Scared

Hold on Pink
I had NHL and it was 20 years ago so I haven't had treatment for a long time and many things have probably changed in bone marrow transplants, mine was autologus meaning I did not have a donor - they used my own marrow. Anywho, I remember distinctly not very long after I was up and around after transplant - that took months, I all of a sudden broke out in this crazy rash on my arms and I think my stomach and it was sooooooooooooo itchy and I felt sick with it as well, nauseous. I was given benadryl and ointment and my doctor said that she had no idea what it was but with all the treatments I had had and drugs etc. she wasn't surprised my body was complaining. The rash bugged off in a few days and never returned and they still don't know what the heck that was all about, for sure. Soooooo please try not to panic. For me each incident of cancer, I had two close together, appeared to me as a bump that came out of nowhere and there was no pain or itchy rashes but that is just for me. Also as I said I had non hodgkins lymphoma and I can't remember what type you had - symptoms might be different but if your doctor gave you benedryl and ointment only I would tend to think it is just a rash. I can only relay my similar experiences but hope that you will take a breath and see what occurs in the next few days. Hopefully the benedryl and ointment will just take the rash away. You are in my prayers for the stress you are experiencing. Hugs, Blueroses

Pnktopaz10 said:

Thanks
Hi Rick and Blueroses
Thank you so much for your responses. Both really helped me to gain some perspective. I guess that having cancer really changes how you look at things~especially aches and pains. I have taken a deep breath and told myself that not every thing is cancer. That with your comments helped me to get a good night sleep and I feel much better about it this morning. I am very grateful for this discussion board and people like you who take the time to respond. Happy New Year! Hugs, Pnktopaz10

Perspective
Hey Pink, glad you are feeling better about the new symptoms. We all did what you did, panic, when we had new symptoms at some point but as time goes by hopefully that panic will fade. Your doctor is your best stress reliever if you really use him/her to give you the information you need along the way and if they are willing to work WITH you. By that I mean you need to make sure you write down all your questions you have for your doc before appts. and make sure you get them answered. Information is power for us. As I said before I am no doctor, obviously - lol, so symptoms of one kind of cancer or another are not something I am terribly familiar with, but I did experience this kind of sudden weird rash and my doc did the same kind of thing for it your doc did. I'm glad the discussion board helped to alleviate some of your fears. This board is so good, as you well know, for giving us perspective on so many aspects of cancer. Happy New Year to you too. Blueroses.