![]() Lordy, you people are scaring me with the comments that it probably won't go away, all of the meds, creams, and shots with basically no results. I woke up to what feels like the bone in the bottom pad of my left foot itching, deep itching. ![]() searching for answers to something that just happened. I always thought it was just me and was happy to find that I wasn't alone when I found this site! Basically I live with the itch which is about 3-10 times per day, pumicing and lotioning to alleviate it somewhat. ![]() The nightly pumice is keeping the skin from breaking/bleeding, so the rest is bearable. It doesn't take away the itch, but it does eliminate a lot of the bad night time itching (I often scratched it with my other toenail until it bled while I slept). There are pedicure tools that have a battery-powered spinning pumice. My skin feels a little thick there due to the continual scratching. People understand better if you tell them that the urge is as strong as sneezing, and trying not to scratch would be like trying to not sneeze. I was prescribed Gabapentin which really does seem to work, but I take it as little as possible since it makes me groggy and can't be focused on one area, so it affects the entire body. That made sense since it felt so deep under the surface. Finally a doctor told me it was probably a nerve that is sending a very strong (but false) itch message to my brain. Driving? Dinner table? School? Middle of the night? It had to be scratched or stabbed at right then! I've been to several dermatologists who tested for fungus (nope) and prescribed a cream or ointment, but nothing worked. As I grew older my family was horrified because it didn't matter where/when/how-if it started itching, it HAD TO BE SCRATCHED. My left foot has had the same itchy spot for 45 years! My parents noticed it when I was a toddler, often pulling my left shoe off to scratch what appeared to be nothing-several times each day.
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