On 5/7/2007
Rhonda0808 wrote:
i have just had my first treament of vectibix and cpt11 combo and i'm dealing with this horriable acne like rash on my face,neck,back i am the 1st patient to be on vectibix in chattanooga .my oncologist has told me to keep the rash moisturized but that is not enough.anyone out there been on vectibix?i need some releif so i will be able to tollerate this rash to stay on treatment.
hi rhonda, my husband on this too , the rashes as they call it are bad for him too.he also has a stoma, which makes it twice as bad. trying to keep the rash from under the colos bag, it doesnt want to stick to skin, his bags i mean.he too takes docucylene for infections. also uses ceptraphril soap, nutragena soap, and aveeno, and selsen blue to wash hair with. not fun, his dr. has reduced it 20% too. hes been on it for about 6 mths now, vomiting, diarreah, rash.i feel so bad for him. hes been taking chemo for almost 10 yrs. now. never been off. i am taking him monday, to dr. again to see if they will take hom off. his cea keeps going up with it. hope your luck better.