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Anyone experience hand-foot syndrome from chemotherapy?
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@lindask60, hand-foot syndrome (HFS), also called palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia, is a side effect of some types of chemotherapy. The most common chemo drugs that can cause this are:
5-fluorouracil (5-FU)
capecitabine (Xeloda)
docetaxel (Taxotere)
cytarabine (Cytosar)
doxorubicin (Adriamycin)
liposomal doxorubicin (Doxil)
Here's more info
- Chemotherapy side effect: hand-foot syndrome (palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia) https://www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/chemotherapy-side-effect--hand-foot-syndrome.h00-159459267.html
Did the dermatologist prescribed anything like a steroid cream? Was your husband able to continue with treatment? How is he doing?
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@colleenyoung thank you so much for your response. They determined it was not hand foot syndrome, but a rare reaction called something I don’t remember.
Yes, the Dr did prescribe a steroid cream which helped some. He had to miss one infusion due to the severity. They didn’t want permanent nerve damage as he also has numbness in his fingers and toes. I sure appreciate your input…thank you for responding!