Ugh... Mites, I think.

[Amiga]

Thanks Amiga for the link I checked it out and posted hopefully I will get a response. The doc prescribed me a cream called Pramosone. Basically a band aid not the cure. She also suggested I get a lotion called Sarna, which I did. This summer when it started I instantly chalked it up to little bugs in the grass biting me, no one else seemed to notice those bugs though . It's cold here now so definitely not grass bugs!
I'm grabbing at straws here, Im freaked out and think its fleas, mites, bedbugs, something gross like a parasite, whatever but no one else is affected! I have been using the lotion and cream for one week and nothing has changed. I'm not giving up though. The first doctor was a dermatologist, my next appointment will be with our family doctor.

Well, here is a l o o o o o n g shot guess for you. My guess is that sometimes what we eat can affect our reactions to other things. In my case, wheat made my asthma worse, too much sugar somehow made my skin more susceptible to rashes.

I had a mystery rash for years. I mean, two decades. It would come and go. It was suggested I use antihistamines, topical cream . . . nothing seemed to change it. It came, it went. Was worse generally in late winter. So, for other reasons, I fasted from sugar and starch for a while. My goal was four weeks. After four and a half days, the rash in my elbows was gone. Days later, the rash on my legs was gone.

When I was found to be gluten intolerant, I gave up wheat (and barley and rye), and several months later noticed far fewer asthma attacks.

So, maybe you can try modifying your diet for a few weeks and see if that helps. It isn't a diagnosis, but if it helps your body manage better, that might be worth something.

 

[Buckas]

this is going to sound totally insane, but desperate times call for desperate measures. After 6 months of intense itching to the point of bleeding, sleepless nights,countless forums about bug infestations, Dr's apt., being so miserable feeling trapped inside my skin and people saying I'm crazy in the head because I swore there were bugs crawling all over me and not to mention having sores like I'm addicted to meth or something all over my legs from scratching so hard and not wanting to be close to my family or hug my kids in fear of them getting my itchies I HAVE FOUND COMPLETE RELIEF!!!!!!!!!!
I still dont know what started my itching, the ducks pond water, fleas, mites, or food allergies but I do know what has STOPPED it
I found a website that sells a ZAPPER, it was expensive (not as much as I spent on the steroid prescriptions for this dang itch that only made it worse) but I had to take a chance. It arrived this last Tuesday and I immediately found a battery for it and put it in my sock. Within an hour I STOPPED ITCHING. I'm sure this sounds like mumbo jumbo or black magic to some (my husband didn't believe me at first either) but I wanted to share this craziness in case there is someone else out there who has tried everything under the sun short of suicide to find relief. This zapper claims to even work on animals, I havent tried it on any of mine because I'm wearing it 24\7 selfish right? :~), besides they werent the ones going insane due to an itch. Truth be told, Im scared to take it off for too long because I don't ever want to feel like that again. PLEASE!!!!! Pass this info on to ANY one thats is suffering from itching of any kind, I believe it will help them. 6 months ago I would not have even thought about trying this "crazy zapper" desperate times called for desperate measures.

 

[Miss Lydia]

this is going to sound totally insane, but desperate times call for desperate measures. After 6 months of intense itching to the point of bleeding, sleepless nights,countless forums about bug infestations, Dr's apt., being so miserable feeling trapped inside my skin and people saying I'm crazy in the head because I swore there were bugs crawling all over me and not to mention having sores like I'm addicted to meth or something all over my legs from scratching so hard and not wanting to be close to my family or hug my kids in fear of them getting my itchies I HAVE FOUND COMPLETE RELIEF!!!!!!!!!!
I still dont know what started my itching, the ducks pond water, fleas, mites, or food allergies but I do know what has STOPPED it
I found a website that sells a ZAPPER, it was expensive (not as much as I spent on the steroid prescriptions for this dang itch that only made it worse) but I had to take a chance. It arrived this last Tuesday and I immediately found a battery for it and put it in my sock. Within an hour I STOPPED ITCHING. I'm sure this sounds like mumbo jumbo or black magic to some (my husband didn't believe me at first either) but I wanted to share this craziness in case there is someone else out there who has tried everything under the sun short of suicide to find relief. This zapper claims to even work on animals, I havent tried it on any of mine because I'm wearing it 24\7 selfish right? :~), besides they werent the ones going insane due to an itch. Truth be told, Im scared to take it off for too long because I don't ever want to feel like that again. PLEASE!!!!! Pass this info on to ANY one thats is suffering from itching of any kind, I believe it will help them. 6 months ago I would not have even thought about trying this "crazy zapper" desperate times called for desperate measures.

