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Tarceva side effects? What is this ?

 
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:37 pm    Post subject: Tarceva side effects? Reply with quote
My Aunt was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma 4 years ago, stage 1. She underwent chemo and a lobectomy, and was in remission for 3 years. It came back with a vengence. In the meantime, her husband was diagnosed with the same cancer early last year. It metastised to the brain, we lost him 2 days after Christmas. We got my aunt to Indianapolis where my husband was treated. The Dr.s here gave her 4 months to live. The Dr. that treated my husband put her on Tarceva 4 months ago. He thought that should give her a year or so at the least. She went back 2 months ago, and the cancer is GONE. Unbelievable, right? But it is true. All of that, and I haven't even gotten to my question. I just had to share this miracle with you. Here is my question.
She is still on the Tarceva. Has went through the usual side effects, nausea, fatigue, rash, diareah. For the past couple of weeks she has started passing out. This concerns me because this is what happened to her husband right before he died. My question is, has anybody who has taken this medication had this side effect? I told her she needed to contact the Dr. Thing is, he is 5 hours away from us.
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