Chemo under skin instead of vein

Hi CCG sorry to hear this....... I have had a lot of chemo and antibiotics over my years of treatment and on a few occasions this happend to me.... I had some swelling and redness but 9 years on from my last treatment I have no lasting effects.

I hope that your dad will be fine.

Hi thehighlander,

Thanks so much for responding and sorry to hear you too have dealt with similar. 

I don’t suppose you remember how long it took for the redness to go down?

best,

xx

Oh this is a while back....... but it took a good 2-3 weeks.

Thank you so much for your response. Take care 

My husband had this at a similar time, although his was Oxaliplatin, apparently it depends on the type of chemo for what it actually does and how long it takes to mend.  My hubby it created a hard lump in his arm and made him super sensitive to cold and touch, the lump is still there now 2 months later but gradually improving.  Hope your Dad has improved. 

Thanks MrsJ, dad has improved, there’s no hair in the area and the skin looks like a scar but it’s getting better every day. He too had the lump feeling that’s still there xx