Guest guest Posted August 3, 2006 Report Posted August 3, 2006 Thank you, thank you, for your reply regarding my itch/rash question. thought I was all alone with this one. My rash is now turning into big red welts. Did that ever happen to you? Hope this doesn't go on much longer. I have enough " joy " with the pain and swelling...... Please take care and thanks again for your help. Norma in Sonoma, CA --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2006 Report Posted August 4, 2006 Hi Norma, I get the itching too. When I first got the still's rash, I itched like crazy. I was chugging down benadryl and washing with oatmeal scrub, but nothing seemed to help. Now, I usually get mild itches and sometimes the rash and sore throat a day or two before I'm due to take my Enbrel shot. Once I take it, the itches go away. I'm thinking of switching to the 2X/week dose of Enbrel to see if that helps. I'm sure it's Still's related. Remember, Still's attacks organs as well as joints, and your skin is just one big organ! What a whacked out disease... remember the discussion last year about people who had aching nose tips? There were about ten of us, I think. I guess I'm just thankful that blood isn't shooting out of my eyeballs.... yet.... in Maine > > To Everyone, > About three months ago I began itching all over (even behind my eyes); however, there was no physical (visible proof) evidence for this constant itchiness. And, I didn't want to mention " the invisible itch " to my Rheumy for fear he would just give me one of his " now, now, Norma " looks and send me scratchily on my way. Or perhaps prescribe yet another drug....to placate me. Quote
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