Hi everyone, I'm new here. I'm 45. A little background info about my problems:

About 3-4 years ago I had some MRI's done which indicated that I have an arachnoidal cyst in my thoracic region causing severe spinal cord compression.

I have ruptured L4--L5 and L5 - S1 and they leaked out. It took me years to recover from than pain, and then 3 months ago, I bent over and really hurt myself, more MRI's showed I've got more annular tears, same discs, and this time, I've herniated every lumbar disc I have.....

I also have 3 herniated discs in my neck, causing also major cord compression and I am facing a multi level fusion there after a discectomy after the New Year.

But really has bothered me for the past three years or so is that my nipple itches. Constantly. Yes, I said my nipple. the left one. I have never had children and all of my mammograms come out just perfect. The itching drives me crazy. It itched every day constantly. No amount of scratching would provide relief, and then I'd be sore. Still itching. Like an itch you quite couldn't get to.

NOW, all of a sudden, my nipple has stopped itching as much, but now, on my left arm (same side as the nipple) I am itching on my arm, upper arm, underside, as if it is making up for the less itching in my nipple. At first I thought a bug bit me, but there was no bug bite. But it itches and itches and I'm a scratching fool!

What I'm wondering is, can this really weird constant itching be caused by the cord compression/damage in my neck?? I asked my neurosurgeon about my nipple, but he said he's never heard of anything like that. He's not had many patients with an arachnoid cyst as large as mine though.

What do you guys think??