skin post tx

[cheflady]

Hi everybody, hubby finished triple tx with teleprevir end of April and still having mega probs with his skin just wondered if anyone had same. I know he62yrs young but his skin is of an 80yr old. The tiniest of scratches go funny and look like they are deep cuts yesterday the dog caught him with claws normally not enough to even mark but it looks like he is self harming and it wouldnt stop bleeding as anyone had these kind of sx? if so how long before it stops? I have posted a few times about skin and the sun and wondered how long before he can go in the sun without burning and going lumpy?, before he had no probs never burnt just went a really deep brown. Any input folks will be much appreciated cheers ! luv Jules

[Advocate1955]

He may be prone to more skin infections given that he just finished triple tx.  I would definitely encourage him to clean the scratches and keep a watch on them for signs of infection.  As for the reactive skin/dry skin issues, hopefully those will resolve with time.  I would encourage him to moisturize his skin several times a day, use sunscreen with a good block, and drink lots of water.  If the problems continue, I would probably see a dermatologist just to see what else can be done.
Advocate1955

[cheflady]

Thanx once again folks suppose that we just need to persevere, Battway the interferon is a type of chemo my hubby had alot of hairloss he too suffered with a bad back and pains in his arms are still waking him up but hopefully once the riba is out of system things will improve. Many thanx again guys love Jules x

[BoceprevirGal]

  Yer, my pain would rove around, while I was on Victrelis, but my hair didn't start really shedding until a few weeks after my 28 week Treatment ended, strangely, but thet stopped at around 10 weeks post treatment. Hair loss is a common sided effect, as well as skin rash.
  My skin still seems more prone to problems, I cant remember my dog scratching my chest, but it has red blotches, small, but they can bleed. I am avoiding the sun on that area.

[battway]

Anybody hv probs with a sore back while on Peg, Rib, and Vic. I am also exp hairloss and hope it comes back. They do use Vic to treat some forms of Melanoma's so I think this is a kind of chemo. Any opinions r welcome.

[AjaLee]

I finished treatment a year ago wit telaprevir and my skin is awful. The smallest bump or bug bite scabs over and takes weeks to heal. Granted I pick at it and that makes it worse, but still....

[battway]

I have also experienced skin probs as my skin looks like an alligators and also developed a rash which was kinda itchy.

[battway]

I have been on Pegitron, Ribavirin, & Victrellis for treatment of HCV Genotype 1. I have been feeling very tired, have had a rash (red bumps), & it has made me a little forgetful. i have also experienced some hair loss, Having said that, I have good days and bad days and have learned to take advantage of the good ones. I have also experienced a change in taste and have learned just to eat what tastes good to me. I am wondering how long it may take for these things to go away once I stop taking the treatment which should be in 6 weeks if I stay undetectable and don't see any reason why I shouldn't stay ud.
To all of you who are considering this treatment I would like to tell you it is not that bad but it is no cake walk either. Please let me know if anybody can give me more info.

[BoceprevirGal]

  Hmmm, very interesting post:  I was just noticing this morning, on my
"decollete" (lower neck, upper-chest area)..that where my dog scratched me weeks ago, I still see little red bumps which I can pick off :(
  All in all, my skin has more weirdness then it ever did, but some of it may be the aging process also, of course :( :(
  I am noticing that my skin is starting to tan now, at around 1 yr post Tx~

[dontworry_behappy1]

Burning without getting a tan takes a bit to go away.  This was very frustration for me.  I always tanned in the summer and after treatment all I did was burned.   I have started to tan now after about 9 months.   A year is a realistic recovery time for the 60s crowd.  

DWBH

[Dee1956]

I just remembered that for the first year after I finished tx my skin was so sensitive I could not shave my legs. The reaction was not pretty even if I used a brand new razor.  I know TMI but trying to help :)   Since the tx affects our skin, mouth, hair it makes sense to me that it takes time for that to improve as well.

I was thinking that if you could, it might be a good idea for your husband to get his eyes checked, just to be on the safe side.  Right now I can't think of the right type of eye doctor, not an optometrist...can I blame brain fog :)
ARGH! Sorry

[Dee1956]

Hey there Jules, so sorry for your troubles.  It does improve. I think that in a few months he should be much improved.  Right now it is been about 4 months.  Since they say the riba stays in your system 6 months, I would look for him to be much improved by the 6 to 8 month mark and even more so by the time he has hit a year.
The tx makes people photo sensitive so best if he stays out of the sun as much as he can.
My skin looked pretty bad after tx.  Now a year and a half later my skin is improving quite a bit.  
I hope the best for you and hubby
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