On 3/2/2008
aceace wrote:
Heather,
Your reaction to carac 28 days 1X matches almost exactly to my reaction to 5-FU 14 day 2x per day. My forehead was almost clear, then started splotching and spotting. But my cheeks and nose are what is worrying me, they are 90% dark red. They started out splotchy red, then it grew to all red. I finish my treatment tommorrow, so I am writing to these boards in celebration. Yahoo !!
OK, for those of you reading this in anticipation of starting your fist day of treatment. You can do it. I worried about this for 5 days b4 treatment, then finally started Day 1. It was a breeze for the first week. Week 2 isn't too bad until you near day 10. The pain is not unbearable, but constant. Once you get to day 10 you can make it. I think I was more worried about the vanity aspect, and finally had to join the real world and get out of the house; found out that people are fine with it. When you do go out, use it to others advantage. Inform anyone that will listen to wear hats SPF 30 or 45 wide spectrum sunscreen, and protect themselves from the sun. What you tell people today might be saving someones life 20 years from now.
Plus, I am thankful that this is not permanent.
OK, I'm getting tired, hitting the hay finally.
After reading the previous several messages on the board, I'm more than a little freaked out. I had been following several peoples' stories. The process sounded rough, but do-able. I am on Day 6 of 14 in treatment. I've committed to this, and now I'm reading that people are feeling like guinea pigs! What's going on?