discoloration of the hands

122456
122456 Member Posts: 40 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
My hands and nails are getting darker and I use lotion and vitamin E everyday. My feet are so dry after I put lotion on them that I have to wear closed toe shoes. My tongue is getting darker. I have 4 more treatments of the CPT-11 and Avastin. All my hair came out in a week. This is my 3rd go around with chemo. I took 5-FU the 1st time and Xeloda the 2nd time. The Xeloda had my hands and feet discolored but after I finished taking it, my color came back. Has this happened to anybody?

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  • terril
    terril Member Posts: 296
    #2
    Hi!!
    I have experienced same side effects!! I also have some neuropathy in my feet and hands. All of thiese side effects will
    go away. Don't worry. Are you also taking 5-fu? If you are, this the the culprit. I am also on cpt-11. I have very thick hair. It is
    thinning like crazy, yet few people have noticed. I am going for my 4th treatment this Tuesday. Remember...these side effects
    may be strange, but you are still alive and kickin'. I have told myself over and over...chemo is weird, yet we have to do it. Hang in there!!! Terri
  • finner
    finner Member Posts: 230 Member
    #3
    Hi
    I also had 12 sessions of CPT and avastin. My hair thinned considerably, but that was it. I didn,t have any skin thing like you have. Best of luck with the rest of treatments. Is the regime working for you otherwise?

    Best wishes
    Margo
  • terril
    terril Member Posts: 296
    #4
    finner said:

    Hi
    I also had 12 sessions of CPT and avastin. My hair thinned considerably, but that was it. I didn,t have any skin thing like you have. Best of luck with the rest of treatments. Is the regime working for you otherwise?

    Best wishes
    Margo

    Hi Margo and 122456!
    I will have my 4th treatment with CPT-11, 5-fu, and avastin. I also have the 5-fu pump for 46 hours. A CT scan will be done in May to see if things are working. My guess is that I will be on this for 12 rounds. Are things working for you all? I have a recurrence of my colon cancer. NED for 22 months. I have a couple of tumors in my pelvis. Nothing in my lungs or liver. My prayers and thoughts to all on this board. We are fighters and want to live!!! Terri
  • 122456
    122456 Member Posts: 40 Member
    #5
    terril said:

    Hi!!
    I have experienced same side effects!! I also have some neuropathy in my feet and hands. All of thiese side effects will
    go away. Don't worry. Are you also taking 5-fu? If you are, this the the culprit. I am also on cpt-11. I have very thick hair. It is
    thinning like crazy, yet few people have noticed. I am going for my 4th treatment this Tuesday. Remember...these side effects
    may be strange, but you are still alive and kickin'. I have told myself over and over...chemo is weird, yet we have to do it. Hang in there!!! Terri

    Yes I am taking the 5-FU along with it. Only 3 more treatments and I thank God everyday. My hair is a little peach fuzz now. One barber came to cut my husband's hair cause he had to do rad/chemo for throat cancer and he is doing wonderful. Didn't lose a strand of hair. The barber told me that some women can't handle losing their hair. I said well I did and didn't shear a tear. After my husband cut it off, I looked in the mirror and rubbed my hair and said I look like Uncle Festus from the Addams Family only a shade darker. Ha! HA! May God continue to bless us.
  • 122456
    122456 Member Posts: 40 Member
    #6
    finner said:

    Hi
    I also had 12 sessions of CPT and avastin. My hair thinned considerably, but that was it. I didn,t have any skin thing like you have. Best of luck with the rest of treatments. Is the regime working for you otherwise?

    Best wishes
    Margo

    I think it is working for me more that the others did. The 1st time in 2003 when I started chemo, no side effects. One year later, I had the recurrence in the same spot but this time I had to have my left kidney removed from a blockage. This regime has me more tired than normal. I forget I have the pump on. Only 3 more times to have it on. Thanks for your best wishes.
  • 122456
    122456 Member Posts: 40 Member
    #7
    terril said:

    Hi Margo and 122456!
    I will have my 4th treatment with CPT-11, 5-fu, and avastin. I also have the 5-fu pump for 46 hours. A CT scan will be done in May to see if things are working. My guess is that I will be on this for 12 rounds. Are things working for you all? I have a recurrence of my colon cancer. NED for 22 months. I have a couple of tumors in my pelvis. Nothing in my lungs or liver. My prayers and thoughts to all on this board. We are fighters and want to live!!! Terri

    I had my 5th one yesterday and have the pump on 46 hours. I pray this one is 8 rounds. I have a lot of diarherra with this so I try to stay close to the bathroom. I have the very small nodules in my lungs. We are going to make it by the grace of God and I stand on his word. I have 7 grandkids that I want to see grow up.

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