I'm happy for you that you finally found relief can you give the link for this Zapper? also did you try soaking in Epsom salt water? just wondering.

 

[Amiga]

Hey, Buckas, this forum is for sharing what we are up against, and what we have tried, and what works for us. Let the sharing begin!

I don't think medical scientists even really know exactly what itching is. It has to do with the nerves, and since nerves communicate using a combination of chemicals and electricity, why not?

 

[Buckas]

I tried soaking in baking soda once but not Epsom, the Dr suggested the Epsom but I don't have any on hand. The baking soda definitely brought me relief for about an hour, then the bites (pin pricks) and intense itching was back. I didn't like the thought of sitting in the "bug water" I was afraid they would migrate up my trunk or get in my you know what!! My best defense before receiving the zapper in the mail was a lotion called SARNA. I would literally slather that on and then dress in long sleeves and sweats. That is a crazy sensation, the SARNA contains camphor (menthol) and its like rubbing ICY HOT all over and then standing in front of a fan!!! I did that every night and every morning to the point that I was getting so use to the icy hot feeling and trust me that is an intense cool especially when your entire body is covered in it. I wanted to share the website but I was afraid that was against BYC rules. you can find the zapper here...

www.worldwithoutparasites.com

check it out and click on ZAPPERS, also look at the F&Qs and the testimonials (they are pretty compelling). I know anyone can write a testimonial and say what they please, but I'm living proof that it worked. I didn't get the T-REX model because I was already super leery about buying the zapper in the first place and $134.00 already seemed like a lot especially if it was a hoax. My husband would have killed me and I actually didn't tell him anything about a zapper till the day it arrived.THANK GOODNESS IT WORKED He is super skeptical about alternative medicine.

So this itch started at my ankles, moved to my calves about a month later and continued to spread upward to my thighs at an alarming rate. My forearms joined in and the final straw was when it attacked my private region (that was 3 weeks ago and pure hell putting SARNA there!!). Now I have never seen a single bug on me during this entire time and neither did the doctors but I could feel them crawling on me and I had sores (bites) and of coarse lesions from scratching. When I placed the zapper on my ankle for the first time on Tuesday I had the most intense itching occur right above the zapper box, I refused to itch it and just sat there in amazement as a little hole opened up on my leg. I didn't see anything come out of it and I'm sure that just adds to my crazy but the sore was identical to the other sores (bites) I have all over my legs from that point the itch was gone. I have to move the zapper around because it gets to tingling and makes its own sores if I don't. The makers worn of that and claim it has to do with acidity in the skin and the longer you use it the more alkaline you become and then that tingle sting doesn't happen. I am so glad this nightmare is over and if I have to wear my little buddy (zapper) for the rest of my life SO BE IT! I never ever want to feel that again.
Just for the record, I never changed my soap, my food or my daily routines to provoke or eliminate this situation (except for staying out of the duck pond).
From the get go I knew it was buggy

I hoped it wasn't ducky and I prayed it wasn't crazy!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I tried soaking in baking soda once but not Epsom, the Dr suggested the Epsom but I don't have any on hand. The baking soda definitely brought me relief for about an hour, then the bites (pin pricks) and intense itching was back. I didn't like the thought of sitting in the "bug water" I was afraid they would migrate up my trunk or get in my you know what!! My best defense before receiving the zapper in the mail was a lotion called SARNA. I would literally slather that on and then dress in long sleeves and sweats. That is a crazy sensation, the SARNA contains camphor (menthol) and its like rubbing ICY HOT all over and then standing in front of a fan!!! I did that every night and every morning to the point that I was getting so use to the icy hot feeling and trust me that is an intense cool especially when your entire body is covered in it. I wanted to share the website but I was afraid that was against BYC rules. you can find the zapper here...

www.worldwithoutparasites.com

check it out and click on ZAPPERS, also look at the F&Qs and the testimonials (they are pretty compelling). I know anyone can write a testimonial and say what they please, but I'm living proof that it worked. I didn't get the T-REX model because I was already super leery about buying the zapper in the first place and $134.00 already seemed like a lot especially if it was a hoax. My husband would have killed me and I actually didn't tell him anything about a zapper till the day it arrived.THANK GOODNESS IT WORKED He is super skeptical about alternative medicine.

