Side effects from Eribtux and Carboplatin

Hi Kristen...

Many here have had the rash from Erbitux..., it's quite common.... And I'm sure many will chime in for what has helped and worked for them.

I didn't have that, I had Cisplatin, Taxotere, 5FU and Carboplatin...

Carboplatin was the milder of all, and I had very little if any reaction..., but I was having it concurrent with radiation, and that was doing it's ummm majic on me at the time.

Best,

John

Kristen1112 said:

I submitted it before I realized I misspelled Erbitux...lol

The Cisplastin... Taxotere... 5FU's is what did her in for the long hospital stay:( 

she is also experiencing "short of breath" since her last treatment in May. Do you have any breathing problems?

I'm not..., has she mentioned anything to her MD's...?

It could be anything related from anxiety to something else going on, or fluid... I'd let her MD's know so they can investigate further...

As for Erbitux Rash, I know there are several her that had rash, Matt if I'm not mistaken..., and many others.

JG

When my husband was diagnosed with the second primary, after SCC laryngeal cancer, at the cervical of his esophagus, they gave him carboplatin along with another 35 radiation treatments.  The dose was changed each time due to weight and blood tests before each treatment.  He had no trouble with the carboplatin at all.  When it reoccurred and spread to his right lung, they did offer chemo only but he declined.  Today after finding this out in February, he is doing about the same.  He is having no breathing problems and his pain is controlled by lortab 10-3.25.  

I keep wondering (praying actually) did they make a mistake after reading all the forums on H&N and esophageal cancers.  I have asked him did he want to have a CT scan but he says no.  Please remember that everyone reacts differently to the treatment and what one has, the next doesn't.

Wishing the best to your family -- Sharon

Kristen,

I had one loading dose of Erbitux followed by 7 weekly infusions and I broke out with acne over my torso (Front and back) and my face.  People asked me if it itched and it looked like it would, but mine never did.  It caused my eye lashes and eye brows to grow longer, so much so that it bothered me when driving, It caused the skin on my fingers to crack, many people recommended creams and lotions, but I was lazy and used liquid band-aid to seal the cracks.  Lastly, it made one of my big toe nails to jump ship, I guess I felt side effects from head to toe.

Wish you r Mom the best of luck from me.

Matt

Crazymom said:

Erbitux

I had Ervitux with SCC of the tonsil and 2 lymph nodes.  The doctors really felt the Ervitux helped reduce the size of the tumors and were very pleased witht he result.  I had a rash all over my face and chest.  My feet also got very cracked and hurt to walk sometimes.  All of this went away within a few weeks of discontinuing the Erbitux.

I am now healthy for 15 months and grateful for the Erbitux!

 

Ann

I had Erbitux with rads ...20 months out and no real problems.  I was hyper-sensitive to Erbitux and had a HORRIBLE rash / bumps from head to mid torso ....oncologist said I was in the top 5 of worst responses to the drug!  Happy me...lol.

The good news, as I mentioned, 20 months out, NED and no lasting side affects or scars from the treatments ...on the breathing issue, I noticed my lungs "hurt" now unlike they used to before treatments.  It's not a bad pain or shortness of breath....more like when you walk out in zero degree weather and get a big gulp of cold air in your lungs ......it's not all the time, just now and then.  Not sure that helps, but that's my story.

Whispered a prayer for better things to happen.

Tim