Running nose

Hi   and welcome

my story on profile just click on my name to have a read . 

I finished chemo in Dec 2019...  EC X6  and yes I did get runny nose . I don't know what chemo you on but EC can affect the sinus area .i was also told that because of hair loss it gets a bit of speed up with no hair to trap it  Hence bend forward without tissue to nose is a no no  

Stay well 

Hi Bekindtoyourself

Welcome to the forum and sorry to hear that you have breast cancer. My nose ran constantly when I was on chemo but stopped when I finished treatment.

wishing you the best of luck with the rest of your treatments.

Best wishes

Daisy53

Thank you for the info I'm glad I'm not the only having to deal with this. 

They are hitting me hard with treatment so much to take in. Thank you 

Take a breath its very hard to take everything in at first . Ask as many questions you need to both of your team and on here . 

There is always someone who is or has had same treatment . You'll see from my profile I had 8 days before masectomy ,in reality it was only confirmed two days before . It gets better as treatment moves on . 

It's two year this week since I started chemo after being told mine was HER2 positive which meant a lengthy plan to prevent recurrence. Plan doesn't finish til next year. 

The point is I'm still here living my life we all including yourself are stronger than we think . Treatment has progressed so much BC can be very treatable .

yes treatment can be very unpleasant but it is doable take care of yourself and listen to body .

keep posting 

My oncologist advised me to take an antihistamine, which has helped a bit though not completely 

I'm her2 positive too and I was positive with hormone receptor er+. 

I'm going to ask at the hospital on Friday but I also have a call from the cancer nurse tomorrow so I will ask to see if there's anything they can do. 

Hello

I am a member of the chemo-drippy nose group too. 

Wallydug

Bekindtoyourself, hun I had a constantly drippy nose too on chemo (3 x EC, 1 x Docetaxel and 6 x Paclitaxel). I think, as had been said, you loose the hairs in your nostrils so the usual fluids are not as “contained”! Better to get checked out in case but I think (and my oncology team did not appear concerned at all by this) that it is a normal side effect of chemo. Mine got considerably worse after I had to have my nose packed and cauterised (clear liquid ran for almost two weeks non-stop where had to sleep with a tissue under my head!) but it returned to normal pretty much as soon as I finished the chemo. 
Warm hugs,

Bekky

xxx