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Cancer Support

Habibi

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6. Hi, woodsprite, how's it going?

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Sun Sep 12, 2021, 07:48 AM

Sep 2021

I've been reading your posts in here. Just decided to look into the group since I'm having a recurrence of my ovarian cancer and will be going back to chemo this week.

I had scalp folliculitis during frontline chemo almost 4 years ago. The oncology nurse prescribed a cortisone cream that did little; I had somewhat better luck with plain old witch hazel.

This time around I'm trying a couple of different things. My derm recommended Neutrogena T/Sal shampoo to keep the pores cleaner, so I have that. Then a few days after the first infusion I'm having my hairstylist buzz my head before it becomes inflamed (less messy, too!)

Hope you're tolerating the rest of your treatment okay. Hang in there!

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Question re: scalp bumps or folliculitis during chemo. [View all] woodsprite Jun 2021 OP

are you taking erbotux? (setuxamid?) rampartc Jun 2021 #1

Yes! I guess that's it! woodsprite Jun 2021 #2

that kind of cancer have you ? rampartc Jun 2021 #3

Endometrial adenocarcinoma. It's my second bout woodsprite Jun 2021 #4

i have had a lifetime limit of radiation rampartc Jun 2021 #5

Hi, woodsprite, how's it going? Habibi Sep 2021 #6

Hi! Sorry to hear you're going through all of this again. woodsprite Sep 2021 #7