It is interesting reading about everybody having dry skin and itching problems. I am a C3/4 complete 22 years post injury and I have the opposite problem. My skin is so oily I have a bad problem with acne. Pretty much all over my body. My head use to get so itchy it would drive me nuts. The only thing that we found that work was that we scrub my head really good with soap and water twice a day and it generally keeps the itching under control. It is pretty bad when you are 50 years old and is still have bad problems with acne. Actually I think it is worse now than when I was a teenager.
I hope everybody has a good new year. Ray From: Larry Willis [mailto:lwillis82...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2015 4:16 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Fwd: [QUAD-L] Itchig Head Same problem here Billy. My teeth are a mess. I have three molars right now that need serious work. Burning mouth syndrome is about to get me down. I tried to eat a piece of pizza last night and thought my eyes were going to pop out. I'm reduced to oatmeal and grits. It's about to get the best of me. Does the vitamin D help? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: William Lang III <blan...@icloud.com> Date: Thursday, December 31, 2015 Subject: [QUAD-L] Itchig Head To: greg <g...@eskimo.com> Cc: quad-list <quad-list@eskimo.com> Hi all, I think we all suffer from dry skin etc. I suffered with dry scalp for years until I found that using T-GEL shampoo. It cleared it up within a week. I do not use any conditioner. I suffer, like everyone here who takes medicine that causes dry mouth And it seems every medicine I take does it. We don’t sweat (at the C-5 level anyway) and our skin does not have the capability of generating its own oils. After 25 years my teeth have fallen out of my head. Lately I have been prescribed massive amounts of vitamin D to help with The Loss of Calcium. Recently, I find my fingernails are falling out (I should stop biting them to shorten them) but I think it’s from a lack of some nutrient in the body. Hope this helps Billy On Dec 26, 2015, at 6:51 PM, greg <g...@eskimo.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','g...@eskimo.com');> > wrote: Because of how bad it itches, all over head/face, my skins not that dry, my guess is that it is caused by meds. I looked up my meds and a couple mentioned possible itching. But non of my meds are new. Except an antibiotic, but its been over for a week now. Unless itching symptoms can start years into taking it. Greg I took Nexium for a short time until I found out it was making me itchy. Everything When that I could feel itched...even my eyebrows. Maybe your problem is as simple as a new drug that is causing the problem. In a message dated 12/26/2015 12:16:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ladyno...@aol.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ladyno...@aol.com');> writes: Greg, I also suffer from itchy scalp. I went to the dermatologist and he gave me a shampoo to use three times a week, but it does not stop my head from itchy. It itches in the same spots every time. Sometimes it is so bad I have to take a Benadryl. I'm convinced it's something neurological because sometimes even under my arms, my chest and the top of my back itches very bad. I am a C4 quad so if anything below that point is itching I wouldn't know. I cannot reach the top of my head so I have to have someone else scratch me. It's so annoying Have a Blessed Day, Naomi -----Original Message----- From: wheelchair <wheelch...@aol.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wheelch...@aol.com');> > To: wheelchair <wheelch...@aol.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wheelch...@aol.com');> > lwillis82153 <lwillis82...@gmail.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','lwillis82...@gmail.com');> > quad-list <quad-list@eskimo.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','quad-list@eskimo.com');> > Sent: Mon, Dec 21, 2015 8:33 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Itchig Head Craig Hospital's Hotline 800-247-0257 24 hours a day. Best Wishes In a message dated 12/21/2015 7:29:45 P.M. Central Standard Time, wheelch...@aol.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wheelch...@aol.com');> writes: Have you considered calling Craig Hospital's Hotline for SCI and ask a nurse. Its free and you will be working with SCI specialist. Its a toll-free number and free. Best Wishes In a message dated 12/21/2015 5:08:16 P.M. Central Standard Time, lwillis82...@gmail.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','lwillis82...@gmail.com');> writes: Sounds very much like allergy. Try some Benadryl. If that doesn't help, try Claritin, etc. Do you take Percocet? It sometimes causes itching. Good luck, my friend. Larry ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: greg <g...@eskimo.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','g...@eskimo.com');> > Date: Monday, December 21, 2015 Subject: [QUAD-L] Itchig Head To: quad-list@eskimo.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','quad-list@eskimo.com');> My head use to itch so bad, lots of flakes. I used Crisco or Coconut oil, and it helped lots. But lately my head itches so bad, no flakes, and nothing helps. I'm up all night trying to scratch my scalp. Like bugs, but nothings there. Dermatologist gave me samples of itch free shampoos, but said everything looks fine. I do not think the cold weather is causing it. Never has before. My face too, it's like I have loose hairs tickling my face. Can allergies cause that? My left eye is watering bad for 3 days now. I flushed it with Visine, and a saline wash, and nothing. The outside edge gets crusty, goopy, and feels like I may have scratched it rubbing it so much. Sounds like another doc check up, Greg Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do! -John Wooden Billy Lang blan...@icloud.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','blan...@icloud.com');>
