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A member asked:

Finished taking taxol (paclitaxel) chemotherapy, hands and fingers swollen. what can i do for swelling to go away?

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It will go away: All the changes in your skin and hair will go away in a short time after your last dose of Taxol (paclitaxel). Most patients are fully recovered in 3 to 6 months. So do not worry about the swelling...there is no treatment for it but your body are repair and normalize it slowly but surely.

Answered 3/2/2018

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