I woke up today with this crazy rash thing on my body- mostly my upper legs and knees. And in places were I have scratched, the scratch is really red and noticeable as you can see in the picture. When I went into the doc's office today, my nurse J (who has also worked for a dermatologist) said it looked like a drug rash. The only new drug I've been taking is the Neumega shot for my platelets. Dr. Chahin was in a meeting so the nurse practitioner got out the insert for the shot and sure enough it said it could cause a skin rash. Needless to say, I will not be getting another shot. If it doesn't clear up my Monday, I'm supposed to return for further action. It's not really itchy- just a little. It just looks hideous. All splotchy and stuff. I'm just glad it's not on my face or arms.
And, yes it is now 2:21 in the AM and I'm still awake. I went to bed around 9 and then Thomas got up coughing and we got up to try to find some cough drops with no luck. He eventually went back to bed and I just haven't made it there yet. I'm a night owl.....I feel more motivated during the hours most are sleeping. I like the quietness, the stillness. I'm more relaxed- feel no pressure. I should be in bed because I actually have to get up early tomorrow for my transfusion at 8! Night night. :)
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Oh itchy one :( how bad does that suck. I hate that there are always side effects to the drugs that are supposed to fix the problems relating to the other drug induced side effects. LOL
I think you know what I mean xx
Ouch! That scratch looks painful. Hopefully the rash goes away soon and they find something else to replace that new drug that caused this.
Ooo.. that looks itchy! I hope they get it all figured out.
Ugh..sorry to hear about your reaction--I know when I got a reaction to meds, I was miserable for several days. Hope yours clears up soon and isn't too bad. - tali
Sure hope you're feeling better and that nasty rash is gone now and your blood counts are higher. I got a really terrible rash all over my torso--the weird thing about it was I hadn't had any drugs yet-- it was about a week before chemo started. Clearly, it was stress (had identify theft going on at the same time!)
Take good care, Alison. You're a trooper and we're all cheering for you (even complete strangers like myself)
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