CancerCompass message board discussion started by faith11 on 4/27/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,23472,0.htm Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ My mother is now on her cycle of temodar.  Initially after her surgery she did the 42 days of temodar ( 120 mg) and the radiation.  She was told on Tuesday after a good MRI :) that she would be on temodar for a six month cycle.  The dosage is at 230 mg now.  She is only 125 pounds, does this sound typical to anyone?    faith11 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT Yes, I was on the same during radiation and then on 250mg which was recently lowered to 200mg. I don't know if weight has any bearing on the mgs because I weighed about 118 and was put on 250mg.  Hope this helps you. God Bless,Denise  Me-Denise Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT I too am on 250 mg and am about 125 lbs. I am on 5 off 23. I was originally diagnosed and had resection in July 2005. GMB right frontal. I had recurrence in Feb 2008. I am taking this with avastin every two weeks. After one month the tumor was less than half the size. God Bless! frs1971 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT hi, i am about 105 lbs and was on 300mg of temodar for the last 6 months.  my white and red counts have started getting a little low so they changed my dose to 230mgs.  i believe they determine the dosing by your body surface area.  that is why they get your height and weight.  best of luck!  fritzie Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT Thank you all for your responses.  We feel better about the dosage, best of luck to you all. faith11 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT The dosage of Temodar is calculated according to your weight.My fathers doctor always did it in front of us with his little calculator and of course I always double checked it(they are known to make many errors).I hope that the care givers ask a lot of questions, and you should always have a pen and paper with you to record items the doctor tells you, also questions that you may have.I purchased an organizer and I wrote everything down. It looks like a novel. I also let the doctor know from the start that I will be calling with questions and some days I did more than once. I had his cell phone, office, pager and e mail address. Remember, they work for you and it is about your loved ones life not the doctors.Joe Chiroman95 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT