constant fever with Xtandi

My husband had up and down fevers and lost his appetite, among many other se.

Hello Chinki ....

  I started the Xtandi about the same time as your Dad ... 13-days ago for me to be (as of today). My temperature was taken on Saturday (the 10th day of Xtandi), and it was at just over 98. And it was taken last Tuesday (the 6th day), and it was fine then too.

  My start of Xtandi, however, was after two months of no chemo of any type. In my case, the taxotere was stopped in April ... and the only cancer-related meds taken during those 2-months were the Lupron (6-month) injection, the Xgeva (monthly injection) and one 5-mg Predisone daily along with a 400-mg calcium + vitamin D capsule daily.

  I'm glad to hear that his back pain is better - at least that's a positive! So far, and I emphasize the "so far", my se's have been limited to some diareaha and fairly constant tiring - but the tiring could be from the Lupron.

  My onco has me coming in this Friday (the 16th day of Xtandi) for a toxicity test (first one I have had to my knowledge) and for a PSA check. So ... some "pins and needles" for the next few days for me. I hope your Dad's apatite gets better ... mine was next to nothing after my 4th month of Zytiga last Summer. I introduced myself to "Ben and Jerry", and either the ice cream ... or a cycle in the med se's got me out of the negative apatite.

  Best wishes to you and your Dad ...............

 

chinki...I just posted this on another thread regarding my husbands SE on Xtandi: husband has been on Xtandi since January 2013...side effects were swelling in right foot and around wrists, fatigue (which is caused by multiple reasons, I'm sure)....no other side effects. my regime with the Xtandi is: A "full" breakfast in the am: meat (bacon, sausage, ham, smoked sausage, etc), 2 eggs (usually scrambled or fried), bread (biscuit(s) or toast), fruit and juice (usually grapefruit). He usually takes two of the four pills early in the breakfast and then about 3/4 of the way, he takes the other two. No diarrhea, nausea, fever, etc. He takes a 40 mg Lasix & 50 mg and Aldactone for the "water retention" daily (unless we are going on a trip...doesn't like to use "strange bathrooms every 10 minutes).

Husband has rib and back pain, from the mets, i am sure, but also from the medication (Xgeva monthly injections). Takes 5 mg Lortab for this..also an Aleve at night for collarbone pain.

Just thought that I would "throw" this in for U.....

Take care....

As I said before, my hubby had fevers probably from the Xtandi. They've pretty much stopped since going off Xtandi. They would give him antibiotics, just in case. Dr. said at first it was either from Xtandi or tumors. He was also extremely fatigued. The hard thing w/any of them who go Xtandi, they are already advanced. He has stopped the constant fevers, but he never had the bladder issue. Just a hard journey.