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I have CMML/MF and have been dealing with itching for ten years. Jakafi works to some extent. Here’s what I do. First, eliminate anything else that might make you itch. I use All free and clear, no fabric softener or anything with scent. I shower with Bioderma Atoderm intensive (white bottle, blue gel) and right after I apply a LOT of jojoba oil (I like Cliganic). I have decided it’s not a histamine thing, it’s a nerve thing. I sleep with a white reusable ice bag. I keep it in a plastic trash can next to the bed so if I itch I can grab it and slap it on without getting up or turning on a light. Whatever you do, don’t scratch. It gets infinitely worse. You can fool the nerves by gently rubbing with your fingertips, also. There are scientific studies that have found that. Mine seems to flare whenever I change clothes. I tried a higher dose of Jakafi but that caused a lot of skin cancer. So I use ice—cheap and it works. Good luck.

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@sme225 Thank you so much for that helpful information!! Do you have a diagnosis of Primary Cutaneous extra-nodal marginal zone B-Cell lymphoma? I had one isolated solitary tumour on my forehead which I had fully excised, 3 & a half years ago now, and was told no margins were left. This started as a red pin 📌 head which I thought was a spot. My dermatologist told me it was a Basal Cell Carcinoma but when the lab work came back unfortunately for me it WASN’T!

I do have itching at night now? Previous to that I had NO symptoms whatsoever and no itching.

Thank God I have had no other tumour since. However I have been told by my Haematologist that it is CHRONIC which I do find very upsetting.