So I’ve been holding off on this post in anticipation of having answers, but unfortunately, one medical oncologist and one dermatologist later, we’re still not sure.
I woke up Saturday morning with a rash of pustules on my arms, trunk, and upper legs. They didn’t itch, but instead were tender to the touch. I instantly went to Dr. Google to see if it was due to my chemo or targeted therapy, but nothing was definitive. It wasn’t anything glaringly obvious to my medical oncologist as a KADCYLA side effect although 12% of people in one of the clinical trials developed a rash. The dermatologist thought it presented as be swimmer’s itch, but I haven’t gone swimming in years and was not near any lakes or other bodies of water. He took a punch biopsy so we could see what was going on and hopefully come up with an answer. Meanwhile, in the risk vs. benefit category, this rash isn’t so debilitating that we’re going to hold my treatment Thursday, so for now, I just get to find peace in not knowing what caused it.
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