Hi everyone just wondering if/ when my sinus problems will improve. I was given Avastin with 4th and 5th Carbotaxol chemo. Since then I have had a runny nose, blood in the mucus and occasional nose bleeds. My oncologist was not too concerned. No Avastin on my 6 th chemotherapy as I am now waiting for for debulking surgery on 9th February. My runny nose has not improved and I am going through boxes of Kleenex!
Has anyone else had this and does it improve or go away?
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It’s funny to realise how much you develop unwanted expertise on this journey! So yes I had sinus and nosebleed problems on Avastin which have got better but I am still liable to get infections. I discovered nasal douches with salt water and these have pretty much saved me every winter since!
I have a syringe with no needle to get water into my nasal passages but you can get a Netty pot (like a teapot for your nose). You can get various solutions, cream or spray but actually good old salt water does the trick xx
Yes! Bloody noses, lots of mucus, blowing nose a lot, all due to avastin. It got better over time and I just wrote it up to the price of doing business with avastin.
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