I went to the dermatologist, who called the flaking on my eyes Eczema. He called the lesions on my genitals something else (I forget). He gave me a cream for both. And told me to take Zyrtec for my itching.
And he gave me a name for my pins and needles: Dysesthesia. He said that he has seen it in IFN cases. And he also mentioned some drug that may be useful in treating it. But then backed off, and said I should ask my Oncologist, because it was out of his purview. I forgot the name of the drug.
It feels really good to have a name for this mysterious side effect. And a wikipedia page. That helps too.
i used to have horrible eczema. on one of my stupid forays into internet chat boards about this, i found this advice to drink oolong tea. so i’ve been drinking oolong every day and the eczema went away! it took ~2 weeks to start clearing up. tons of antioxidants. would probably be good in general.
& i love your bandaids!
I second the oolong tea as well as oatmeal baths (if it itches) or oatmeal masks