Foot Blisters while on BEP

[Imposter]

Hello!

Long-ish story short, back in March I was diagnosed with testicular cancer, and had one of my testicles removed. During the surgery they discovered "vascular invasion", and the urologist told me afterward the tumor itself was 40% seminoma and 60% nonseminoma (embryonal carcinoma). My CT in the weeks following the surgery came back clean, and my AFP levels, which had been raised apparently, were normal again. I was referred to an oncologist, who recommended two cycles of "adjuvant BEP chemotherapy".

That began eight weeks ago. During my first cycle they discovered they hadn't scanned my lungs properly, so they scanned me again and I was told I had anomalies present. Another CT scan was administered at the end of round 2, and I was told the anomalies had disappeared, probably due to chemo. The oncologist recommended an additional round of chemo, which I took.

I'm not known for doing things with all the information I should, and should probably have researched what chemo was going to be like prior to showing up for my first injections.

Anyway, the point of me writing this is that during the third round I went to sleep on the tuesday after my Bleo day of week 2, and woke up wednesday morning with huge blisters peeling on the soles of my feet, on my toes, and most painfully in between each of my toes on both feet.

I've looked around and couldn't find reference to this side on any pages I could find for the BEP drugs. If it's something I've managed to do to myself, I'm a little worried, as I can't think of anything I've done differently at all this round. I've stayed off my feet due to the exhaustion, and taken showers that are tepid at best.

My question is, has anyone gotten blisters on their feet from BEP chemo?

[Davepet]

My question is, has anyone gotten blisters on their feet from BEP chemo?

I didn't, & can't recall anyone mentioning this before. Did you tell your doc about this & what did he/she say?

Dave

[Imposter]

I didn't, & can't recall anyone mentioning this before. Did you tell your doc about this & what did he/she say?

Dave

I called this morning. He said it could have been caused by the drugs, and if it were it was likely to have been the etoposide or ciplatin, rather than the bleomycin. I'll kee an eye on it, and show the doctor on Tuesday when I'm in for my "final" bleo.

[Scott]

My question is, has anyone gotten blisters on their feet from BEP chemo?

I'm not sure how common it is, but forum member Evtrai posted about this a year ago.

[AustinsMom]

Hi Imposter,

My son just completed BEPX3 last Monday. He mentioned his toes bothering him a few days prior, but I did not see anything when I examined his foot. However, by Wednesday I could see what looked like a red bumpy area around the cuticle of his big toe on the side adjoining his second toe.( He also had a mouth sore that appeared to be getting worse and was just not feeling as well as we were thinking he should.) By late Thursday night I was becoming concerned and emailed our Oncologist who got right back to me and insisted we bring him in to the Clinic on Friday morning. At first he thought it could be an ingrown toenail and suggested soaking it in Epsom Salt. I am not so sure that is accurate from it's appearance though. It appears now like it is turning white in one spot, though he won't let me touch it. It is extremely tender and difficult to wear shoes.

While there, they wanted to re-test Austin's counts and when they came in the Oncologist was a little surprised to see they had gone DOWN even further than Monday! He seriously considered admitting him to the hospital for IV anti-biotics, but instead called in a script and told us to keep a close eye on him over the week-end. ( Believe it or not, the only reason he did not insist Austin stay in the hospital is because he said he knew we would be diligent about following through, but he actually has pediatric patients whose caregivers continually neglect to fill or administer medications?!!)

Austin never had any issues with his feet throughout the entire chemo process nor has he ever had anything like this before. He also has been taking at least 2-3 showers daily as they seem to make him feel better. I am under the impression though that this is due to a low immune system, not any chemo meds, at least in this case.

We are heading up to Hopkins tomorrow and will have his toe examined again by the PA in Clinic (who has been there for 24 years). I will ask him if he thinks this could possibly be from the chemo, but I am interested to hear what your Doctor has to say as well.

Diane