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Originally Posted by Kitty (Post 1033348)

Bunny,

I have MS and I have spinal lesions. Because of these lesions I get itching on my upper arm and on my back in between my shoulders.

It can be maddening because no matter how much I scratch the itch it doesn't go away.

I can always tell when it's a "lesion itch" or just a regular itch because the lesion itch is not helped.....no matter how much I scratch the area.

Be careful that you don't break the skin or otherwise irritate the area.

Sometimes lotion helps but usually I just have to wait for the lesion to calm down. I still can't figure out what aggravates it.

Hope you feel better soon.

I have MS and severe itching. I'm going back to dermatologist tomorrow and hope to get some answers and relief. It's been going on for a couple of months now.

Hello again. Just a short update on what is going on with me. I have been to see a new Neurologist, who is totally perplexed about my itching! LOL ! Well, not the story gets even more perplexing, but the situation is better. Here is what has happened:

For the past 5.5 months, I've been doing that Atkins diet, and by default, that means I have not had a single grain of sugar OR grain product. I can tell you that after 5 months of eating this way I have had 3 things that were bad go away:

1. I used to clear my throat constantly. I felt like I wanted to jam a bottle brush down my throat to remove that thick mucous that never seemed to go away. Now I hardly ever have to clear my throat!

2. The MRSA infections I've been dealing with for 14 years have stopped! I used to break out at least once or twice every month, PAINFUL blister carbuncles that would get so large and tender and nearly black, and when they'd finally rupture, OMG it was such a relief! I've not had any infections now for five months!

AND 3: the weird itching on my nipple has not gone away, but the itching has gone down from feeling like 100% now down to 25%. I still itch on my nipple and arm, but only 1/4 as much as before!!

SO: I don't know if it has anything to do with my diet--but I'm sure it has. The thing is, I don't know if I'm feeling much better due to a lack of sugar, OR if it's from no wheat/gluten products? I've been reading the book called "Wheat Belly" and it talks about how wheat can wreak havoc on one's body, causing all kinds of problems. It has made me a firm believer in never eating anything made out of wheat ever again.

My Neuro could only say that perhaps it had to do with a nerve being pressed on my by arachnoid cyst, but he could not say for sure. He said he'd ask his colleagues about it, watch for hints in medical journals...

Until then, I'm happy to report that a change in diet has made a HUGE difference in many ways, AND I've lost 33 lbs so far! W/O exercising!

Neuropathic Itch

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Originally Posted by blackberrybunny (Post 1033335)

Oh goodness, I just wrote a lengthy reply, but I don't see it. Anyhow, so 'pruritis' is just a fancy word for itching!

I meant to come back and edit my answer and say that I have tried all kind of antibiotics, internal and topical, including Bactroban, which is used to kill MRSA in the nostrils. It didn't any good on my nipple either. Very odd. I've been so desperate I even tried yeast infection cream, alcohol, witch hazel, that pink liquid stuff for itching, forgot the name of it.... I've tried just about everything I could think of, but no relief. Very odd, right? My arachnoid cyst is from T3-T8, but my suspicion is that the itching is from my cervical compression of my spine--- does that sound like a possibility?

Blackberrybunny, you might be interested in research done by Dr. Ann Louise Oaklander regarding neuropathic itch. *admin edit* I have several perineural cysts extending from from T12 Through my lumbar spine and sacrum, and I have itching with no known cause (and no rash). Wishing you well, Kath