CAPECITABINE vs FLUOROURACIL CREAM

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

I'm a black 24 yo, and I finally decided to listen to the Rock music that gets so much praise. Outside of 3 albums, my only experience with rock music is from video game soundtracks, movies and TV commercials. I tried to go into each one with an open mind and as blind as possible, doing research aft

Hello. [Original post.](https://new.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/oefrtm/aita_for_picking_out_the_peas_from_my_dinner_in/) Thank you very much for your insight. I appreciate all the comments and also the awards. I think that's very cool to receive. Some comments said to talk about it with my m

This is my first post here, and I only have done this after telling the whole story to a friend who posts on Reddit and told me that this story had to be put here after telling him the whole story. This is a long post, you've been warned. ​ If revenge is best served cold, then my revenge

I went on a date last night with somebody that I met on an app. Let’s just say, the second I walked into the meeting place, I instantly knew I wasn’t attracted to him. Anyway, like most women do, I gave it a conversation to see if I’d be proven wrong. Unfortunately I was not. He didn’t ask me any qu

I, 45 M have one son, 16 M. He recently got his drivers license and a job at a small ice cream shop. His mother left almost as soon as he turned one, so we have a very open relationship. He tells me stuff most kids don't feel comfortable telling their parents and I'm so grateful for that, so when i

My sister is a genius. When she was about thirteen she made this device that honestly still blows my mind. I’ve spent my entire life studying physics and I still don’t know what she did, or how—which is probably for the best considering how this all played out. I don’t know how she did it, but what