Re: Weird question, but, hey, it's a weird disease! :-)

[Guest guest]

Hi I itch underneath my skin like mad!!!! You cant see it but I burn and

itch! So bad that I will take a fork and just scratch and scratch! They

give me a med dose pack (steroids) to help sometimes.

[Guest guest]

Hi I itch underneath my skin like mad!!!! You cant see it but I burn and

itch! So bad that I will take a fork and just scratch and scratch! They

give me a med dose pack (steroids) to help sometimes.

[Guest guest]

----- Original Message -----

From: GoAwayRA@...

> I am itching like crazy -- around the joints(as I know is common) but

elsewhere too (muscle). All over really.

If it is an unusual itch, like worms crawling UNDER your skin, you might want to

get your liver enzyme levels checked.

Nina

[Guest guest]

----- Original Message -----

From: GoAwayRA@...

> I am itching like crazy -- around the joints(as I know is common) but

elsewhere too (muscle). All over really.

If it is an unusual itch, like worms crawling UNDER your skin, you might want to

get your liver enzyme levels checked.

Nina

[Guest guest]

Definitely get a liver enzyme test. Are your hands red?

[Guest guest]

Definitely get a liver enzyme test. Are your hands red?

[Guest guest]

Dear Beth,

I itch all the time as does my husband. We are both seronegative for RA. My

husband and my liver enzymes were unusually high so he had a screen for

Hepatitis C and so did I. His is positive and mine is not but mine is not back

yet.

Let me know what you find out.

[Guest guest]

Dear Beth,

I itch all the time as does my husband. We are both seronegative for RA. My

husband and my liver enzymes were unusually high so he had a screen for

Hepatitis C and so did I. His is positive and mine is not but mine is not back

yet.

Let me know what you find out.

[Guest guest]

Hi Nina--are you saying this might be a reaction to medication rather than the

RA itself? You nailed it right on the head--it's much like restless legs

syndrome, but all over!

Re: [ ] Weird question, but, hey, it's a weird disease! :-)

----- Original Message -----

From: GoAwayRA@...

> I am itching like crazy -- around the joints(as I know is common) but

elsewhere too (muscle). All over really.

If it is an unusual itch, like worms crawling UNDER your skin, you might want to

get your liver enzyme levels checked.

Nina

[Guest guest]

Hi Nina--are you saying this might be a reaction to medication rather than the

RA itself? You nailed it right on the head--it's much like restless legs

syndrome, but all over!

Re: [ ] Weird question, but, hey, it's a weird disease! :-)

----- Original Message -----

From: GoAwayRA@...

> I am itching like crazy -- around the joints(as I know is common) but

elsewhere too (muscle). All over really.

If it is an unusual itch, like worms crawling UNDER your skin, you might want to

get your liver enzyme levels checked.

Nina

[Guest guest]

----- Original Message -----

From:

> Hi Nina--are you saying this might be a reaction to medication rather than the

RA itself? You nailed it right on the head--it's much like restless legs

syndrome, but all over!

It certainly could be a reaction to medication. I've never heard of itching as

a symptom of RA. I do have the " worms under the skin " type of itching. It's

from Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, which is an autoimmune disease that destroys the

bile ducts in your liver.

Nina

[Guest guest]

----- Original Message -----

From:

> Hi Nina--are you saying this might be a reaction to medication rather than the

RA itself? You nailed it right on the head--it's much like restless legs

syndrome, but all over!

It certainly could be a reaction to medication. I've never heard of itching as

a symptom of RA. I do have the " worms under the skin " type of itching. It's

from Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, which is an autoimmune disease that destroys the

bile ducts in your liver.

Nina

[Guest guest]

Yikes! Thanks so much for the info--I'll have to check into this more!

Re: [ ] Weird question, but, hey, it's a weird disease! :-)

----- Original Message -----

From:

> Hi Nina--are you saying this might be a reaction to medication rather than the

RA itself? You nailed it right on the head--it's much like restless legs

syndrome, but all over!

It certainly could be a reaction to medication. I've never heard of itching as

a symptom of RA. I do have the " worms under the skin " type of itching. It's

from Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, which is an autoimmune disease that destroys the

bile ducts in your liver.

Nina

[Guest guest]

Yikes! Thanks so much for the info--I'll have to check into this more!

Re: [ ] Weird question, but, hey, it's a weird disease! :-)

----- Original Message -----

From:

> Hi Nina--are you saying this might be a reaction to medication rather than the

RA itself? You nailed it right on the head--it's much like restless legs

syndrome, but all over!

It certainly could be a reaction to medication. I've never heard of itching as

a symptom of RA. I do have the " worms under the skin " type of itching. It's

from Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, which is an autoimmune disease that destroys the

bile ducts in your liver.

Nina