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red face - is it an effect of the chemo? Sort of like a red scalp before hair falls off?

ender
ender CSN Member Posts: 167
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Hi everyone,

My husband was just commenting on how my face is red. Although I am light blonde, so you can't really see it, I have much body hair, all fast growing (but of course I groom it). So my conclusion is that my face is red, because the hair follicles in my pale white face with thin skin (blush easily) are being impacted by the chemo. I read about someone who had "all" their hair everywhere on their body fall out. I feel I can be one of those people.

Has anyone experienced this?

Eva
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  • BlownAway60
    BlownAway60 CSN Member Posts: 851
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    Are you still doing chemo?
    Are you still doing chemo?

    My face was always red for a few days around my chemo days due to the steriods.

    All of my hair fell out when I was doing chemo. We all are affected differently.

    Hugs

    Donna
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  • ender
    ender CSN Member Posts: 167
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    BlownAway60 said:

    Are you still doing chemo?
    Are you still doing chemo?

    My face was always red for a few days around my chemo days due to the steriods.

    All of my hair fell out when I was doing chemo. We all are affected differently.

    Hugs

    Donna

    Thanks Donna! I just had my
    Thanks Donna! I just had my first Chemo this past Wednesday. I did not know about possible redness from the steroids. Thanks for calming me that my symptom is normal. I expect all my hair to fall out as it is all fast growing.

    Thanks so much for sharing.

    Eva
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  • ElizabethB
    ElizabethB CSN Member Posts: 89
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    ender said:

    Thanks Donna! I just had my
    Thanks Donna! I just had my first Chemo this past Wednesday. I did not know about possible redness from the steroids. Thanks for calming me that my symptom is normal. I expect all my hair to fall out as it is all fast growing.

    Thanks so much for sharing.

    Eva

    steroids
    yep i had red faCE AND CHEST THAT IS THE STEROIDS IT WOULD GO AWAY IN ABOUT THE 3RD DAY AFTER MY CHEMO GOOD LUCK...XOXO
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  • carkris
    carkris CSN Member Posts: 4,553 Member
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    ElizabethB said:

    steroids
    yep i had red faCE AND CHEST THAT IS THE STEROIDS IT WOULD GO AWAY IN ABOUT THE 3RD DAY AFTER MY CHEMO GOOD LUCK...XOXO

    me too then got a red itchy
    me too then got a red itchy rash from taxol. I found Lindi cream to really help, it is on line and made for people on chemo.
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  • ender
    ender CSN Member Posts: 167
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    carkris said:

    me too then got a red itchy
    me too then got a red itchy rash from taxol. I found Lindi cream to really help, it is on line and made for people on chemo.

    Thanks for the replies guys
    Thanks for the replies guys !!
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