So this itch started at my ankles, moved to my calves about a month later and continued to spread upward to my thighs at an alarming rate. My forearms joined in and the final straw was when it attacked my private region (that was 3 weeks ago and pure hell putting SARNA there!!). Now I have never seen a single bug on me during this entire time and neither did the doctors but I could feel them crawling on me and I had sores (bites) and of coarse lesions from scratching. When I placed the zapper on my ankle for the first time on Tuesday I had the most intense itching occur right above the zapper box, I refused to itch it and just sat there in amazement as a little hole opened up on my leg. I didn't see anything come out of it and I'm sure that just adds to my crazy but the sore was identical to the other sores (bites) I have all over my legs from that point the itch was gone. I have to move the zapper around because it gets to tingling and makes its own sores if I don't. The makers worn of that and claim it has to do with acidity in the skin and the longer you use it the more alkaline you become and then that tingle sting doesn't happen. I am so glad this nightmare is over and if I have to wear my little buddy (zapper) for the rest of my life SO BE IT! I never ever want to feel that again.
Just for the record, I never changed my soap, my food or my daily routines to provoke or eliminate this situation (except for staying out of the duck pond).
From the get go I knew it was buggy

I hoped it wasn't ducky and I prayed it wasn't crazy!

Amazing. Now to go read about this Zapper. Thank you for sharing and very happy you found a solution.

 

[Buckas]

Hey I just wanted to update those who have read this thread. Im a firm believer in the magic of the zapper but I want to say this. Though the zapper took my itch almost entirely away instantly!! I wasnt satified with the results completely because I was still covered in a rash and I was still experiencing some pin prick bites, crazy erruptions on my skin that I swear I kept pulling "things" out of and the mysterious dermatitis had spread to my chest and covered my arms and was creeping along my "love handles" even though I had been wearing the zapper literally 24/7 except in the shower. I was looking like a meth addict and the original sores on my legs from this summer still werent healing. Don't get me wrong the zapper helped keep the crawly buggie sensation down from a 10 to 3 but it wasnt helping me heal. So, I continued to search for answers and cures for whatever the heck this is. If you look into the zapper you will find the name Dr. Hulda Clark. I began reading one of her books and found a few herbal supplements she recomends for PARASITE cleansing. From the begining I felt this was buggie so I decided last Saturday to start taking these herbs and continue to use the zapper but only at night on the bottom of my foot. 5 days I've been doing this and for the last 2 I havent felt a single pin prick "bite" and the dermatitis is gone (inflamed red skin with weeping lesions). I still have crater sores yes, but I continue to use neosporin on them and they are no longer inflamed and too tender to touch. Infact yesterday was the first day I have worn jeans in almost 3 months. There was lots of edema in my legs and when I would squat down it felt like the skin would tear. Im no longer experiencing that feeling either!
The zapper was only a piece of the puzzle. It gets your cells energized and ready to attack but it alone isnt the answer. I have been an animal lover since my first cat at 8 yrs of age, I can remeber my mom saying "stop kissing that cat your going to get worms!!!" I thought she was just trying to gross me out, I had no idea how right she was until now( she really loves to be right). I believe that I in fact do have worms, the ascaris worm. I also think that I have been infected with it for so long that it went systemic and the little buggers eggs traveled via my blood to to my skin and there they began to hatch (causing the crawling pin prick bite sensations I was experiencing) along with the dermatitis and weeping sores (not to mention the "things" I found inside the crater sores)
Anyway this has been an emotional rollercoaster from hell, my life has been flipped upside down but at least I know Im not alone. Everyone of us on this site could be infected with these worms or some other parasite like a tape worm and not know it yet cause thier bodies are still fighting. My journey with this is not over, and who knows if this is the answer or merely another piece to the puzzle. Either way I will continue to update or answer questions in hopes of helping someone else.

On a lighter note I just would like to mention that before all this crazy skin stuff began happening to me I did notice that if I consumed any amount (1 or more) of alcoholic drinks, the next two or three days I would spend feeling achy in the joints like I had the flu and my liver is only 34yrs old! So I decided that I just cannot drink any more and for the last year I have been dry. I drank my first beer at my friends 35th birthday celebration 2 weeks ago and man was I sweating bullets thinking about my skin and then having the achieness because I had a beer (or 2, it was a party). However when I opened my eyes the following morning I sprung outta bed without an ache in sight, I felt good to my surprise. The following weekend I drank another beer just to see!!!!!! and once again I felt no achiness. So, if the zapper didnt "cure" my itchies what it did do was allow me the simple enjoyment of an ice cold beer every now and again. Totally worth the money.

