I'm on my second week of antibiotics for my chemo rash.

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5. Direct application. It has a numbing affect.

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Evidently the docs can tell that it's working if the rash is present; if you don't get the rash, it's not doing the job as intended. The rash can be mild to severe, with the most common reactions being dry skin, cracked fingers (from the dry skin), and blistery pimples. The rash can be from the waist up but is usually on the face and neck or from the chest up. You can use Aquaphor Healing Ointment, Benadryl spray, or if necessary, a prescription medication, Metronidazle. Head and Shoulders shampoo helps as it has a numbing agent. Sometimes the lips and tongue get raw. Let's see....What else? Sometimes you can get flu like symptoms after the first infusion or two but they go away. As treatment goes on, the rashes get worse, but once treatment is over, you'll clear up rather quickly (two people she spoke to said it cleared up within two weeks).