post chemo itching
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for about 12 months after that chemo if I got warm I would have intense itching on arms and trunk....well not even itching as much as burning stinging...yeh it would be itching
did anyone else have this?....I wonder if it is the 5fu or the oxy....it is so weird after chemo to wake up and think...wow I don't have this or that
hang on chemo people...it does get better
mags
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itchy
Mags - I'm about 18 months out and still my arms and legs itch - and since i didn't have Xeloda, I'm thinking it must be the oxy. It isn't as bad as it used to be, but still enough to be annoying! how are your fingers and feet doing? With the cold weather starting here, my fingers are back at it (tingly) although again, not even close to how they were last year!1 -
itchingdaydreamer110761 said:itchy
Mags - I'm about 18 months out and still my arms and legs itch - and since i didn't have Xeloda, I'm thinking it must be the oxy. It isn't as bad as it used to be, but still enough to be annoying! how are your fingers and feet doing? With the cold weather starting here, my fingers are back at it (tingly) although again, not even close to how they were last year!
OH Lori we all had head itching with oxy and then downright pain....like skull top of the head scalp pain....not a headache but pain.....I think that is the oxy
Hi sherrie.....good to see you....for newbies let me tell you you will remember the folks you went through chemo with and they are very important....Sorry you still have itching...yes I get a little but not nearly as bad as last winter. My hands and feet aren't too bad.....but my eyes still bug me in the cold....remember that weepy freezy feeling.
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One year since I stop oxy and still pins and needles!maglets said:itching
OH Lori we all had head itching with oxy and then downright pain....like skull top of the head scalp pain....not a headache but pain.....I think that is the oxy
Hi sherrie.....good to see you....for newbies let me tell you you will remember the folks you went through chemo with and they are very important....Sorry you still have itching...yes I get a little but not nearly as bad as last winter. My hands and feet aren't too bad.....but my eyes still bug me in the cold....remember that weepy freezy feeling.
mags
And sometimes l think is going worst!0 -
eyes..hehepepebcn said:One year since I stop oxy and still pins and needles!
And sometimes l think is going worst!
yeah - i notice that too, especially when i cry it still burns or something, and thats bad since i love tear jerking movies!
I agree with that advice to the newbies - you really do remember who you went through the chemo experience with!0 -
Post chemo "itching"!
I had my last treatment on 2/24/2016. The itching (or intense pins & needles is the other way I describe it) started almost 2 months to the day after my last treatment! My oncologist said that it should've probably happened during chemo, not after, and has referred me to a dermatologist. It's mostly on my abdomen and arms, never my legs or back. My difference is that it happens first thing when my feet hit the floor in the morning and especially when I get cold. If I feel the hair on my body start to stand up, I know it's coming and will last for probably 3-4 hours! Please tell me this will eventually stop!
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Iris
Welcome to the boards. You found a very old thread, so you may want to start a new one introducing yourself. (This is a great place, though we do not like seeing new people for obvious reasons
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The pins and needles happened for my during chemo (including cold sensitivity) and started resolving after it was done. It is now a year out for me, and numbness, though lessened and close to gone, is still here. I have had skin issues since chemo though, with major itching. Dermititis, which has gotten pretty bad. Some cream (when I finally decided to go to the dermotologist) cleard that rash/itchy part up quickly.
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The thread freaked me out. I
The thread freaked me out. I thought wait I haven't been on in a while but Mags had a relapse???? And then I saw a message from Pepe and it took me a second to realize I don't have chemo brain. This weekend I'm .......missing Pepe=(
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...Hi Iris, I don't come onIris_G said:Post chemo "itching"!
I had my last treatment on 2/24/2016. The itching (or intense pins & needles is the other way I describe it) started almost 2 months to the day after my last treatment! My oncologist said that it should've probably happened during chemo, not after, and has referred me to a dermatologist. It's mostly on my abdomen and arms, never my legs or back. My difference is that it happens first thing when my feet hit the floor in the morning and especially when I get cold. If I feel the hair on my body start to stand up, I know it's coming and will last for probably 3-4 hours! Please tell me this will eventually stop!
...Hi Iris, I don't come on the Boards much these days. Except for the pain in my feet and the very occassional jaw lock at the dentist, all of my neuropathy has stopped. 3.5 years out.
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