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    • September 11, 2013 at 9:45 pm
    Lori Stoen
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      Hi, I am looking for anyone with ideas to help my dad with the itching from the yervoy treatments. He had his 2nd one on sept 6th and started with the ithching on the first treatment. There was a 6week gap between the two as dad is having bleeding in his small intestines, biopsy shows melanoma causing it… back and forth with blood transfusions. He is really feeling low and down and out. Goes from bed to chair and back to bed, breathing is getting difficult and back hurts to touch it. I can see more lessions popping out on his face as well. I hope and pray things start to turn around, he is getting so depressed also. All I want is to help him with anything possible… I know it sounds like the least of the problems with the itching but he told me he sat in the chair from 2am till 7am going insane with itching. We have sarna lotion, gold bond, benadryl spray and pills,… any other suggestions? Thats about all the Dr.s told us to try just thought maybe someone came up with a better idea.. Thanks so much , Lori 

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        • September 11, 2013 at 10:03 pm
        Tina D
        Participant

          The itching I had with Yervoy was not very severe, but when I was on zelboraf, I had a tremendous amount of intense itching. I found one of the best relief measures was to take a tepid oatmeal bath. Not too warm, not too cold. It really brought some relief, and was about the only thing that did.

          I hope he finds something that will work for him!

          Tina

            • September 11, 2013 at 10:10 pm
            Lori Stoen
            Participant

              Thanks Tina, That does sound a bit more soothing. I will keep that in mind and hope I can get him to give it a try  😉

              • September 12, 2013 at 12:14 am
              NYKaren
              Participant
                Hi Lori,

                Topical meds didn’t do much for me. I did use Atarax, 50 mg. I found it to be pretty sedating, but it did enable me to get some sleep.

                Take care,
                Karen

                • September 15, 2013 at 6:09 pm
                Stef
                Participant

                  Hi, I experienced a lot of itching while undergoing Interleukin-2 and the Atarax did work!

                  • September 15, 2013 at 6:09 pm
                  Stef
                  Participant

                    Hi, I experienced a lot of itching while undergoing Interleukin-2 and the Atarax did work!

                    • September 15, 2013 at 6:09 pm
                    Stef
                    Participant

                      Hi, I experienced a lot of itching while undergoing Interleukin-2 and the Atarax did work!

                      • September 12, 2013 at 12:14 am
                      NYKaren
                      Participant
                        Hi Lori,

                        Topical meds didn’t do much for me. I did use Atarax, 50 mg. I found it to be pretty sedating, but it did enable me to get some sleep.

                        Take care,
                        Karen

                        • September 12, 2013 at 12:14 am
                        NYKaren
                        Participant
                          Hi Lori,

                          Topical meds didn’t do much for me. I did use Atarax, 50 mg. I found it to be pretty sedating, but it did enable me to get some sleep.

                          Take care,
                          Karen

                          • September 11, 2013 at 10:10 pm
                          Lori Stoen
                          Participant

                            Thanks Tina, That does sound a bit more soothing. I will keep that in mind and hope I can get him to give it a try  😉

                            • September 11, 2013 at 10:10 pm
                            Lori Stoen
                            Participant

                              Thanks Tina, That does sound a bit more soothing. I will keep that in mind and hope I can get him to give it a try  😉

                            • September 11, 2013 at 10:03 pm
                            Tina D
                            Participant

                              The itching I had with Yervoy was not very severe, but when I was on zelboraf, I had a tremendous amount of intense itching. I found one of the best relief measures was to take a tepid oatmeal bath. Not too warm, not too cold. It really brought some relief, and was about the only thing that did.

                              I hope he finds something that will work for him!

                              Tina

                              • September 11, 2013 at 10:03 pm
                              Tina D
                              Participant

                                The itching I had with Yervoy was not very severe, but when I was on zelboraf, I had a tremendous amount of intense itching. I found one of the best relief measures was to take a tepid oatmeal bath. Not too warm, not too cold. It really brought some relief, and was about the only thing that did.

                                I hope he finds something that will work for him!

                                Tina

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