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Assess your intake of essential fatty acids. You may not be getting enough in your diet.
You can take omega 3 or flax seed oil supplements or go the whole food route. Foods with EFA are salmon, mackerel, coconut oil/milk, olive oil, nuts like walnuts, almonds, flax, etc. Lot of info on the web regarding EFA's.
Vitamin C is also good for the skin. Look into foods that can increase your vitamin c intake.
Lastly, vitamin D may be low. Many who have undergone long term treatments have not spent a lot time outdoors during those times. So it may be worth checking your vitamin d levels with your next blood work.
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Marlene, wife to John DX w/SAA April 2002, Stable partial remission; Treated with High Dose Cytoxan, Johns Hopkins, June 2002. Final phlebotomy 11/2016. As of July 2021 HGB 12.0, WBC 4.70/ANC 3.85, Plts 110K.
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