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Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs) | Last Active: Jun 23, 2023 | Replies (38)
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When you first started taking the cap/tem, was it hard on you? I just wondered how soon after she starts those if she will experience side effects. She is currently working a full-time job. She is waiting on them to schedule a pet scan, then shortly after that she will start the chemo treatment. Also, how do they administer both chemo drugs? Do you take on in the morning and the other one in the evening? I know I’m asking a lot of questions, but we are so new at all of this.
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The drugs are oral. Each cycle is 14 days. You take three cap pills in the morning and 2 at night on days 1 - 14. On days 10 - 14, you will add 2 Tem pills at night.
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No worries on asking. We all start off not knowing anything. We do know that we have cancer and that is terrifying. And as cancer, its treatment is going to hurt. You will get sick. You will feel nauseous. But you learn what works for you to mimize those side effects. You have to be patient. That is why you want a great support team and medical team. They make a huge difference.