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Rashes - Dasatinib

Hi I am on the Spirit II trial and have been taking dasatinib for two months and although I feel fine I have had some strange things happend to me - my consultant thinks that i may be sensitive to the drugs. Currently my left hand is covered in a red rash (not on my palms) and if you do the glass test is does not go white it looks like sunburn - has anybody had anything like this.
The dasatinib had balanced my bloods well but my platelets are at a 100.

I also have numbness tingling feeling in my right hand although again this does not affect my grip etc

Hi Jacqui when my meds were changed from Glivec to Nilotinib I had a very bad skin reaction all over. The worst was on my face & my skin was very red & raised. The drugs are so powerfull that sometimes it takes a while to adjust to new drugs. I had to go on steroids for a few months to let this process happen. My skin is fine now & I havent taken steroids for a few months.
Hope this is of some help.
Ali

Hi Ali

It is claming down now and you are right I think it is definiteyly a reaction - I also had the flu jab that week which may of contributed