Guest guest Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 a, I didn't have either of those problems but I would mention the to you onc. Hugs nne Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Life http://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.html BreastCancerStories.com http://www.breastcancerstories.com/content/view/433/161/ Angel Feather Loomer www.angelfeatherloomer.blogspot.com Check out my other ornaments at www.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.html Lots of info and gifts at: www.cancerclub.com runny nose Does anyone have any suggestions for the constant dripping nose I've had since chemo started. I'm half way thru my 6 months treatment. At home sometimes I walk around with kleenex stuffed up my nose! Also the cracked peeling finger tips (ouch!) I handle the nause much better than these side effects. a Arizona ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.16.1/611 - Release Date: 12/31/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 this too shall pass...once you're done with the chemo--this was, for me, just one of the side effects from taxotere (are you getting a taxane?) my nose was a mess, my eyes--i remember I had expkained it to the chemo nurse this way: " I feel like I've been in a room with 10 cats " (I'm allergic to cats)... now, about a month out, my nose is getting back to norml, and only my left eye drips, in the morning, mostly... marisa > > Does anyone have any suggestions for the constant dripping nose I've > had since chemo started. I'm half way thru my 6 months treatment. At > home sometimes I walk around with kleenex stuffed up my nose! Also the > cracked peeling finger tips (ouch!) I handle the nause much better than > these side effects. > a > Arizona > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 manzanita339 wrote: > Does anyone have any suggestions for the constant dripping nose I've > had since chemo started. I'm half way thru my 6 months treatment. At > home sometimes I walk around with kleenex stuffed up my nose! Also the > cracked peeling finger tips (ouch!) I handle the nause much better than > these side effects. > a > Arizona Ah, Arizona! That says a lot!! Run a humidifier. After I lost my nose hairs due to chemo, my onc recommended that. It floored me because we live in Ohio, the state where Humidity is its middle name. I moved from Colorado (similar to Arizona), so am learning to deal with a vastly different humidity. It seems we're constantly DEhumidifying. Still, it's winter, and my onc said to humidify. -Frances -- -Frances Bartels *** ki0dz@... (((#))) ^ ^ http://www.qsl.net/ki0dz Central Ohio | ^ - ^ Watkins Products www.watkinsonline.com #092389 ------- (o o) Internet ONLY $9.99/mo. **Free accelerator** |ooOoo| >{ | }< http://continue.to/internet ------- RRR)* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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