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zelboraf too good to be true : i found the catch!

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    beatricefromPARIS
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      Woke up today with small red spots all over my body, now growing and merging into larger red spots. Ugly.

      Skin feeling very hot and a bit itchy!

      Just like for Sorafenib which I had to stop.

      Trying corticoïd cream but I suspect it won't be enough.

       

      Woke up today with small red spots all over my body, now growing and merging into larger red spots. Ugly.

      Skin feeling very hot and a bit itchy!

      Just like for Sorafenib which I had to stop.

      Trying corticoïd cream but I suspect it won't be enough.

       

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        sheri47
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          do they have you seeing a dermatolgist? this drug can cause some type of other skin cancer i would call dr

            BellaSusan
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              This might actually be a great response for you. I too was on sorafinib, with minimal results and lots of neuropathy and rash. The Zelboraf caused extensive rash and fever. I was hydrated and put on drug holiday. Symptoms stabilized in four days and then I started a reduced dosage. I had to experience this whole cycle on more time to find the right dosage for my body. I’ve been on 480mg 2x day for 15 months.

              squamous cell skin cancer can be a side effect that is taken care of with excision. men tend to be more susceptible and 26% of Zelboraf population will get SC.

              BellaSusan
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                This might actually be a great response for you. I too was on sorafinib, with minimal results and lots of neuropathy and rash. The Zelboraf caused extensive rash and fever. I was hydrated and put on drug holiday. Symptoms stabilized in four days and then I started a reduced dosage. I had to experience this whole cycle on more time to find the right dosage for my body. I’ve been on 480mg 2x day for 15 months.

                squamous cell skin cancer can be a side effect that is taken care of with excision. men tend to be more susceptible and 26% of Zelboraf population will get SC.

                BellaSusan
                Participant
                  This might actually be a great response for you. I too was on sorafinib, with minimal results and lots of neuropathy and rash. The Zelboraf caused extensive rash and fever. I was hydrated and put on drug holiday. Symptoms stabilized in four days and then I started a reduced dosage. I had to experience this whole cycle on more time to find the right dosage for my body. I’ve been on 480mg 2x day for 15 months.

                  squamous cell skin cancer can be a side effect that is taken care of with excision. men tend to be more susceptible and 26% of Zelboraf population will get SC.

                sheri47
                Participant

                  do they have you seeing a dermatolgist? this drug can cause some type of other skin cancer i would call dr

                  sheri47
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                    do they have you seeing a dermatolgist? this drug can cause some type of other skin cancer i would call dr

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