does anybody get itching feeling underneath the skin? i get these episodes a couple times a day, where i want to rip my skin off and scratch the #$%t out of it. i always think this is a good sign but i'm not sure.it goes from below the elbow all the way to fingertips. this is where i have no feeling or movement. can anybody relate or ever had these feelings before? thanks to all and god bless.
jim trbpi
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marieke
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI
no external rotation against gravity, can only go to 90 degree fwd flexion, no hand-to-mouth
1 surgery at age 14 (latissimus dorsi transfer). In 2004, at age 28 I was struck with Transverse Myelitis which paralyzed me from the chest down. I recovered movement to my right leg, but need a KAFO to walk on my left leg. I became an RN in 2008. - Location: Montreal, Qc, Canada
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Re: itching
It's probably the weird neurogenic pain/feelings one gets when there is nerve damage. Can be a good sign of feeling coming back. But yes, it can get annoying!
Marieke
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Re: itching
the itching feeling u feel is a good sign of nerve regeneration... I used to have the same itching burning sensation. before i got the full feeling and movement bacak in my arm
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my son (2) robpi has a severe injury, one of his very first words was "eech". he sometimes bites at his hand and wrist or asks someone to itch it for him. we were told also that this is a very good sign.
MArlyn
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I had a BPI 30 years ago and had my arm amputated above elbow 18 months after that. I still suffer pain and 2 or 3 times a year get the most frustrating itching in the elbow that isn't there. It seems to be a fairly common phantom limb experience.
Greg Kimmins Brisbane Australia
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Re: itching
grrr... the itching is the worst. you just cant get to it... like having poison oak and being in a straight-jacket. it is a good sign though??
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jennyb
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: January 1980 Yamaha RD200 vs 16 wheeler truck, result, 1 totally paralysed right arm. I was 21, now 54. I had no surgery, I don't regret this. Decided to totally ignore limitations (easily done aged 21) adapted very quickly to one handed life, got married, had 3 kids, worked- the effect of the injury on my life (once the pain stopped being constant) was minimal and now, aged 54, I very rarely even think of it, unless I bash it or it gets cold, then I wish I'd had it amputated :) Except for a steering knob on my car, I have no adaptations to help with life, mainly because I honestly don't think of myself as disabled and the only thing I can't do is peel potatoes, which is definitely a good thing.
Re: itching
Can be a good sign. In my case, I still get it 26 years down the track and it can be almost unbearable. It's definitely a phantom limb thing in my case so not a sign of regeneration for me! Hope it's a good sign for you :0)
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Christopher
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Date of Injury: 12/15/02
Level of Injury:
-dominant side C5, C6, & C7 avulsed. C8 & T1 stretched & crushed
BPI Related Surgeries:
-2 Intercostal nerves grafted to Biceps muscle,
-Free-Gracilis muscle transfer to Biceps Region innervated with 2 Intercostal nerves grafts.
-2 Sural nerves harvested from both Calves for nerve grafting.
-Partial Ulnar nerve grafted to Long Triceps.
-Uninjured C7 Hemi-Contralateral cross-over to Deltoid muscle.
-Wrist flexor tendon transfer to middle, ring, & pinky finger extensors.
Surgical medical facility:
Brachial Plexus Clinic at The Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
(all surgeries successful)
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
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Re: itching
My armpit, where all my nerve grafts went through to feed my biceps and muscle transfer, itch like mad a dozen times a day. After surgery, when I still had staples in there, it looked like grand central station. Four different scars all crossing at one point but going no where... I keep one thinking that it's just part of that 'healing' itch you get when a scar is starting to settle down, problem is, is that it's been three years. So maybe like JennyB's, it's for the long haul. Who knows... good luck.