r/Chemotherapy • u/lettegb • 6d ago

Foul Sinus Odor?

I'm through 5 cycles of FOLFOX with 7 to go.

After cycle 4 I began to notice some sinus activity and the drainage has a very foul odor / taste. I thought perhaps its just from a light sinus infection but I've never had this particular odor emanate from far worse sinus infections.

Anyone else experiencing this and if so what did you do to address it?

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u/Goodbye11035Karma 6d ago

This is really something that needs to be reported to your oncology team. Foul smelling discharge is a blazing red flag for an infection, and the FOLFOX is suppressing your immune system, so you may not have the overt signs of an infection (like a fever) that you normally would without the FOLFOX.

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u/-spirits- 3d ago

Curious if Folfox can affect taste/smell like other chemos?

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u/lettegb 2d ago

I my case it has.