Mosquito bites

[TennisGreg]

Hi there, I was diagnosed in 2018 at age 46. I’m on WW as the disease is progressing slowly. However, I do have a problem recovering from mosquito bites. I still itch from bites I got a few months ago. Does anyone know how to deal with over-reactions to mosquito bites?

[clemens]

I have the similar overreaction with big blisters, especially at my feet and from Moskitos in Greece. Knowing that I do Overprevention when in Greece. A heat stick seems to help if I find the bite right away, which I usually don’t.

[BeckyLUSA]

Don’t know where you are located geographically, but have you tried “Afterbite”? It is a small pen like tube with a roller ball that you roll over the bite. It has worked better for me than anything else. Also “Cortizone 10” works well too, also a roll on.

[TennisGreg in reply to BeckyLUSA]

That’s helpful. My kids use Afterbite, so I’ll try it myself. Did you consult a dermatologist on solutions for this?

[BeckyLUSA in reply to TennisGreg]

No, because once I started treatment on Ibrutinib and Venetoclax, mosquitoes do not like my blood anymore!

[TennisGreg in reply to BeckyLUSA]

Oh that’s a positive side effect of treatment! I’m like a dessert table for bugs. I’m fearful of next spring when the bugs are back.

In the interim, I’ll see if my dermatologist has any ideas.

[BeckyLUSA in reply to TennisGreg]

Yeah, a very expensive mosquito repellent!

[Jm954 Administrator]

I have the same problem and I scratch them in my sleep so the bed sheets get covered in blood.

I now take a proactive defensive approach of trying not to be bitten in the first place so I always have an insect repellent with me and I use a strong one with 50% DDT!

Sadly they still bite me through my clothes and I end up spraying everywhere to be sure. People have commented on my 'perfume'! Not great but it saves months of misery.

Jackie

[cllady01 Former Volunteer in reply to Jm954]

Jackie, do you mean DDT or DEET? DDT is banned in US, but maybe not elsewhere.

[Jm954 Administrator in reply to cllady01]

Oh, I don’t know now, I’ll check in the mornings no, in bed here!

[thompsonellen]

I'm in the same position. Just scratching bites from August last night. I haven't found any perfect solutions, but I do use bug spray almost all the time. Unfortunately, most of them got me in my apartment some how. I don't even open my windows, but they found their way to the third floor anyway.

[kathymac52]

Don't know why some of us are so attractive to this buggers.....but I am...I think I run hotter than most....always bit before anyone else....sigh

[NaturalWaze]

I get a horrible reaction around my feet and ankles from bugs. The only thing that helps me is a prescription ointment I got from the dermatologist. I believe it is a cortisone. I use it at the first sign of a reaction. None of the over the counter after bite products or any-itch creams ever worked for me.

There have been lots of threads on this forum about bug bites, so you may want to do a search to see other suggestions. Apparently people with CLL are more susceptible to extreme reactions to bites. (Lucky us!)