Itching/rash after Chemo and Herceptin

Rainess13171

Hello fellow warriors!  I finished Herceptin about 5 weeks ago.  Prior to that had TC chemo, completed in November of 2011.  I have had extreme itching on the sides of my feet and ankles.  It seems to have started a couple of weeks after finishing Herceptin.  My doctor said poison ivy.  She put me on steroids to clear it up.  That was 2 weeks ago and I am still itching like crazy.  Also, I developed a staph infection and was on antibiotics for that for 2 weeks. Has anyone else experienced this itching?  It's driving me BONKERS.  Happy to have this be my biggest complaint right now though.  Peace to you all.

JRMH

I know this is kind of an old post but I went searching for any posts on this before starting a new thread. I have recently started to have extreme itchiness on my feet, ankles, and shins. I am on Herceptin only now, and did not experience this until the last couple of weeks. I did not experience it when I was receiving chemo. My oncologist is on vacation but I see a PA today and plan to mention it to her. It is so bad that I scratch myself so hard it bleeds. It is BAD!