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Post Craniotomy : Any tips for itchy face?
Doing well 10 days after craniotomy but developed itchy welts on face as I came off steroids in last few days- care team suggested antihistamines 👍🏻🙏🏼Anyone else have this?? Tricky getting comfy to sleep but finding our way👏🏻🙏🏼Just looking for timeframe- hope this will run its course quickly!! But happy to be home and walking well😊
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Good to see you’re getting around well. I didn’t have a reaction to steroids but did have an itchy forehead after finishing radiation treatments. There were no welts, just general itching. I used Eucerin, the OTC lotion for dry skin. The itching stopped after two weeks.
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1 ReactionThanks for responding! Very helpful 👍🏻 Im grateful itchiness is my issue😊I can walk by myself and left side mobility seems fine!! How great is that?! Good luck recovering from your radiation 🙏🏼
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3 ReactionsHello, I am having brain tumor surgery soon and I am scared to death. I really need someone to talk to who has had the surgery.
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3 Reactionsyes if that would help. i ad to have them go into my brain twice. not the same day but i think i can help you some
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Also recommend you call the American Brain Tumor Association- they have a peer mentor program and pair you with someone in similar situation as you. My peer mentor has been extremely helpful- easy to find on their website.🙏🏼🫂
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1 Reaction@jeanneoc, how are you doing? Has the itching resolved? What helped?
The care team /surgeons office suggested Allegra/antihistamines- problem resolved after about a week👍🏻
Still dry patches but very much improved- thanks for checking.
@jeanneoc omg thank you so much for your help.
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1 Reaction@timekathomas, what type of tumor do you have? When will you be having surgery? How are doing today?