Re: itchy brown marks on back

[Guest guest]

Good Morning Fran:

I still have that large brown itchy patch on my back. It's not quite as

itchy as it had been. I have had six (6) unsuccessful cardioversions, and

it appeared after the first one. That was in the Spring of last year and

needless to say I have seen numerous physicians and not one had an

explanation for it - not even the EPs at Duke.

Over the past year and half I was very concerned about it - I have seen two

Dermatologist that assured me it was not cancer. It was, however, suggested

that it could have come from sort of *ground* that was used when going

through the cardioversion proceedure....but who knows? Like so many other

symptoms, etc. of the this nasty ailment.....it's a puzzle! And similar to

taking Dofetilide, I may grown two (2) heads somewhere down the line - right

? <g>

Stay well,

Ellen

68 NC

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itchy brown marks on back

> I was going through the polls and saw that there was a closed poll

> about itchy brown marks on the back or chest. I think it was from

> Ellen (but then I might be wrong). (snip) Fran

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[Guest guest]

Had 3 on my back, and they itched all the time, and one grew a little head, but

soft and like a flap. the Dr had a long name for them, but just sprayed liquid

freeze on them, and within 2 weeks, they had all changed to pink skin. One of

the little brown dots fell off, inside my shirt, and was jsut a small pice of

skin walt itchy brown marks on back

I was going through the polls and saw that there was a closed poll

about itchy brown marks on the back or chest. I think it was from

Ellen (but then I might be wrong). I have these on my back. I have

four of them and one is forming at the moment. It sounds strange but

from time to time, it feels like a single hair being pulled, and the

skin is growing thicker and going brown. They can get very itchy. Are

these connected? I can't see why. Dr told me it was a virus, like

warts.

Fran

[Guest guest]

re brown areas on back. If I remember correctly, the people who

first reported this described the ones associated with cardioversion

as being shaped like the paddles, so I assume they were large. Of

course, I have no idea if cardioversion equipment differs from place

to place, and hence the mark size and shape.

If it's a smaller mark and the dermatologist okays it, it I would

suggest freezing them off too. Why put up with something you don;t

have to.

[Guest guest]

It's actually the size and shape of an iron! My patch doesn't bother

me anymore................but its still there!

Ellen

68 NC

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(snip) the people who first reported this described the ones

associated with cardioversion as being shaped like the paddles (snip)

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