CancerCompass message board discussion started by geeknee on 11/15/2007 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,18003,0.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ I finished 4 weeks of efudex treatment on both legs, arms and chest on Oct. 8.  It is now Nov. 15 and I still have spots. My arms and chest have lightened dramatically but enough is left to make me not want to show them. My legs still have lots of red spots left and not lightening as quickly. I had thought that by now there would be no more signs of this and I am getting concerned. My Dr. had told me it would all be gone in a couple of weeks. She has given me a couple of prescription creams (using Mimyx now) to try. Has anyone had this done on these areas and how long was it before the redness was completely gone? Thanks    geeknee Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT Hi:  You won't find this very comforting, I'm afraid, but I used Efudex for a month on my cheek in 2006 and it was almost a year before the skin returned to its pre-treatment color.  I had an extremely strong reaction to it, however, so don't let my experience dishearten you.  Continue to use the anti-inflamatory cream -- it will help.   Snow White Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT Thank you for your reply. It is disheartening however, since we are leaving for Florida for two months in mid January and my legs and arms are a mess with red spots. I am hoping it will clear up by then. I also had a very strong reaction to the Efudex.      Thanks again for responding. geeknee Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT  On 11/19/2007 geeknee wrote:Thank you for your reply. It is disheartening however, since we are leaving for Florida for two months in mid January and my legs and arms are a mess with red spots. I am hoping it will clear up by then. I also had a very strong reaction to the Efudex.      Thanks again for responding. Dear Geeknee,I'm wondering if you still come to this board....  Can you tell me how your healing is going?  Do the spots on the legs ever lighten?I'm only 1-1/2 post 6 week treatment on my lower legs, and I know that's way too soon for improvement.  But the deep red dots all over my legs look like they'll never ifade.   Can you help give man an idea of what to expect?  I'm lucky in that I only have 2 sore spots still--it's the 100's of other spots I'm wondering about.Thanks so much, and I hope things have gotten better for you!   overdone Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT