kathyjj

I took 150 mg of Tarceva for 7 days and could hardly stand the side effects. My face felt more like I had a severe sunburn rather than an itchy rash. I was perscribed Elidel cream and an antibiotic. The Elidel wasn't soothing at all and the warning on the paperwork that came with it said that it could cause skin cancer and/or lymphoma with long term use. I used it for a couple of days and then switched to an aloe gel that worked much better. It cooled my face and helped a lot with the dry skin. I have stopped taking the Tarceva for now. I have a CT scan on 11/2 and I see my oncologist on the 5th. I'm not sure what to do about the Tarceva. I was miserable while I was taking it. I've been off of it for about 10 days now and my face still looks blotchy. Kathy

My name is Kathy, I'm 46 years old and I was diagnosed with lung cancer about a little over a month ago. What a horrible shock to put it mildly!!! I went to the doctor complaining of a chronic cough. They took a chest x-ray and said it looked like pneumonia. So they started antibiotic treatment. I wasn't getting any better and was sent to a pulmonologist. He did a bronchoscopy and that's when it was discovered. I've had 3 chemo treatments so far and I'm participating in a clinical trial. This past Friday my hair really started to fall out and boy was that hard to see. I'm having my 4th treatment tomorrow. I'm really glad I found this website and I'm looking forward to meeting and sharing. Kathy