Rash

On 3/15/2008 mmsurvivor wrote:

 I cannot comment as I am not sure of the type of cancer you are speaking of, but clean out your bathtub, Rinse well and put in raw oatmeal (can grind in blender) two cups, it is a natural anti itching formula and will help sooth, Sounds like a severe reaction to me, What kind of chemo did he have? mms

On 3/15/2008 GINGER5 wrote:

HI I AM NEW TO THIS. MY HUSBAND JUST STARTED TREATMENT FOR AML. HE HAS GONE THROUGH THE FIRST SEVEN DAYS OF CHEMO AND HE IS COVERED WITH A RASH. THE DR.'S ARE TELLING HIM IT IS A REACTION FROM THE CHEMO AND IT IS NORMAL. BY THE LOOKS OF SOME OF THE POSTS ON HERE IT IS SOMETHING NEW. I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN HEARING FROM SOME OF YOU THAT HAVE FOUND RELIEF FROM THIS RASH. RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE STOPPED GIVING HIM BENADRYL AND ARE GIVING HIM SOMETHING ELSE FOR THE ITCHING. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT RIGHT NOW. HE ALSO SAID HE FEELS LIKE HE HAS THE CREEPY CRAWLY'S ALL OVER HIS BACK AND STOMACH. IT WAS A LITTLE BETTER TONIGHT BUT HE HAS NUMEROUS PLACES THAT ARE OPEN NOW AND I AM PETRIFIED OF INFECTION. HE HAS ALSO HAD A LOT OF PETECHIAE AND THEY HAVE GIVEN HIM TWO TRANSFUSIONS OF PLATELETS SO FAR. ANYTHING INFO ANYONE COULD GIVE ME RIGHT NOW WOULD BE HELPFUL. 

 

HE HAS ACUTE MYLOGENOUS LEUKEMIA. HE HAD INTRAVENOUS CHEMO FOR SEVEN DAYS, AND FOR THREE DAYS HE HAD SOME SORT OF A BOOSTER INJECTION. I CAN SEE I NEED TO ASK A LOT MORE QUESTIONS. THIS IS SO NEW THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU FOR THE OATMEAL SUGGESTION, HE ONLY HAS A SHOWER IN THE HOSPITAL BUT MAYBE I CAN MAKE SOME SORT OF A PASTE TO HELP HIM. HE HAS BEEN REALLY LUCKY WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. HE HASN'T HAD ANY NAUSEA  AND MINIMAL JOINT PAIN. HE WILL BE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER TWO WEEKS.