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jtee
5 years agoMember
Newbie alert! First round of A/C complete - a few questions
Hi, Newbie here. Diagnosed on New Years Eve with a Grade 3, triple-negative DCIS in my left breast and axilla lymph nodes. Bit of a journey ahead - A/C, Taxol, mastectomy, and radiation. I had my f...
Blossom1961
5 years agoMember
hi @jtee Just addressing your hot dry sunburn like skin issues. I had this as well although it is not a common side effect. Mine was caused by the steroids they give to stop the nausea. I asked them to halve it in the chemo infusion and then I also didn't take the steroid anti nausea tablets they gave me. Yes I was nauseous, but I had to decide between having the burning skin or the nausea. This may not be the case with you and it may be caused by the chemo itself. All of us are affected so differently by these drugs.