OLD. MALE. AUSTIN TEXAS. SEDATED FOR 50+ DAYS NOW. CONTINUOUS SEIZURE ACTIVITY My 25year old brother has been in the hospital in Austin, Texas for the past 8 weeks with continuous seizure activity after many different types of treatments. He's had IVIG, plasmaphoresis, Retuxin and Cyclophosph

Age:19 years Sex: Female Weight: 170 Ibs (78Kg) Height 5'7" (170 cm) Race: White Length of Problem 4-6 Years. Location: Swelling in Brain and Spine. Loss of most motor functions in legs. Medications Taken in the past: >Prednisone IV 1000mg a day for 5 days straight, then 1000mg a week for 4 mont

Hello, 22 yo female,NOsmokeNOalcohol , 1,62 m 60 kg , multifocal breast cancer in left breast (her2,estrogen ) few lymphnodes involved, finished all my chemo (cyclophosphamide and epirubicin + paclitaxel and trastuzumab that I’ll keep having for a year) Taking zoloft 100 mg. No brca1 and brca2 malig

Age - 34 Sex - Female Height - 5'6" Weight - 115 lbs Race - Caucasian Duration of complaint - Start of each issue varies, all are currently present Location (Geographic) - Currently California, (Past residencies include Germany and Maryland) Any existing relevant medical issues - Answer given below

Researchers behind the RituxME trial, a multicenter placebo controlled, double blinded study with Rituximab (Mabthera) as the intervention arm presented these preliminary results at last weeks ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic fatigue syndrome) convention in Oslo, Norway: The RituxME trial w

My sister was diagnosed with cryptogenic organizing pneumonia in August of 2021 and it was brought under control with steroids but then she experienced a flare in Jan. of 2022 and died after a month in the hospital/ICU. Since she was not responding to the steroids/antibiotics in the hospital, is t

My mom is a 58-year-old Caucasian female (5'6", 160 lbs) diagnosed with stage 3 invasive ductal carcinoma (ER+/PR+, HER2-) six months ago. She’s currently undergoing chemotherapy (AC-T regimen: doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, paclitaxel) but has been struggling with severe fatigue and neuropathy. She

Is there some magical vial mixer out there that you guys use for cyclophosphamide? Nothing sets you back like getting a cytoxan order or two that you have to Shake Forever. We've let it sit before while mixing other things and absolutely nothing happens. I've researched vial mixers, but the ones I'