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Paclitaxel & Hot spotty hands, spots on arms and rashy ankles and spots on legs, rash on both knees
Hi Sisters, I looking for advice or tips that may have worked for you. I'm on weekly Paclitaxel and have hot spotty hands since week 2 (have completed 7 of the 12 Paclitaxel), which looks like sunburn...
Dear @lady_with_green_eyes,
My oncologist and chemo clinic nurse agreed that my rashes and swelling on feet, hands, arms were 'Palmar-Plantar Erythrodysesthesia', or PPE or Hand Foot Syndrome. This developed after four rounds of docetaxal chemo. Home made hand and foot ice mitts helped a lot. I did not take a cortisone tablet. Unlike a lot of peripheral neuropathy, the PPE disappeared by fourth week after end of chemo.
Best wishes from jennyss in Western NSW
My oncologist and chemo clinic nurse agreed that my rashes and swelling on feet, hands, arms were 'Palmar-Plantar Erythrodysesthesia', or PPE or Hand Foot Syndrome. This developed after four rounds of docetaxal chemo. Home made hand and foot ice mitts helped a lot. I did not take a cortisone tablet. Unlike a lot of peripheral neuropathy, the PPE disappeared by fourth week after end of chemo.
Best wishes from jennyss in Western NSW