Eczema in Elbows from Swimming?

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I get exema in the inside of my elbows. But I think it's because I swim in public pools that are kind of gross.

Skin changes are weird and definatly not a symptoms of anything sinister (not your skin conditions anyway) The hair loss thing is strange too.

Well keep on keeping on. Try and find a reason. I know I am.

Jeff
 
I lost hair on my calves too but I am thinking this occurs in the healthy population. I used to think it had something to do with the twitching but then I noticed a lot of guys had thinning or no hair on the calves. Sort of pathetic that I have to look at men's legs to find this out but what can i tell you. I also spent a lot of time researching it and it doesn't have any clinical significance. My skin is normal otherwise.
 
I have skin changes..It looks something like vitiligo in spots, (white with dark borders) I also am having alot of hair on my chin now, oh ya it is wonderful..now I wax my chin :D) My skin is drier then it use to be. I have more breaking of blood vessels also. I get burn sensations of my face too.

Too all the people who are on meds for lyme...When lyme reaches the nervous system aren't you suppose to be taking antibiotics through IV since the infection is so bad? I thought I read that somewhere, have no idea but thought I read that..Is it possible that you have a viral?

By the way how the hell can CDC and the lab have different standards, that is bullsh**..

You really sound like you have thyroid issues. I have had my TSH tested three times and nothing shows. I still think sometimes that the test is wrong. I had someone tell me the best way to test for thyroid is to take your temp for thing in the morning before you get out of bed. You cannot use a digital thermometer, mercury only. You place it under your arm for 10 minutes and check the temp. Have it by your bedside so you dont get out of bed and do not move around much before you take it or during. I have never tried this but thinking I should. I dont know much about this technique but that is what I was told to do, maybe Sue can chime in on this one...

By the way where do you and your Dr. think here is atrophy, on the calves?...Jenn
 
WEll Crap. Got a call from the DR where the EMG was to be done. He ( MY Neuro ) is out sick! Nice of him to call though before making the trek into the big city ! My sister has Graves Disease an autoimmune Thyroid issue. MY last tests have shown my TSH to be on the low side of normal and I do show TSI antibodies ( Graves ) but are within Normal ranges. My problem with that is a normal person has no TSI so why a range? I see a Rheumy already and have RA arthritis also. The Neuro cannot explain the skin color change so thats why the Thyroid tests. Today my calves feel so freakin weak upon getting out of bed. When I walk the ache. The CDC standarsd for a positive lyme tests are outdated ( 1993 ) and should be changed. For instance if you have a Western Blot btest done you need 5 bands to show to be positive. You could have 4 lyme specific bands and still be Neg. Insurance companys love this
 
Do think the doxy might be causing certain side-effects? As to the atrophy, you would not have to ask us if it were present, it is sooooo obvious. You wouldn't be using words like "seems" to describe it. It is as obvious as having your eye ball fall out of it's socket. I use that trick once in a while, it never fails to shock and astonish.

My calve hair too has disappeared, it is normal. Long as the other fixture is working, who cares. ;)

6thfloor4lane, worry is debilitating, it makes us feel tired, and all gone. Accept the first emg result and move on. When you do, you find your energy returns to normal, and you'll be running the two blocks. The mind is the biggest defeatist a person can have, but contrarily, the biggest champion as well. It all depends on what you are thinking.

Basso
 
I lost hair on my claves and shins as well as the dry chaffey skin but I am positive this is from wearing socks every day. Sounds very simple but I am positive that is what it is from. Could this be the cause for you also?
 
yeah, the skin thing is not a cause for concern but could definitely be a sign, leading to a diagnosis other than BFS...it is certainly autoimmune related (they run in bunches...so being RA, you are probably having thyroid issues). Anything like psoriasis, eczema, lots of those common ailments are autoimmune related, by certain degrees.

Know this regardng your thyroid: TSH levels have been changed by the American Association of Endos to .5-3.0 (most labs consider normal ,5-5.5 or 6.0). So make sure an endo is reading your results. Thyroid disease runs in families too.

