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Re: All over itching--anyone?
From: Alyson (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Jan 7 17:24:21 2006
Let me know if you find anything out. Maybe if you get an answer I can
try my docs again with some new info!
Alyson
At Fri, 6 Jan 2006, Andrea wrote:
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>Thank you for your responses! Feel like I have been going crazy itching
>for an unknown reason! I do have a rash that appears when my pain
>starts, but it isn't a bacterial, fungal, or any other kind of textbook
>rash. It is usually on my waist, hips, and legs and looks like raised
>welts or hives. they go away with steroid cream, but come back each
>month. Dr's not sure why so next stop Dermatologist.
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>At Fri, 6 Jan 2006, Jessica wrote:
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>>At Fri, 6 Jan 2006, Alyson wrote:
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>>>Do you actually have a rash or just itchy skin? I have an unexplained
>>>rash on the inside of my right arm, over my right hip bone, and near
>>>both of my ankles. It flares up when my symptoms are bad. In fact it
>>>hasn't flared up since my surgery 3 months ago and then I had a bad week
>>>of pain last week and all of a sudden there it was again!! I've seen two
>>>dermatologists, had it biopsied, used steroid creams to treat it...the
>>>biopsies showed that it is an allergic reaction, but the allergist can't
>>>figure out why it would consistently pop up in those areas every time
>>>and not somewhere else...so as of now it is still a mystery!
>>>Alyson
>>>
>>>At Thu, 5 Jan 2006, Andrea wrote:
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>>>>I am currently being evaluated for possible endo and am scheduled for a
>>>>lap for a diagnosis. I am new to this forum and endometriosis. I was
>>>>wondering if anyone else has experienced an all over itching feeling ,
>>>>more extreme during period. The doctors have ruled out any external
>>>>parasite (no one else in my house has symptoms and there is no rash
>>>>consistent to scabies or other bugs). There seems to not be an obvious
>>>>allergen , just unexplained puritus. The itching seems to come at the
>>>>same time as my pelvic and urinary pain . May not be related to endo,
>>>>but thank you in advance for your input. Best wishes to all!
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