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gilliegirl4
10 years agoMember
TAXOL rash on knuckles
Hello
I am half way through Taxol Chemo (hoorah). the last 2 weeks I have a very itchy, hot, sore, and red raw pair of knuckles. I used Bepanthen cream (better known as the Tattoo cream) for these 2 weeks, which did help, but it doesn't seem to any longer.
Anybody else suffer this reaction and what have you used that has eased the pain and the itchiness and all-round discomfort of the rash. Thank you for any help. GG
9 Replies
- gilliegirl4Member
thanks LRB_03
i do have an aloe vera plant, and i did try it, but it may have worked for a day and that is all.
But thanks for the thought.
gg
- gilliegirl4Member
Thanks Heather72
Know Calamine lotion well, never even considered it. Now i shall.
Appreciate your help.
gg
- LorraineBMember
Yes it was the ds 1% cream. How disappointing for it not to work .For me it cleared it up in a couple of days
- Flutter_ByMember
I got a rash on my head, under arms, neck and lady bits, drove me nuts! I found cetaphil eczema moisturiser worked really well, a pharmacist reccomended while I was in hospital with low neutrophil count. It really helped sooth rash. Hope your ras settles soon! Xx
- Heather72Member
Calamine lotion been around forever but works straight away and not very expensive.
- maryroset1Member
I got a similar rash but on the area of the feet below the ankles to side of heels. Drove me nuts as i couldnt put closed shoes on. Try aloe vera in the fridge cools it down. I also used novapel Natural eczema cream for the itch.
Maryrose
- lrb_03Member
Hi, I've had what sounds like a similar rash from Taxotere on my 1st & 3rd cycles, on my face & the back of my hands. Sigmacort ointment helped at times, not others. I did try an aloe vera gel, which gave lovely, but very temporary relief. I wonder whether aloe vera, from the plant would be worth a try?
- gilliegirl4Member
Hi LorraineB
thanks for your reply.
was the cream you got CORTIC -ds 1% cream. I used that when i first got the rash and it made it worse. I guess I could give it another try. Nothing ventured...........
Good luck to you. - LorraineBMember
My onco prescribed a cortic cream for this. My whole right hand was red and sore and this cream was fabulous.