Guest guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Hi Cindy, My parnter would def agree with you. a night doesnt go by when he tells me to stop itching or looks at me with those eyes saying what the hell are you doing. he puts it close to self harming! It really is maddening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Hi Cindy, My parnter would def agree with you. a night doesnt go by when he tells me to stop itching or looks at me with those eyes saying what the hell are you doing. he puts it close to self harming! It really is maddening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 Just thought I would post my experience with itching because I think it is so out there. Well, I've never really had any itching until... after my last ercp (in October) when I got home from the hospital my itching went into overdrive. The worse place was the soles of my feet and the palms of my hands. It drove me bloody nuts. I went to my GP on Day 2 and said I was going to commit suicide if they didn't give me something. It was that bad. She doesn't really know that much about psc but I knew what to ask for (questran) so was prescribed it. Unbelievably after four or five days it stopped completely and I don't believe it stopped because of the questran, it just stopped. So i can sympathise with people that have got the intense itching all the time, I don't know how they cope with it. I have more of a problem with the fatigue but that's a whole different story. Cheers Richelle Christchurch, New Zealand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 , Does he have a fever at all? Is he jaundiced (yellowing of the eyes and/or skin)? I would suspect with the nausea and itching that it could be liver related – especially if he has a low grade fever or higher. Usually for the itching to be liver related, his bilirubin would be elevated and he would having yellowing of his eyes and/or skin. If he is yellow, then it is likely that is the source of the itching. If not, then it is more possible that it is a different cause. I hope that this helps. Others with more knowledge and experience will be along shortly, I am sure. Rick From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of megasam2 Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 2:28 PM To: Subject: Itching I have a question about itching. My husband has never had itching with his psc until today. Yesterday he was throwing up and now today he says that he itches from head to toe. Does that mean that there is something going on with the liver? This is a new symptom for us. wife to Rick Crohn's, PSC, Spondyloarthropathy, Gilbert's www.jaimeandrick.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 , Does he have a fever at all? Is he jaundiced (yellowing of the eyes and/or skin)? I would suspect with the nausea and itching that it could be liver related – especially if he has a low grade fever or higher. Usually for the itching to be liver related, his bilirubin would be elevated and he would having yellowing of his eyes and/or skin. If he is yellow, then it is likely that is the source of the itching. If not, then it is more possible that it is a different cause. I hope that this helps. Others with more knowledge and experience will be along shortly, I am sure. Rick From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of megasam2 Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 2:28 PM To: Subject: Itching I have a question about itching. My husband has never had itching with his psc until today. Yesterday he was throwing up and now today he says that he itches from head to toe. Does that mean that there is something going on with the liver? This is a new symptom for us. wife to Rick Crohn's, PSC, Spondyloarthropathy, Gilbert's www.jaimeandrick.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Hi Rick > I would suspect with the nausea and itching that it could be liver > related - especially if he has a low grade fever or higher. While I don't have any fever [more feeling cold actually but that could also be on account of the stinking cold weather here ], my itching has been progressively increasing the last couple of months. Sometimes, I feel a bit of nausea and infrequently I'm feeling either a dull ache (upper right quadrant) or sometimes a fairly brief but intense sharp pain (roughly the same area). I've got no jaundice however. I do have an upcoming CT scan of the liver so I'll see if anything unusual presents itself. I'd be surprised though if the itching is not liver related even I may not have all of the other symptoms. Hamilton, ON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Hi Rick > I would suspect with the nausea and itching that it could be liver > related - especially if he has a low grade fever or higher. While I don't have any fever [more feeling cold actually but that could also be on account of the stinking cold weather here ], my itching has been progressively increasing the last couple of months. Sometimes, I feel a bit of nausea and infrequently I'm feeling either a dull ache (upper right quadrant) or sometimes a fairly brief but intense sharp pain (roughly the same area). I've got no jaundice however. I do have an upcoming CT scan of the liver so I'll see if anything unusual presents itself. I'd be surprised though if the itching is not liver related even I may not have all of the other symptoms. Hamilton, ON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Hi and Rick, I've gone through a lot of itching with PSC. For me, the itching usually started before the jaundice, and stayed awhile after the jaundice faded away. It (the itching) can get really BAD. I even scarred my legs pretty bad from scratching involuntarily with my toenails when I slept. And sleep doesn't come easy. I did find that an over the counter antihistamine does wonders--Cor get a prescription for something more powerful. Sorry to hear about the suffering. in Ohio > > I have a question about itching. My husband has never had itching with > his psc until today. Yesterday he was throwing up and now today he > says that he itches from head to toe. Does that mean that there is > something going on with the liver? This is a new symptom for us. > > > wife to Rick > Crohn's, PSC, Spondyloarthropathy, Gilbert's > www.jaimeandrick.blogspot.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Hi and Rick, I've gone through a lot of itching with PSC. For me, the itching usually started before the jaundice, and stayed awhile after the jaundice faded away. It (the itching) can get really BAD. I even scarred my legs pretty bad from scratching involuntarily with my toenails when I slept. And sleep doesn't come easy. I did find that an over the counter antihistamine does wonders--Cor get a prescription for something more powerful. Sorry to hear about the suffering. in Ohio > > I have a question about itching. My husband has never had itching with > his psc until today. Yesterday he was throwing up and now today he > says that he itches from head to toe. Does that mean that there is > something going on with the liver? This is a new symptom for us. > > > wife to Rick > Crohn's, PSC, Spondyloarthropathy, Gilbert's > www.jaimeandrick.blogspot.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Hi and Rick, I've gone through a lot of itching with PSC. For me, the itching usually started before the jaundice, and stayed awhile after the jaundice faded away. It (the itching) can get really BAD. I even scarred my legs pretty bad from scratching involuntarily with my toenails when I slept. And sleep doesn't come easy. I did find that an over the counter antihistamine does wonders--Cor get a prescription for something more powerful. Sorry to hear about the suffering. in Ohio > > I have a question about itching. My husband has never had itching with > his psc until today. Yesterday he was throwing up and now today he > says that he itches from head to toe. Does that mean that there is > something going on with the liver? This is a new symptom for us. > > > wife to Rick > Crohn's, PSC, Spondyloarthropathy, Gilbert's > www.jaimeandrick.blogspot.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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