Sutent -Light Stroke

Before Christmas I had a light stroke which I've come out off without any side effects. Doctors think it was caused by high blood pressure from taking Sutent.  I've been on Sutent for 6 treatments and had very good results and do not want to change.  Doctors could not locate where stroke was with an MRI.

Has anybody been through this and continued taking Sutent?  I need your input! 

Hurley

On 1/16/2008 hurley wrote:

Before Christmas I had a light stroke which I've come out off without any side effects. Doctors think it was caused by high blood pressure from taking Sutent.  I've been on Sutent for 6 treatments and had very good results and do not want to change.  Doctors could not locate where stroke was with an MRI.

Has anybody been through this and continued taking Sutent?  I need your input! 

Hurley

hi my hubby jim has stage 4 rcc-had kidney out in2003 came back in aug.2006--he did 5 cycles of 50mg sutent-had great results with decreasing enlarged lymph node and dissolving a few lung mets but then he started having fluid problems and his heart was only pumping 38% so they took him off for 3 months and in that time his heart started pumping 45% so then they asked him to try nexavar at 800mg that was too much he broke out in a terrible rashall over stopped after 9 days waited 10 days and then decided to take risk of doing sutent again at 25mg he has minimal side effects so far is just starting his 4th cycle and his heart is pumping 47% with the help of 25mg of coreg to help his heart pump easier working so far we find out at end of feb if this dose is working like it did before many onc say just get some of the chemo in your system and any amt is better thsb nothing--so we are going day to day we are in a group of rcc survivors and we talk and compare notes if you are interested in joining the group email me and i will send you the address best of luck don't give up hope, sue( jim's caregiver}