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Here is picture of *sore as it is healing* ....

Anyone have Any clue as too ...., What the what?????!!!!!????

I'm really tired of the things ..... They are itchy, with a Knot Under the skin almost like a bad pimple but Very VERY hard!) , then , have an yellow clear liquid , get crusty the *WBC at war* , they take months to heal ....

No Not an insect bit !... They are deep tissue wound's!!!! THAT appears too be like **burns**

Start off Small...,

Hard lump under the skin..., Gets itchy , breaks open and drain's...., (Hard lump stays) ... No nothing can be *squeezed out* ...., It just gets larger .... ( FIRST thought was a Spider bite ...., Because the larger one was very deep tissue involved !!! ) though it is not really funny ...., I was wondering LOL ๐Ÿ™ƒ **Dude โ‰๏ธโ‰๏ธ am I gonna get too See the Actual rib bone !!!!?????** In my chest...????

No not an insect of any kind .... As it is healing ..., (After a month, or 4 months) the skin no longer has **normal pigment** ..., It is now a white Patch.... (Kinda like vitiligo)... But it is scar tissue, still has the texture and thickness of a scar ....

***Note I had *Esophageal Candida Fungi* in July ....... 2 weeks of IV (stick's) and Antibiotics... ( I was already afraid of needles to start with , and now I am petrified. )

After oral *diflucan* ..., Of which I'm now *alergic to* ...... (Total of some 30 + meds I'm now alergic to.... Anyone else , note having a *list of meds* your alergic TOO ???????

Ok .... Any ideas ??? Suggestions??? What it might be ?????

Or LOL ๐Ÿ™ƒ Gross !!!!!

**Girl just take your *strange behind* to a freaking **Skin Doctor!!! **

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Hi, I have these cigarette wounds on my arms. They itch like mad and make little holes in the flesh, a hard ball fills the hole and then the itching is even worse. I have scleroderma and other things as well. Have you found anything to stop the itching? So sorry don't know what they are. Best wishes.x

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I get those because of the scleroderma. They are digital ulcers and very painful and take forever to heal. I have had them on my fingers under my nails and on my knuckle. I would suggest you see your rheumatologist as they are good at diagnosis. It looks a lot like mine - good luck ๐Ÿ˜‰ hope u get sorted.

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Hi, I have Primary Raynaud's and, like so many of us, lots of other things. I get bad swelling in my legs and when they start to go shrink to normal size I get lumps, which are red and itch and sometimes weep and if I catch them they weep and spread and itch and itch and itch !!!!. I have recently been seeing a district nurse because I had a pressure sore. The sore started to go but then one of these lumps arrived elsewhere on my leg (not related). I was so lucky because she looked at it for me. We are still not sure what is causing them but together we have something that works for me:

1) Smooth gentle emolient cream (like Cetraben) gently over all the leg.

2) Get a wet cloth with a gentle soap and gently wash off the cream

3) Wet cloth again and gently wipe over again - now legs feel very clean - I find warm water is very good at making skin feel very clean.

4) Now gently moisturise all leg with another emolient - this could be the same again, but I have found hydromol is good (my Nurse just happened to borrow some from my husbands bottle :O) - I now have my own). Don't rub in too much.

5) If you can, now cover leg with stockinette - this keeps the cream off your clothes and helps it soak in.

6) If possible, do nothing else today, but if it starts to itch/hurt do step 7,8,9 once today

7) Ideally on the day after the wash, look at lump and

(a) If it is "small" and itchy in the middle put a little antihistamine cream over it

OR (b) if it is itching over a larger area gently apply an anti-inflammatory gel (like ibuprofen) but just wipe it on do not rub in.

8) Place a clean swab over it just to give a little cushioning

9) Place a stockinette over to hold the swab in place (bandages are ok, but can fall down and make a nuisance of themselves)

My care worker or nurse does the full leg wash twice a week and I try to do nothing else that day. If necessary you can do 7,8,9 once on wash day. On the none wash days I do points 7,8, 9 two or times. Sometimes 3 is needed and if it is really bad 4 times a day.

