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Sandy in Silicon Valley · 10-29-2007, 11:36 AM

Hi,

I've been on Tykerb for 4 months straight now, and have had some bad itching, but the acne-like rash on my face has been mild.

Just recently, pimply rash spots have sprung up just under my nostrils, and even immediately inside my nose. These are very annoying, a bit painful, and tend to pop and bleed when I blow my nose, so they aren't healing as well as spots have on my chin and elsewhere on my face.

Has anyone found a remedy that works well for the Tykerb rash, especially in and around the nose? Anyone else experiencing nosebleeds on Tykerb?

I've been using Regenecare, a wound gel containing lidocaine, collagen and aloe, but it doesn't seem to work well inside and just under my nose - maybe it gets rubbed off too quickly when I use tissues (I have seasonal nasal allergies).

It's certainly not a deal-breaker for the treatment, but I'm taking it along with Herceptin, without any chemo, for now, and we're not even sure it's doing any good...

(((hugs)))
Sandy in Silicon Valley

10-29-2007, 11:36 AM	#1
Sandy in Silicon Valley Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Silicon Valley, CA Posts: 76	Acne-like rash around nose and nosebleeds on Tykerb Hi, I've been on Tykerb for 4 months straight now, and have had some bad itching, but the acne-like rash on my face has been mild. Just recently, pimply rash spots have sprung up just under my nostrils, and even immediately inside my nose. These are very annoying, a bit painful, and tend to pop and bleed when I blow my nose, so they aren't healing as well as spots have on my chin and elsewhere on my face. Has anyone found a remedy that works well for the Tykerb rash, especially in and around the nose? Anyone else experiencing nosebleeds on Tykerb? I've been using Regenecare, a wound gel containing lidocaine, collagen and aloe, but it doesn't seem to work well inside and just under my nose - maybe it gets rubbed off too quickly when I use tissues (I have seasonal nasal allergies). It's certainly not a deal-breaker for the treatment, but I'm taking it along with Herceptin, without any chemo, for now, and we're not even sure it's doing any good... (((hugs))) Sandy in Silicon Valley __________________ 1992 - age 44/ ER-/PR+ Stage II dx - mastectomy, CAF x 6 cycles; Tamoxifen 1997 - BRCA1 mutation dx'd 1998 - ovaries removed 1999 - off Tamoxifen, on Arimidex 2003 - dx'd Stage IV - lymph nodes & lungs. ER-/PR-/HER2neu+++. Tx: Herceptin & Taxotere (6 cycles). 2005 - 2.9cm x 3.6cm brain tumor. Craniotomy, CyberKnife. 9 mo. staph aureus infection at incision site - 2nd craniotomy. Two small brain mets CyberKnife'd. 2006 - revisit Xeloda - dosage lowered to 2500mg/day, 5 cycles. 2007 - "spot" dx'd on qtrly brain MRI - same location as CyberKnife 7/05. > by 2-4mm per quarter - - radiation injury or re-growing cancer? Tykerb added to Herceptin - July, still "watching & waiting". Otherwise, fully functional... "The majority of people are not only afraid of holding a wrong opinion, they are afraid of holding an opinion alone." Kierkegaard