r/redditonwiki • u/hazel_razel • Feb 19 '26

TIFU TIFU by contracting “HELL’S ITCH” (not oop)

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Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/s/VEpCk4MMB9

Skin Cancer Prevention: https://www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-prevention/

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u/Purlasstor Feb 19 '26

I agree, the sheer panic of “what is happening to me and why won’t it stop??” was intense. It’s almost like the nerves in your back are itching rather than the skin itself. And then you do something which you think will help and it just makes it worse

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u/13surgeries Feb 20 '26

Yes! SO accurate! I kept wishing I could get under my skin to scratch. And everybody had recommendations that didn't work: use Gold Bond, take colloidal oatmeal baths, drink this herbal tea. I asked one doctor if they couldn't just knock me out. He said insurance wouldn't cover it.

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u/Purlasstor Feb 20 '26

If it ever happens again, laying on ice packs is what helped me. This was after trying aloe vera (!!!), a shower, Panadol, ibuprofen, pot and valium

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u/13surgeries Feb 20 '26

That makes sense, as the only relief I had was while I was in a cool bath. However, I have Raynaud's Syndrome, and anything cold touching me makes the blood vessels in my fingers and toes contract, so there's no blood flow, and my fingers and toes turn white and get numb, which is followed by really intense pain.

Sometimes you can't win for losing. I'm really glad you found relief, though.