Tarceva side effects and adverse effects??

Hello,

Wanted to ask any of you out there who have had experience with the side effects of Tarceva.  I have read the postings of the various effects others are experiencing such as the rash, diarrhea.  My sister has been taking Tarceva for about 2 years now and has experienced the diarrhea on certain days and the rash (in particular on her head) which I am glad to hear means it is working.  Her rash on her head is very scaly and sometimes oozes.  She does take some antibiotic with it and another lotion that basically has it come and go.  Sometimes her DR. stops the Tarceva for a few weeks until it clears and then starts her back on it again.  She did experience some blistering on her toes (went on vacation and forgot to put sunscreen on her feet while wearing sandals).  My questions in all of this is, has anyone else experienced the rash (hers is on her scalp) that oozes and she states "hurts to touch" and any of the blistering?  They are kind of like blood blisters?  I have read where this needs to be reported to the Dr. and she has but just wanted to know if anyone else out there has experienced this?  Thanks in advance for your comments.

My mom has been on traceva since last Feb.  She has experienced lots of side effects from the drug, some worst then others.  She has had terrible peeling of the skin, small blisters on her body, itchy of the scalp ichy and dry eyes(probably the worst), dizziness and now facial hair growth.  She never lost her hair from this form of chemo or though the texture of her hair has changed.  We know from the blood tests and cat scans that the lung cancer is back and its is the traceva that may just keep it slow growing.  Some days my mom feels that the side effects are too much to handle and wants to stop the traceva.  She did stop it for two weeks and we will find out this week just how crazy her tumor markers went while she was off.  The rash on her head is probably one of the worst things because she is up all night scratching and nothingn she has taken has stopped that.  The itchy and dry eyes are also way up there on the side effects that bother her the most.  We have tried to tell her that the side effects are nothing in comparsion to the cancer growing faster then it is now--but who knows..Good luck to your sister and you.....