Hi all! Newbie here, skin problems from side effects

Hi Gemface 

Are you Cetuximab by any chance ? 
It sounds very much like my mum had at the start of her treatment. She has been on it for eight months now and it actually has lessened considerably. I know the exact dehydrated look you are referring to .

I will need to go to my mum’s tomorrow to get the exact names of the meds but there are things you can do .

My mum is on a permanent antibiotic along with her treatment to deal with the acne type rash . It’s all but gone now . She also had a steroid cream she keeps in the fridge for flare ups but that really dehydrated her skin . 
She has a special wash to use and creams her face twice a day . She can also use aveeno and tolerated one we used ourselves called Altruist . 

Her mouth ulcers came around the second /third cycle . She got a mouth was from the Oncologist which did not do terribly mum but her Gp said it was an entry level one but had a rolls Royce one and it clear up right away .

If you can’t get on top of the rash a dermatologist can get involved to manage it .

The reptile look ( it really did look like that for a few weeks ) departed and never returned . 
Also a few weeks off treatment and it also cleared up but even staying on treatment it settles .

Her nail beds get affected and now her face flushed snd is dry but careful management keeps it at bay .

If you don’t have the antibiotics definitely speak to your team . Not everyone gets them right away . Some hospitals have different approaches.

Take care ,

Court 

Hiya! The chemo? No its fox something my consultant is looking into steroid cream but the crepey eyes is a new thing :( thankyou i have aveeno ill try that