skin changes

[Liessie2014]

hi everyone , hope you are all good , I have noticed my skin on my face looking yellow , I have mets in both lungs , I am on Ibrance and Letrozole , my last scan was stable. I have been on these meds for nearly 4 years, I feel very lucky , I just wondered if anybody else has noticed their skin changing whilst on these meds

[nonna70]

Have you been tested for liver function changes?

[Liessie2014 in reply to nonna70]

Hi Nonna70, Thankyou for your reply , I do get bloods checked every 3 month before I can have meds , I wonder if they check liver , I will ask next time ❤️

[Adele_Julia]

definitely get you liver enzymes checked. Would you say you’re jaundiced looking ? If so, it’s a sign from your liver

[Liessie2014 in reply to Adele_Julia]

Hi Adele-Julia, Thankyou for your reply. i was thinking jaundice , but my eyes are ok , a friend of mine said , it’s just ageing lol, I am going to mention it next time I have bloods took ❤️

[Oberammergaux2]

Hi Liessie

Please let your oncologist know! You should have some blood tests run. Yellowing of the skin is one of those “you need to report” issues. May be nothing but please let them check it out to be sure.

Hugs to you!

[Liessie2014 in reply to Oberammergaux2]

hi Oberammergaux2, Thankyou for your reply, I will let my oncologist know ❤️

[Aprilfoolz1]

Hopefully it is nothing serious . Good for you to notice . Let us know what your oncologist has to say.

[Liessie2014 in reply to Aprilfoolz1]

Hi Aprilfoolz1, Thankyou for your reply, I will give an update when I see my oncologist ❤️

[PJBinMI]

I'm a long timer (20 years with MBC) and one of the "decisions" I made early on was to phone my onc, or other specialist or go to the ER if I even thought of it! Wejust don't have wiggle room when it comes to things like this! And I also immediately thought about your liver when I read your reference to yellow skin. Let us know what you find out............. I hope it can be easily "fixed!"

[Liessie2014 in reply to PJBinMI]

Hi PJBinM1, Thankyou for your reply, you are so right , I do need to ask oncologist why I have yellow skin on my face , ❤️

[Grasshopper1960]

do you have access to your bloodwork and you could look it up yourself if you are getting tested. Definitely tell your oncologist.

[Liessie2014 in reply to Grasshopper1960]

Hi Grasshopper1960, Thankyou for your reply , I don’t have access to my blood work, I will ask oncologist ❤️

[Ingalls]

Hi Liessie, my palms, rather than the face, get quite yellow occasionally but not from Ibrance and Letrozole, rather from eating too much yellow/orange coloured foods or those which are high in beta carotene like pumpkin, carrots, kale, papaya, even oranges sometimes. I've asked my onc and he said unless the eyes are yellow, there's no need to worry about jaundice. It's probably just the liver not processing beta carotene as efficiently as it should. My liver enzymes readings are fine. So don't worry too much until you can check your blood works with your oncologist. My regular blood works do include liver function (as well kidney, CBC, bone profile, CEA, cancer marker) tests. If I'm not mistaken, liver function might be standard tests while on Ibrance and Letrozole. All the best to you!

[Liessie2014 in reply to Ingalls]

Hi Ingalls, Thankyou so much for your reply, I didn’t think about what I eat , I do eat a lot of carrots and oranges , I am not seeing my oncologist for a while , my last scan was stable, I really think now you have mentioned it, that it could be the food I eat , the whites of my eyes are not yellow. You have made my day ,! I feel a lot better now ❤️

[Ingalls in reply to Liessie2014]

You're most welcome Liessie! Although I've made a mistake, it should read beta carotene instead of Vit B for orange coloured foods. Oh, carrot is real culprit indeed, it makes me turn yellow so fast! And it's wonderful that you've been doing so well on these meds for almost 4 years. I'm on my 3rd year. Wishing all of us continued good health! 💕

[Liessie2014 in reply to Ingalls]

Thankyou so much Ingalls , wishing you and everybody continued good health too , ❤️