The herbs are as follows:
Black Walnut Hull 500mg (I take two)
Fresh Ground Cloves 450mg (I take one)
Wormwood 780mg (I take three)
Take all three of these herbs 3x a day right before you eat. I usually skip breakfast but I still take them and drink coffee with creamer. I also drink 2 or more cups NIGHTLY of the herbal tea soothing mint GET REGULAR, SKIN DETOX, and DETOX alll made by YOGI
BE AWARE the get regular tea will cause some cramping it is an herbal laxative!
I found all of these at my local Natural Grocery


Please excuse any spelling mistakes, for some reason the spell check isnt working and I am only human, ..it happens.

 

[Amiga]

Buckas,

those of us who work and live closely with animals need to be aware that there are some shared parasites and illnesses. I am not grossed out by it, though I would say I do not relish the idea of a case of creepy-crawlies.

I live in the Land of Lyme Disease - just less than 40 miles from the place it was named for.

So many of us have had it, I may have dodged it, but it is sneaky.

Your post was very helpful to me.

Can you get a confirmation and positive i.d. on the parasite, and is it something that could affect your littles?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I hope soon you will be posting you are completely over this, goodness it must be a night mare.
How long will you have to do the herbals?

 

[Buckas]

oh Miss Lydia this HAD been a total night mare for sure! I am doing so well now, I continue to take the the herbs and I will continue through the new year and then skip a week and start again for a week and skip again. I don't know, I'm NEVER going back to where I was and so I must say I'm scared to quit using the zapper or the herbs anytime soon even though I am symptom free and feeling awesome (not just symptom free) FEELING AWESOME!
I took a trip to Ft. Collins to see some family this weekend. My brother in law is a vet and I wanted to get his take on what was going on. As soon as I told him about my blood test having a high EOS (eosinophils) he instantly told me I had a parasite (or parasites) and was not one bit surprised the "human" doctors ignored the numbers or laughed at me for thinking it was bugs. He said as a vet they deal with parasites ALL THE TIME, it is what makes our animals sick. He asked if I ever deworm my pets and I said nope, cause I've never seen worms in their stool! James (my brother in law) informed me that all animals should have regular dewormings because they ALWAYS have worms no matter what!!! I had no idea, I guess I really never thought much about it because I wasn't "sick", but when I think back I have to admit I was sick, I was diagnosed with IBS and CROHNS disease when I was 19yrs old, I have been hospitalized numerous times for "mysterious" debilitating symptoms the doctors could not explain, I get CROUP still and require medical attention for it and after my children were born I was told I had an autoimmune disease non specific and that having them(my kids) "triggered" it. My son has struggled with CROUP since he was an infant (figured it was hereditary) my daughter is typical child gets a cold here and there but nothing substantial and my husband struggles with IBS also. I have started everyone on the herbs including the pets!
James (the vet) thinks I most likely had/have tapeworms (not just one but hundreds) and a huge overload of Ascaris, you can look at my feces and see them quite easily what ever type of worms they are!

I have read that these herbs help with Lyme disease Amiga.

I found a book by Dr. Hulda Clark called THE CURE FOR ALL DISEASES. I downloaded a sample of it on my Kindle and that's where I found the herbal cure of black walnut hull cloves and wormwood. After I started taking the herb and had such a fabulous recovery I decided to purchase the book in paperback (used) and buy 3 more copies for my family (Christmas presents). My husband is going to build a much larger zapper for us to all use since I am stingie with mine.

I just want to say that I never looked sick (full of worms or dying) I didn't even really feel sick just incredibly itchy (that itself brought on its own issues), I'm super active in life, have a beautiful family a "clean" home filled with very loving animals and thought all of what I had experienced up until now was just normal life, the typical outcome of being hard on my body as a kid, genetics and having to deal with colds flu and coughs because I'm a parent. WELL I don't think that anymore, I'm kinda grossed out by my pets now (I'll get over that) and some what alarmed by my whole experience and embarrassed by what I found. No one wants to admit they have a parasite or parasites living in them, that must mean I'm dirty right or perhaps there is just no way you could have a parasite because you have never been to a foreign country or been exposed to filthy conditions, but the truth is everyday we ALL are exposed to those tiny little buggers micro macro etc. and none of us are immune.
Miss Lydia you ask me how long I will need to take the herbals and my response to that is this...
Because I love animals and my way of life I will need to always take these herbs but not to cure only to maintain my health for the rest of my life or until all of my pets have passed and my house is sterile and lacking love (not going to happen).
Even if you aren't "symptomatic" or even itchy I recommend trying these herbs for a month 3x a day, they are beneficial for so many diseases with no side effects and what do you have to lose? Perhaps a parasite! Check out the book too, its pretty interesting.
I will be getting another blood test in January to check my levels and I will post what I find. Im also anemic and vitamin D deficient so Im curious if that all will change, it should right!?!?

Merry Christmas BYC and Happy New Year!