hi since being diagnosed my whole body has been covered in this horrendous itching and now all red blotches anyone got anything similar driving me crazy
i was diagnosed in April 2014, but prio to that had terrible episodes of itching. It started on my feet and hand and would progress to the rest of my body. Where I scratched the skin would all go red
i could run mt finger nail down my arm and within a couple of minutes the line would come up red and start to itch
i went to the doctor about it, prior to any of my cancer diagnosis .... it called dermographia erticaria .... or it's known as skin writing
apparentkly many studies have been done and it's know that itching occurs with cancer patient but they don't know why ..... they think it's a stress process as the body is trying to deal with your cancer
its easily controlled with an anti histamine, mines called citirazine .... I am now 3 years in remission and get the odd bout of it, but nothing like it used to be
i hope you get the itching sorted and that whatever cancer treatment you are about to go through, goes well
Hi vatch I got cream and tablets doc said it was due to the stress of me been diagnosed it's driving me mad lol I have recently been in hospital and had surgery I am so down and overwhelmed I now have to wait on everything the took out to be sent to pathology surgery all went wrong ended up in intensive care so now I am not very well so sorry about your skin problem too it's just a nightmare how you doing with your diagnosis ? Thanks for reply xxxx
from what I have read your body starts the fight against cancer long before you know anything about it, this puts the body under stress and itching can be a symptom of the process ..... studies have found it to be true but they don't know why it happens.
anyway sorry to hear that thing have not been too good with you .... you have obviously been through it ... and it's taking its toll on you
so if you don't mind me asking what is your diagnosis?
as for me I had a head a neck cancer and am now 3 years post treatment ... so on the mend and just trying to get back on with my life
i hope things pick up for you soon
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Hi my diagnosis is endometrium cancer had surgery full hysterectomy ovariectomy salpingo-oophorectomy bowel repair and washings and dressing everything was a nightmare supposed to be keyhole tried that but inside looked too bad so opened up and down then discovered everything inside was all stuck my ovary and tube was stuck to my upper bowel so had to cut away and in doing so cut bowel so had to repair then had to cut all other organs away from scarred tissue and muscle and could then not remove stuff so cut me long ways ended up in intensive care and then ward all been quick so now in a state emotionally each day a huge struggle had op 21st June got out 27th have to wait see if cancer has spread consultant said was sure it had not before op but once seen inside said extremely worried so now wondering what the future holds sorry if I seem doom xxxx just don't know what to do ?
