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Is Redness Or Swelling Of The Leg A Side Effect Of Irinotecan?

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Dr. Rohit Gulati MD

my husband has terminal rectal cancer . he is on Irinotecan chemo .he is suffering pain in his right upper leg and finding it hard to walk on it. regards wife XXXXXXX ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rohit Gulati ( Pain Medicine & Palliative Care Specialist)
Dr. Monish De MD

What can Be done if chemotherpay xeloda and irinotecan has not worked? Bowel cancer operation was march 2014. A further met has appeared while on irinotecan . ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Monish De ( Oncologist)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

How effective is irinotecan alone? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)
Dr. Suresh Heijebu MD

Does irinotecan only work in some colon cancer patients?should Cea be decreasing while on it ? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suresh Heijebu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Albana Sejdini MD

Hello, Dr Grief Have had redness in lower leg for several weeks no pain just redness with scaly skin aaround the edges Started in left leg About a week later it started in right leg ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

hi - i have colon cancer with secondaries in the liver and have been having cetaximab and irinotecan - last week my bilirubin was raised and i had itching and a rash. This week my ALT levels are high ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

my husband us undergoing chemo with irinotecan. the nex day he was having diarrhea as in more than ... nothing is seen. can we conclude that his diarrhea cane fr what he just ate and not pat of side effects... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

My patient is wearing a leather brace (Arizona Brace) but always wears a sock and still complains of a redness on leg where the brace was. States the redness is itchy. I suspect heat but she thinks a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. mukesh Chugh MD

4wks ago my husbands rt leg calf got redness,warm to touch and pain.we went to th doctor,she ... ABX DOSE REDNESS GONE AND NOW AGAIN STARTED HAVE PAIN /REDNESS/SWELLING. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. mukesh Chugh ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Muhammed Aslam TK MD

My 4 yr old got stung yesterday. small amount of redness to calf yesterday with some swelling. Today, the redness to calf has spread to the ankle, is more swollen, hot and red. Is this a sign of an ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammed Aslam TK ( Pediatrician)