immunotherapy and itching - does it stop when the treatment stops?

Marduk 

Hi Susie

Whilst I don't have the experience with itchiness on immunotherapy, I can empathise as I've developed a rash on my chest whilst having radiotherapy for breast cancer. In my case, the radiotherapist has prescribed me some hydrocortisone cream which I've been applying for nearly a week now and the rash seems to be going.

Hopefully, your itchiness will disappear soon too.

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Hello Im new to the group, but this caught my eye. Here is a post I typed on a FB forum. I am still searching for answers, & it is getting progressively worse: 

Hi, I replied below, not sure if you'll get a notification because i replied to latchbrook

Hi Jez,

I've just seen your reply. I don't have any experience of tingling though I'm afraid.

The itchiness has been got under better control with aqeous menthol cream and a very high dose of fexofenadine antihistamine.

I'm sorry to hear about your horrible sensations!

Maybe start a new thread to see if anyone replies about that specifically?

Best,

Susie

Hi Latchbrook,

Sorry I didn't reply as my situation is different - I itch all over my body. This is an immunotherapy side effect which is different from rash (although I also have that). I was looking for very specific help with the itch. The itch is apparently not likely to just go.

Ironically enough, since then, I've also got the rash back too and am using hydrocortisone to control it in its limited area.

But I can share, in case it is useful to you, that eventually I found out you can get them to prescribe you aqeous menthol cream which is very effective for me for the itching. It's just fantastic.

What a complicated and varied business this whole cancer treatment thing is!

Thanks for your sharing.

Hi Marduk  

Thankfully my itchy rash has completely gone and I hope your itchiness will go too.

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