ITCHING.......HELP!!!

PureSerenity
PureSerenity Member Posts: 3
in Anal Cancer #1

OMG...The vaginal and anal itching from these burns is driving me absolutly crazy!!!! Please help me with ideas on how to take the itching away before i scratch myself to a bloody mess!!!

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  • mp327
    mp327 Member Posts: 4,440 Member
    #2
    PureSerenity

    Some people find that taking Benadryl can help.  However, before doing that, consult with your doctor(s) to make sure it's okay for you to try it. 

  • lizdeli
    lizdeli Member Posts: 569 Member
    #3
    mp327 said:

    PureSerenity

    Some people find that taking Benadryl can help.  However, before doing that, consult with your doctor(s) to make sure it's okay for you to try it. 

    Itching

    That was one of my worse side effects of treatment. It drove me insane. I literally punched the wall several times and it brought me to tears. I had to take a pain killer before radiation treatment, not so much to stop the itching, but to calm me down so that the itching didn't cause me to move during the treatment.  Although I went to a very reputable hospital, no one was able to prescribe anything to help the itching. I remember going for my 5 hour Cisplatin infusion and being in tears. The nurse brought me bags of ice to lay on.  It was horrible. In retrospect I wonder why I never thought of or my DOCTORS never thought of giving me benadryl or something like it. I can only think that my mind wasn't working right at the time.

    I emphathize with you completely. The itching was INSANE!!

    I hope you find something that helps.

    Liz

  • pializ
    pializ Member Posts: 508 Member
    #4
    lizdeli said:

    Itching

    That was one of my worse side effects of treatment. It drove me insane. I literally punched the wall several times and it brought me to tears. I had to take a pain killer before radiation treatment, not so much to stop the itching, but to calm me down so that the itching didn't cause me to move during the treatment.  Although I went to a very reputable hospital, no one was able to prescribe anything to help the itching. I remember going for my 5 hour Cisplatin infusion and being in tears. The nurse brought me bags of ice to lay on.  It was horrible. In retrospect I wonder why I never thought of or my DOCTORS never thought of giving me benadryl or something like it. I can only think that my mind wasn't working right at the time.

    I emphathize with you completely. The itching was INSANE!!

    I hope you find something that helps.

    Liz

    Itching

    Benadryl non drowsy got me through! I developed vaginal thrush during treatment as I was on prophylactic antibiotics throughout treatment.  Fluconazole caused my ALT levels to elevateso I couldn't take them anymore. Benadryl really helped me .

  • Lime Flamingo
    Lime Flamingo Member Posts: 15
    #5
    Itching

    Drink water until you think you are going to float.  If you don't think you can drink enough have your doc give fluids.  I had a bag of fluids 5 days a week.  It help to dilute urine.  I also sat in sitz bath everytime I had to go. Salt and baking soda.  I also sat around on a towel in such a posture that I'm sure my husband thought he was in a french brothel.  A small fan blowing between my legs helped too.  No creams.  Stay as dry as you can and now would be a good time for drugs and prayer.  I will never forget these treatments.  Hang in there and try anything you can think of.  If it doesn't work look for something else.

     

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