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oldpaint03
oldpaint03 Member Posts: 27 Member
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
I have been reading the discussion boards since Nov. when my husband was first diagnosed with SCC to tongue with tumors on both sides of his neck. It has been so helpful to read all of the posts and have found answers to most all of my questions but I now have one that I havent seen yet. My Hubby has had 7 Chemo treatments (cisplatian) and has done 30 rads and in the last couple of days has gotten sores on his scalp that look kind of like blisters. My question is has anyone else had these sores and what can we do for them? Thanks for all of your helpeveryone. Jonni

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  • Pam M
    Pam M Member Posts: 2,196
    #2
    Hello
    I had Cisplatin, too. Luckily, I did not have scalp sores. As always - let the docs know. I do know that several people who did Erbitux developed a scalp rash. Some folks recommended Head and Shoulders shampoo for the rash - dunno if it'd help you all at all. Good luck.
  • ekdennie
    ekdennie Member Posts: 238 Member
    #3
    sores
    My doctor asked me to keep an eye out for any sores that might occur in my hair, if I had any I was to call her right away so she could look at it. sometimes radiation can cause some nasty burns and they need to treat it for you. I had 30 rads as well. I didn't get any sores...well, none that blistered fully, mine were mostly from very dry skin (eczema...which I already had before, just not on the back of my scalp).
    good luck and hugs!
  • Fire34
    Fire34 Member Posts: 365
    #4
    Rash ?
    Jonni
    Like Pam said my rash was from the Erbitux and I believe 5FU. I was given diflucan for the sores I encountered, most of which were on my tongue. The rash I received from the Erbitux was so bad antibiotic cream was used to try and calm them down. As Pam said I would definitely as the med onc what he/she thinks. Sorry I couldn't be of more help
    Wishes & Prayers on your husband's recovery
    Dave
  • oldpaint03
    oldpaint03 Member Posts: 27 Member
    #5
    Fire34 said:

    Rash ?
    Jonni
    Like Pam said my rash was from the Erbitux and I believe 5FU. I was given diflucan for the sores I encountered, most of which were on my tongue. The rash I received from the Erbitux was so bad antibiotic cream was used to try and calm them down. As Pam said I would definitely as the med onc what he/she thinks. Sorry I couldn't be of more help
    Wishes & Prayers on your husband's recovery
    Dave

    new here
    We seen the Dr. today and he said it's Shingles. That's all he needs right now! He has been so sick the last 2 weeks, now this. Thanks for the help everyone. It feels almost like family here. Jonni
  • JUDYV5
    JUDYV5 Member Posts: 392
    #6
    oldpaint03 said:

    new here
    We seen the Dr. today and he said it's Shingles. That's all he needs right now! He has been so sick the last 2 weeks, now this. Thanks for the help everyone. It feels almost like family here. Jonni

    The chicken pox virus.
    Those can be really painful. Meds do help though. I hope the shingles clear up quickly.
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #7
    JUDYV5 said:

    The chicken pox virus.
    Those can be really painful. Meds do help though. I hope the shingles clear up quickly.

    Hi oldpaint
    Welcome to CSN

    Shingles: Agree with Judy can be very painful

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/shingles/DS00098
    https://health.google.com/health/ref/Shingles
  • fisrpotpe
    fisrpotpe Member Posts: 1,349 Member
    #8
    oldpaint03 said:

    new here
    We seen the Dr. today and he said it's Shingles. That's all he needs right now! He has been so sick the last 2 weeks, now this. Thanks for the help everyone. It feels almost like family here. Jonni

    Fast
    praying for fast relief with pain meds and quick recovery.

    Bummer!
  • Dragons7-7-2010
    Dragons7-7-2010 Member Posts: 79
    #9
    prayers for relief from the sores
    I agree shingles is the last thing needed.

    I will put him on my prayer list for the sores. I had sores from Cetuximab aka erbitux so I can relate to just one more thing to deal with. But shingle is truly horrible to deal with as I had a coworker - non-cancer patient who got shingles and it was terrible. Hope the doctors can give him something for relief.

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