CancerCompass message board discussion started by 1doglover on 2/13/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,20916,0.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Hi - just found this site - great information. I have just finished a 3 week adventure of efudex on my entire face. It has been very difficult - I have had the following side effects: loss of appetite -nausea- tiredness - alot of pain - joint pain - a bad taste in my mounth the 1st week - now I have mouth sores and blisters - difficulty focusing thoughts - itching - I argee with others that my Doctor did not do a very good job on what to expect other than "try to make it through the entire 3 weeks" and when I asked what to wash my face with he told me "you aren't going to want to wash your face". Very poor in my opnion - I know that things will get better, but I am pretty miserable at this point, my face is swollen, very red, crusty and painful. I am trying to stay home as much as possible - getting very tired and short tempered at hearing strangers say " haven't you heard of sun screen?" And to top it off - my husband has been very unsupportive and inconsiderate. I had mohs surgery for a squamous cell lesion last October that resulted in a silver dollar size area being removed from the side of my face - it resulted in 72 stitches, the surgeon who did the operation did a fantastic job of reconstruction - you can hardly tell. But, my husband seems to think that the Efudex treatment is a "choice" on my part. I sincerely appreciate everyone listening to me. I see my Doctor in 2 days - in the mean time I have been putting vaseline on my face - it is soothing, but I think that maybe I should try someting else - any ideas? thanks1doglover  1doglover Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT