Hi all,

I have not been diagnosed with HL and it is not something my doctor has mentioned as being a possibility, but I am concerned by an itch that I have had for the last 3 weeks, which came out of nowhere.

I have read many people's accounts that say the 'Hodgkin itch' is so intense it has them ripping their skin open. Mine is not at that level, but it is pretty persistent and can pop up anywhere on my body - literally from my head to toe and everywhere inbetween. It is there throughout the day and night and there is not anything that seems to intensify it.

Basically, I am just writing to see if others had a similar type of itch before diagnosis - ie more mild than what many people have described. Or did it start of mild and build up?

I should also say that I have had no other symptoms other than one night sweat recently (room was hot that evening) and a bit of fatigue but I have put that down to having a full time job and two young children to run around after!

I have also had a chest x-ray and blood test since bringing this to my GP's attention, both of which were clear. She has put me on an antihistamine but that has had little effect.

Thanks.