Re: CLL:severe itching in skin,esp legs ,back.

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Use Lubriderm with Oat or oatmeal extract. It help for me. Apply it very

liberrally to all of the itchy areas.

Also, when you come out of a shower it is important to throughroly dry

yourself. If you are wet, then the exterior water attracts water out of your of

your body and makes you feels even drier leading to more dry skin and itchyness.

Sue <hollie@...> wrote:

Ralph,

Even though I do not have CLL but CML, I too experienced itching in the skin.

My skin itches were mainly on hands and top of feet and at times were very red.

In the initial period of being diagnosed I also had non-itchy hives that came up

in big welts.

Very attractive. Then they went away too.

Further have had shingles repeatedly off and on.

So I can understand your feelings of itchy skin. DO NOT ITCH or RUB or you

could get an infection - put mittens (gloves) on your hands if you cannot help

doing this.

Suggestion: For any medications - even over the chemist counter - check with

your specialist

of what interactions there could be with your medication and what the dose would

be and duration.

Hope the itches go away as quickly as they come

Sue