Extravasation chemo leak into wrist

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Hiya after 2nd chemo, had allergic reaction during it, no nurse in sight, given no alarm, v scary...gradually over last 13 days red area where IV cannula has leaked chemo into tissue. Put on antibiotics but v worried about skin necrosis. Anyone else had this? 

  • Not had any experience of this, as only had FEC so far, where Nurse was sat with me. However, nervous, as 2 veins blew on cycle 3, luckily 1 was straight away, 2nd was whilst saline was being put in, I felt a different  'sting/sensation' so told them immediately. Jo x