On 4/12/2008
sean12 wrote:
I am on my 2nd session of sutent. the 1st month it wasn't bad. i had mouth irritation and slight hand and feet problems. this month 1/2 way through the 3rd week my hands got pretty bad. Did any one else notice the "sores" seem to come out on weaker spots, ex: where i had calluses on sides of fingers or a scrape that hadn't healed yet. My sores are not open. They are bright red marks 1/2 in. to 2 in. that look like blisters with no fluid and hurt to just touch them. So far nothing has helped. I just heard about icing them and i"m going to try that now.
Paula
Hi Paula- I am on about my 8th cycle of Sutent. My main side effects are with the hand and foot syndrome. Some cycles are very mild while others are extremly painful. The one time I had almost no problems with my feet is when I stayed at my house in Mexico where we have only a shower. In my house in Utah I take long hot baths. I have decided to try showers only to see if the problems are reduced. My Oncologist has me taking 2-100 mg vitamen B pills to help. If similar to me, your red sore spots will become less painfull within a few days of going on your 2-week break. My sore spots then develop into blisters and peel off before I start my next round. They then develop at the same spots within 1 to 2 weeks after starting my Sutent. Let me know how the ice pack works as that makes sense to me. Good luck.
Walt