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An itch is an itch is an itch
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Naomi M.
Why I love and hate the Internet... This week Daniel had some strange sensations on his back and midriff. It was tingly and sensitive; almost felt like a sunburn, he said. So I go onto Google and type in all kinds of combinations of diabetes/skin sensitivity/tingling/pain. Google is a wonderful tool. I found all kinds of scary information about ...
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The Itch
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Dave
... bers to address this incident, Horatio the Physician informed the King and Queen that only a special saliva, if applied for four hours, would cure this type of itch, and that tests had shown that only the saliva of Nick the Dragon Slayer would work as the antidote to cure the itch. The King quickly summoned Nick the Dragon Slayer. Horatio the Phy ...
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itching
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Donna Peach
Yesterday I started itching. Itching everywhere. No rash or other symptoms except uncomfortable itching all over–my scalp, my back, my arms, legs, hands, feet. I thought it had gone away today as ...
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Itch
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sawling
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I hate itch. The moment you start scratching, the itch gets worse. Recently, I have developed a funny rash. The skin around my neck began to feel really itchy initially. I began scratching away, thinking that it is caused by my hair poking around my neck. However, the next day, my body began to itch. This time, I put it down to dry skin, since the ...
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Itching!!!!!!
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Mara
Well I thought I was starting to feel better but over the last few days I have developed a rash near my surgery site (had surgery over a month ago) and let me just say OUCH! At first I thought something might have bitten me but nope the Doc said since I have been sweating so much it has gotten infected... What? Who knew doing something productive c ...
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ITCH!
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Beth S.
First of all, we put up our Christmas tree tonight. FUN! Growing up, my family always bought a real tree and I thought that was the best. And when my mom threatened to buy a fake tree instead I can remember protesting GREATLY. Fake trees are no fun! But now O and I have a fake tree. I can see why my mom wanted one. Much easier. :)Anyway, we ...
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Life's an Itch
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Angel ..
... 17 days of itching)--she agreed that it sounded like I was allergic to Biaxin. The rash is gone for the most part, but since I had to stop my zyrtec for next week's scratch tests, my dermagraphism has flared up. I EETCH. The good news is that my CAPRAST test showed that supposedly I'm not allergic to mold, dust, oak or pine, but she thinks some ...
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Itch | Pain
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Dr. Jennifer C.
Monday, September 28, 2009Itching is defined as an unpleasant cutaneous sensation leading to the desire to scratch. It serves as a physiological self-protective mechanism as do other cutaneous sensatio ...
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Son of an Itch!
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Danimal
Are you familiar with the dreaded morphine itch? Actually, it can happen with any opiate but seems to be most common with morphine. I asked my doctor about it years ago and she said the body may release histamines in reaction to morphine and she suggested I try an anti-histamine. My little itch only rears its pimply face once in a blue moon. Us ...
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