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Old 06-01-2006, 05:45 AM   #6
StephN
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Wink Swelling

Thanks for mentioning this. As a side effect it is minor, but can have a lasting effect.
This was a problem for me starting with the Adriamycin I took as my first drug. Took that weekly for 12 weeks. We get the puffiness in the face as well as elsewhere from the drugs - Decadron as a premed. With Taxotere my shoes really got tight and I got rid of several pair that became unwearable. At this time I also got a prescription for a low dose of Furisimide (mild diuretic) and took that as I felt I needed it. My med onc was not keen on me taking much of that along with my chemos, but it did not take much to keep the swelling down.
THEN there was a little weight gain to add to the problem. Not much, but the effect was there. I also stayed home a lot and wore slippers that allowed my feet to spread a little. So, in consequence of all the rounds of chemo (for two plus years) and the other factors I am no longer a narrow size but usually need medium. All this happened before or with Herceptin in combo with Navelbine and Taxol. No change in foot size since then.

BTW, my feet have always had a tendency to swell a little in hot, humid weather since I was a skinny teen. Coming from a desert climate did that, I think.

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