Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Arlene - have forwarded to the group - sorry about the mess-up - posting is now OK again - I am on W & W and have a terrible time with bug bites. When I get a mosquito bite it becomes very large immediately and takes forever to go away. I have been using some medicine my husband was prescribed for poison ivy. The bites get smaller immediately but still take quite awhile to go away. Arlenejb50192@... wrote: I wonder of other experience a big deal out of every bug bite. We heard this mentioned on the group before, but don't remember the outcome.I can only assume it has to do with inadequacies in the immune system. Would this mean the people who are more ill have a greater reaction to bug bites that those who are on W & W?Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 SLL-CLL-eduAt the time of my problem in Brazil back in 2004, my counts were almost normal and I had no idea such reaction could happen, as I have been in hot tropical places where mosquitoes are plentiful and never had any reaction. My conclusion at the time was that maybe because of the CLL something in my blood created such reaction. Once I managed to clear the bites and my skin was ok, I took a lot of precautions to protect myself. The dark marks on my skin stayed for months afterwards. Chonette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 Funny you should mention it because I'm scared to go to the country this afternoon because of the bugs. I've always been a little sensitive to bugs. But while I was going through treatment (rituxan/fludarabine) I had a gloriously bug-free summer. Everyone else was getting bitten, not me. I figured the bugs didn't like my poison blood. But last summer, two years after treatment, I got wholloped even more than ever, like you Chonette. I started to think about the B cell reaction -- that when they're suppressed, as they are with ritux and fludarabine, the immmune system isn't able to do its job. And isn't a bug bite simply the evidence of the body's defense against a perceived antigen? So when I didn't have bug bites, perhaps it was because my body just couldn't react to the antigen becuase my antibody levels were suppressed due to treatment. Or, is it possible that during disease states, the antibodies are not only more numerous but hyper-reactive? This is just about as far as I can go in this line of thinking before my head explodes! Anyway, I wish you all a bite-free healthy summer! marietta PS -- In the balance of things, bug bites vs. poison insect repellent, I'm going with the repellent! dir=ltr style= " MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px " > <P align=center><FONT face= " Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif " color=#33ccff><EM><STRONG>Marietta Brill <BR></STRONG>cell: 718-938-8712 <BR></EM></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></div></html> ----Original Message Follows---- From: " Chonette " <ch@...> Reply-SLL-CLL-edu <SLL-CLL-edu > Subject: re:bug bites Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 20:01:22 +0100 SLL-CLL-eduAt the time of my problem in Brazil back in 2004, my counts were almost normal and I had no idea such reaction could happen, as I have been in hot tropical places where mosquitoes are plentiful and never had any reaction. My conclusion at the time was that maybe because of the CLL something in my blood created such reaction. Once I managed to clear the bites and my skin was ok, I took a lot of precautions to protect myself. The dark marks on my skin stayed for months afterwards. Chonette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 Funny you should mention it because I'm scared to go to the country this afternoon because of the bugs. I've always been a little sensitive to bugs. But while I was going through treatment (rituxan/fludarabine) I had a gloriously bug-free summer. Everyone else was getting bitten, not me. I figured the bugs didn't like my poison blood. But last summer, two years after treatment, I got wholloped even more than ever, like you Chonette. I started to think about the B cell reaction -- that when they're suppressed, as they are with ritux and fludarabine, the immmune system isn't able to do its job. And isn't a bug bite simply the evidence of the body's defense against a perceived antigen? So when I didn't have bug bites, perhaps it was because my body just couldn't react to the antigen becuase my antibody levels were suppressed due to treatment. Or, is it possible that during disease states, the antibodies are not only more numerous but hyper-reactive? This is just about as far as I can go in this line of thinking before my head explodes! Anyway, I wish you all a bite-free healthy summer! marietta PS -- In the balance of things, bug bites vs. poison insect repellent, I'm going with the repellent! dir=ltr style= " MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px " > <P align=center><FONT face= " Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif " color=#33ccff><EM><STRONG>Marietta Brill <BR></STRONG>cell: 718-938-8712 <BR></EM></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></div></html> ----Original Message Follows---- From: " Chonette " <ch@...> Reply-SLL-CLL-edu <SLL-CLL-edu > Subject: re:bug bites Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 20:01:22 +0100 SLL-CLL-eduAt the time of my problem in Brazil back in 2004, my counts were almost normal and I had no idea such reaction could happen, as I have been in hot tropical places where mosquitoes are plentiful and never had any reaction. My conclusion at the time was that maybe because of the CLL something in my blood created such reaction. Once I managed to clear the bites and my skin was ok, I took a lot of precautions to protect myself. The dark marks on my skin stayed for months afterwards. Chonette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 *Wear loose fitting clothes to help prevent mosquitoes from reaching the skin and to retain less heat. *When ever possible, wear long-sleeved clothes, socks and long pants. In a forest, wear clothing that helps you blend in with the background. Mosquitoes hone in on color contrast and movement. *Avoid perfumes, colognes, fragrant hair sprays, lotions and soaps which attract mosquitoes. *Reduce your risk of exposure by staying indoors during peak mosquito feeding hours (from dusk until dawn). _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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