Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 , Itching in and of itself doesn't indicate a whole lot. For many of us, it was one of our first symptoms. Others never experience it at all. Some see an increase in certain labs with itching (builirubin or alkaline phosphatase), while another's itching isn't related to labs at all. Some itch more with stress or because they eat certain things. I itch really, really bad when I take pain medication (hydrocodone). I've been having an increase with my itching lately. At times it gets so bad that I feel like tearing my skin off and I lose sleep. Other times it's just very annoying. I am seldom itch-free. There is no certain answer about severity of itching in relationship to progression of psc. Mark should mention it to his doctor though. There are several things that could relieve his itching. Take care, Cheryl Berg, Idaho 45Married 25 years, 4 children, 2 grchildrenPSC 01, UC 00, Fibromyalgia, hypothyroid,hiatal hernia, ulcer, gall baldder removed '93disability (retired English teacher) RE: rash and flu shots It seems like there is always a lot of talk about itching - is it anindicator of how far advanced your disease is or just an annoying symptom?Mark has begun to itch a lot lately and we were wondering if it meansanything. Thanks for any info you have. wife of Mark PSC 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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