The fact you have antibodies against your thyroid should say something too. believe it or not, it can also be the cause of your twitching.

I just came back from an endo because I was having weird fluctuations in TSH...when this started I was at 1.5...then creeped up to 2.5...then 3.8 (which was the casue for concern), then when the endo tested me, it was 2.5 with no anibodies...

Whatever some of us have, it is really screwing around with up, and all the processess of our bodies (metabolism, endocrinolgical, etc.) Which COULD point to latent infection, or fouled immune system due to autoimmune issues (you may even have an overarching autoimmune disease that affects RA, thyroid, etc. something like celiac, which I have been reading up on, on Freedom's advice, you might want to ask your rheum (ask Zeke suggests to go to).

As far as the Lyme, can I ask who ordered a test from IGENEX? Was it a regualr GP, a specialist in Lyme? Or another type of doc?

I had a positive IGENEX test after literally dozens of negatives (negative ELiSAs, Western Blots, PCRs, even negative CSF test).

I was treated with antibiotics orally 1.5 years. Then I was told by another ID doc that I really didn't have it, that the lab may be disreputable (indicted by two states attorney general's offices) and that even if I did have it, 1.5 years of antibiotics should have killed it (though, yeah, Jenn, I never had IV, which of course allows for that little bit of doubt about Lyme to continue in my mind, esp. since I live in an endemic area and have deer crawling through my yard).

Hope some of this might help....


Best,

John
 
Ugh. Folks, you don't want to start messing with IV antibiotics, unless you are positive that you have a legitimate infection. Igenex has been investigated for fraud, this is well documented. Plus, they are really expensive, and not covered by insurance.

You have to use your own judgement of course, but my lyme test with Igenex was negative anyway, so lyme has never been an issue for me. If you really suspect lyme, you can try a homeopathic supplement which is just as effective, called Cat's Claw. It's expensive, but not as much as IV antibiotics.

Do you have any idea how many super bugs we've created just by the overuse of IV antibiotics?

If you want to be afraid, be VERY afraid of those. Those are bacteria that do not respond to ANY antibiotic therapy.

Our bodies are healthy, in fact, with an auto-immune condition, it seems we are even MORE able to combat most bacteria. Has anyone noticed how rarely you get sick now that you've had bfs? I've noticed a difference in myself.

I might get a cold every couple of years, even though I feel in my body that I've been exposed to something on occasion. My body fights it, because it is a well-oiled machine. My immune system is always on the alert, like the Israeli military. ;)

Trust your body to fight off viruses and bacteria, because it can, it will, and it does.

Antibiotics, unless they are really needed, can only serve to kill off whatever good bacteria you have going for you, and then...beware of even worse infections than the ones you DIDN'T have in the first place.

Blessings,
Sue
 
Woz My tsh has been as low as .59 usually .7 or .8. The TSI antibodies were @ 85 and 92 ( < 125 normal )on two different tests. Could be a moderate reading even though within normal ranges. You are not suppose to have any TSI so not sure why there is a range. Getting them done again. Sounds like it could be Hyperthyroid??
 
EMG.............NORMAL !!!!!! DR says I have some kind of Neuropothy in the lower legs but says 95% sure it is not sinister in nature. Some of my thyroid blood work was off and my CPK was high. Anyway I'll look at the lab sheet tomorrow and post....YE HA
 
That was CRP not CPK....C reactive protein was high @9.73 range up to 8. Also my T3 on the thyroid was high @163 range 79-149. There are indicators from previous blood tests that I may be Hyper thyroid ( Graves disease )?? Not sure yet. If so that might account for the twitching. Also my RA factor was high . I have had RA arthritis for 16 years..It's very common for a person with an Autoimmune problem to develop a second.
 
Hi,

I was told then same thing as my ncv was a little slow, the neuro said I have a slight neuropathy. Have to be retested, supposed to be this month but haven't made an apointment yet.

Sharon
 

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