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Re: Facial rash on taxotere
I got a bad rash about 10 days after my first TCH treatment. It went away after two or three days.
I got it again about 10 days after my second treatment. It got very red starting on my cheeks, a little on my forehead. It got bumpy and itchy. By the 4th day, it started spreading to my neck and upper back. My skins was starting to scale off and a few days later actually peeled in spots as if I had been sunburned.
That fourth day, I had an appointment with my oncologist who figured it was from the taxotere. He became so concerned that he changed my regimen from TCH to two treatments of AC (adriamycin and cytoxin) to be followed by two treatments of Taxol.
Since adriamycin can cause heart issues, I will not get Herceptin during the time I'm on AC, but will get it again when I get to the Taxol.
Sandy
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