Mosquito bite reaction after chemo

SunflowerLady

Does anyone out there have allergic reactions to mosquito bites after chemo. Mine are horrible. What do you do for relief? 

CURED IS THE WORD

Good Morning.  First, Always ask your doctor or nurse if possible. Due to your circumstances...they will (or should) call you back right away.  I feel the best topical is Cortizone. I had to deal with a lot of weird reactions, mostly rash type to chemo.

I hope you find a quick solution that works. You are going through enough. 

 

donnagbeck

Three years after chemo, I am still reacting horribly to mosquito and gnat bites. My immune system is still hyper sensitive. Nothing seems to help me except huge amounts of bug spray, which I hate. Welts stay for several days.

feckcancer

you could try taking Vitamin B because apparently what your body doesn't use it excretes some out via your skin and mosquitos hate the taste so don't bite as much. I tried this years ago when going to a tropical country that had huge mosquitos and I got hardly any bites while my friend who didn't take Vitamin B got heaps of bites. check with your doctor first though

emdaniels

May I ask what kind of reaction you get when bitten by mosquito/gnat?

donnagbeck

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1697343#Comment_1697343

Welts that itch badly. If I scratch them without thinking, they sometimes get filled with pus and scab over. They look horrible. I try hard not to scratch, but they still welt up.

emdaniels

Same! The same thing is happening to me. I get large welts that itch constantly!

Blistered1

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1697347#Comment_1697347

I hope that you aren't dealing with this anymore. However I was glad to see your post. I am now a mosquito magnet! I'm getting blisters that burn and itch and last waay too long. I'm practically bathing in bug spray!