Looking back with Capecitabine

The Mayo Clinic in NY publish a very detailed summary of Capecitabine (Xeloda). It would appear that there are 9 common unwanted side effects reported, 90 less common effects and 57 other miscellaneous effects. So the chances are that you will get some of them, some of them can be lived with during the treatment but others are more serious. For me I had abdominal and stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, tiredness, weakness, vomiting, chest pain, chills, cold, confusion, dark urine, decreased volume of urine, dry mouth, a low temperature, dry eyes, a crusty scalp, irritability, hot calves, red spots on the skin, sore throat, weight loss, fatigue, heartburn, trouble sleeping, muscle pain, lack of appetite and runny nose. However, looking back on it it is easy to forget how unpleasant it was at the time BUT the bonus is that I can now eat normally. Surgery is next!