Have you had some good blood work done? Your pituitary gland checked? A local doctor is having major success treating Fibromyalgia and other pain issues by checking (through a blood test and getting your history) the pituitary gland, then, if there is a problem, treating it with Human Growth Hormone and Estrogen/Progesterone. It might be a lead for you.

Wishing you well and hope you are able to find some relief.

Interesting that I used to be extremely ticklish too Deb! Now I am so afraid to let anyone touch my feet, I wouldn't know if I was ticklish. Except for my neurologist, no one but me has touched my feet for five years! (Well, I'm not counting the times my granddaughter has stepped on my toes, or the times I've banged them into the table legs and broken my toes and not known it until I take a shower and see that my toes are purple! )

Also, I never used to be squeamish when I saw someone fall down, or have a cut. Now, when I see a cut or someone get hurt, the nerves in my feet get a surge of pain in them! It's really weird!

I asked my neuro a out not being ticklish anymore and he told me exaqctly what I said...no need to be technical, but your tickle nerves have died. Yet, if a person barely rubs against me, sometimes that will send a vibration throughout my body, tickling doesn't bother me at all. It's definitely strange how nerves react. Sometimes I wonder if it's not just the nerve-brain connection and not actually the nerves. There are so many times that I will not feel a cut on my hand, only know when I see blood, or I will not notice something is hot until I see red skin.

The last few days at work, I can't hang onto the pens that we have always used, they slip right out of my fingers. I had to find some fat pens to use..it might be that I have had to write more this week than usual, don't know.

Alls I can say is, at least we all understand each other!