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Originally Posted by JoannaP79
On another note, I feel pretty worried about my skin. Before the awful burning started I noticed my skin changed overnight almost all over. It went white, really thin and like tissue paper, especially my legs where SFN is worst and hands and feet- this is still the case but worse. I worry that the skin on my legs will just split open and start ulcerating all over at some point down the line. I know it sounds dramatic but I do feel like that could happen in the near future. Do others have skin changes?
Thanks everyone for reading.
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Yes, my skin in my arms and legs became whiter, quite shiny and thinner within a few days of the painful symptoms. It was very disconcerting at first. When I mentioned it to the doctors, they each said that my skin looked good for my age (accustomed to seeing unhealthy sick patient's skin).
Mind you, before the SFN, I had skin that looked exceptionally great (actually was quite vain about this prior due to lifetime compliments). Now as I don't shave or even focus on any of that anymore due to the allodynia, I just want the pain to stop. It has not changed much in the last eight months, but I can tell you it changed dramatically late last summer.
I hope this helps and you get some answers from your treatments.
