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Skin cancer: Has anybody had fluorouracil treatment?

Skin Health | Last Active: Dec 17 9:15pm | Replies (49)

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@gingerw

@hawkssr I am sorry to hear you had the side effects you described. While it is topical, fluorouracil is a chemo drug. Our skin is our largest bodily organ, and we do react/respond to so many stimuli presented to it.

I wonder if what you experienced could have been caused in part of the job the drug was doing? Was it successful in treating the reason you were using it? For me, I sometimes need to consider the reactions versus the benefits of a medication.
Ginger

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I’m on a forum which users of Fluorouracil post what their experiences have been and yes being that it’s chemo will definitely have side effects. I think my treatment was pretty successful but I don’t see my dermatologist until February. I had to put it on face, neck, and chest, did it in sections to see what reactions I would have. Many users on the forum had nausea, fatigue and headaches along with other side affects which thankfully I didn’t have.