Guest guest Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 Hello All! Need some suggestions in how to get rid of the rash that has appeared on my face...it's kind of red and itchy - and feels " orange peely " - has anyone encountered this...I have some cortizone cream they gave me but that is not working...it seems to have gotten worse since I started working out...my husband says that the Gleevec is working it's way out of my pores when I sweat..sounds gross but he's probably right...Just thought I try here for some suggestions before going back to the doctor for another cream...maybe someone has another suggestions...feel free to throw it out here!!! Thanks! Cheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 I had the same thing on gleevec all over my body. Had to finally switch to sprycy Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T [ ] rash from Gleevec Hello All! Need some suggestions in how to get rid of the rash that has appeared on my face...it's kind of red and itchy - and feels " orange peely " - has anyone encountered this...I have some cortizone cream they gave me but that is not working...it seems to have gotten worse since I started working out...my husband says that the Gleevec is working it's way out of my pores when I sweat..sounds gross but he's probably right...Just thought I try here for some suggestions before going back to the doctor for another cream...maybe someone has another suggestions...feel free to throw it out here!!! Thanks! Cheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Hi Cheryl, I think your husband is right. I posted on the othe site that hot yoga keeps the rash under control fom me. Sweating ghe toxins out makes a difference. Best to you! Kim On Mon Mar 8th, 2010 12:05 PM PST thornton_cheryl wrote: >Hello All! > >Need some suggestions in how to get rid of the rash that has appeared on my face...it's kind of red and itchy - and feels " orange peely " - has anyone encountered this...I have some cortizone cream they gave me but that is not working...it seems to have gotten worse since I started working out...my husband says that the Gleevec is working it's way out of my pores when I sweat..sounds gross but he's probably right...Just thought I try here for some suggestions before going back to the doctor for another cream...maybe someone has another suggestions...feel free to throw it out here!!! > >Thanks! > >Cheryl > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Hi Cheryl I don't know what causes the rash, but Gleevec definitely does something weird to one's skin. I have rosacea now (bright red cheeks) which I only got after starting Gleevec. Also, my upper arms are bumpy and sort of dry and itchy, and weirdest of all, my RIGHT arm seems to be much worse--my right hand is puffy and bumpy and my right hand knuckles are red and inflamed and swollen but not my left. I don't know what the cause of all of this could be, except that it has all started since I started taking Gleevec. Hope someone somewhere addresses this at some point--I would be interested to know what the mechanism is, too. Good luck with it--I just put a moisturizing lotion like lachydrin on it and that seems to help as much as anything--though nothing really changes. Good luck--let me know if you find something that works. Vicki > > >Hello All! > > > >Need some suggestions in how to get rid of the rash that has appeared on my face...it's kind of red and itchy - and feels " orange peely " - has anyone encountered this...I have some cortizone cream they gave me but that is not working...it seems to have gotten worse since I started working out...my husband says that the Gleevec is working it's way out of my pores when I sweat..sounds gross but he's probably right...Just thought I try here for some suggestions before going back to the doctor for another cream...maybe someone has another suggestions...feel free to throw it out here!!! > > > >Thanks! > > > >Cheryl > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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