kempten
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Hello to all
I had the 4th of 6 carbo/alimta treatments and just developed the shingles. I'm taking 1 gram of
Valacyclovir three times a day for 7 days.
I'm wondering about weather my 5th chemo should be delayed ?
Since there is always the danger of postherpatic neuralgia and other complications of the virus entering the brain and other organs , could continuing chemo raise the likelihood of developing these complications ?
What do you usually do in these cases where your patients develop shingles during therapy?
Thanks for your answer
Kempten
Forums
Reply # - January 7, 2018, 05:12 PM
Hi Kempten,
Hi Kempten,
I'm sorry to hear of your latest complication, and I hope it doesn't last too long. In this context, Dr. Pinder stated "Shingles can be a difficult problem in patients on chemotherapy. In patients with metastatic disease, I will usually hold chemotherapy if a shingles outbreak is underway." - http://cancergrace.org/forums/index.php?topic=6694.msg47114#msg47114
JimC
Forum moderator
Reply # - January 8, 2018, 09:07 AM
thank you Jim
thank you Jim
I'm happy to hear this.
Kempten