Thanks for your reply. Dr. Smith!! I was so excited to see I'd received a reply on my question.

I know it IS a strange question indeed and an embarrassing one for me to have to put out there for the whole world to see. But then I thought, well, what does it matter---MEN AND WOMEN HAVE NIPPLES---- so it's not such a big deal, right? But still..........

My arachnoid cyst is from T3-T8 now. It has grown a couple of centimeters since last years MRI. I have severe spinal cord compression there. I have very hyper reflexes. And I've had my doctor look at my nipple--it looks perfectly fine and normal. I try NOT to scratch it so much, or I'd have a scabby mess, so sometimes I pinch it. But it happens so often that I don't realize I am doing it in public places, like at wal-mart or the store............

Today my arm and nipple are itching. It is SO hard to ignore this nipple though.

I will look up those words you gave me--I have never in my life heard of "pruritis" before. So thank you for that new word.


I am hoping someone else might come along and say they have an itchy part too. I was thinking maybe it had something to do with the spinal compression in my neck-- doesn't part of the spinal cord there govern your arms and your lungs? So why not a nipple too? But I haven't found a good site that shows which nerves at different levels control different things.

Thanks for your help! I'm gong to look up prurits right now!