For me I have to do the whole thing for 4 to 6 weeks.

I hope you find something that works for you very soon. xx

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I use Coconut Oil ...., Now ...., I learned it is like (antibiotic ointment) it can help protect from **yeast infections** of the skin too..... I was led too believe that the **calisonis** only affects the fingers .... But now I know better ...., I have Systemic Scleroderma Sclerosis - Fibromyalgia - Raynodes - Serjens - Esophagual Spasms (for 20 yrs gravity has been my *friend* too get *food's where they should go) just a few years ago the GI Specialist informed *point blank ""at some point you will have a feeding port placed into your abdomen , as chocking eventually gets worse with SS. Chocking on fluid's , THAT becomes *penumonia* will be the first signs."" - I developed *Severe!! Bladder SPASMS in April this year (they are like having The UTI from HELLO!!!) After 2 months of HELLO !!! In the ER (thank The Lord for women Doctor's she had the same *bladder Spasms issue* and (Belladonna *Night Shade mixed w/Op.) Has been the only Relief !!!!

Along with sounds very high pitched like a fork grating on a plate !!! Causing Ear Pain !!! (My @#$#@@$$!!! Of a spouse aurgued w/ my Rhematologist (she caught the condition from her sister !! Who complains about *lawnmowers hurting her ears*) at least my Rhematologist put him in his place !!!! In April .... (But now he is back to **you're crazy !!! Noises Never bothered you before !!!**) We have Quacking Ginnie Chicken's that cause (Pain like Needles stabing into my eardrums!!!)...

My ears are so sensitive .., I can hear a mouse fart 3 counties away !!!! LOL ๐Ÿ™ƒ - Sensitive to Light - Migraines - I have begged !!! Pleaded !!! Threatened to give away !!! Make Supper out of them!!! Please get rid of them and the Roosters!!! (A brick wall is more Understanding!!!! An Sensitive!!!)

fibromyalgia flares *like Broken shades of glass cutting into my skin ,pour on some Salt and Rubbing alcohol that is the best description of the Pain. -

There's been nothing but **Aurgments** since December of 2017 ... He doesn't comply with anything the therapist has suggested ...., So I have decided it's time TOO go !!! Or I will be Dead from the Stress !!!! (Not TOO mention I no longer can comply to his need for *sex* (for 30 seconds of gratification ...., I end up with Bladder SPASMS!!!! From HELLO!!!!)....... I'm at my wit's end !!! ..... I know I got away from the *subject* ..... ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’” But I'm so sick and tired of (being told ""you don't care!!! You don't even help yourself!!! You're CRAZY!!! You need help !!! You don't do Anything!!! I never hear you say TY !!! I do so much for you !!!! And you Don't Do Anything for Me !!!! (He has become a score keeper ... An a humble bragger !!!) ... If I am feeling like CRAP!!! An I say ""please don't touch me!!!"" He never hears a word until I get loud !!! With **PLEASE JUST DON'T TOUCH ME !!! I'M HURTING SO F-ING BAD!!! I HAVE BEEN AWAKE SINCE 2 AM!!! PLEASE DON'T TOUCH ME!!!!**. He ends up with his feelings hurt !!! His EGO didn't get stroked or petted ....

Y'all I am sorry ..., but I just can't take it anymore...... I'm so fed up .... Yet he likes to appear to be the *victim* as if I choose the weirdest condition on the planet TOO torture him ....

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Hi. Have you ever found out what this was? I have had similar sores to these which look like cigarette burns for over 10 years now. Iโ€™m a type 1 diabetic too. Iโ€™ve been to many dermatologists and they all have no clue what it is. Theyโ€™re always itchy and my body feels is so scarred. This image you posted looks exactly the same as mine and I was just wondering if you ever got any answers??

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