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Scratching an itch you can't scratch (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org to c/amputee@lemmy.sdf.org

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It's that time of the year again.

It happens to me once or twice a year: all ten toes itch like a mofo. It comes at random, but usually around fall and spring. It might have something to do with large temperature changes, but no matter what I wear, I still haven't found out how to prevent it happening.

I've tried a massage, hot mud pads, cold gel pads, icy-hot balm, going to the sauna, painkillers (the non-addictive kind), and I'm nearing the bottom of this small bottle of bourbon because it's driving me insane.

If anybody has any suggestion, I'm all ears.

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[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Perhaps try some cream? Not one of those that "soak in", as that is bullshit and just water evaporating. But one that actually leaves a significant fatty residue. Or simply use vaselin. Because perhaps it has something to do with humility and different foot wear?

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago

I have tried all manners of creams, with and without stuff that requires a prescription. Nothing does anything when it strikes. The only thing that seems to do anything is a piping-hot sauna, and if it goes on for too long, drinking myself to sleep just to escape the damn itch.

This time it lasted for almost 3 days. It rarely lasts that long. And then it went away for no more reason than why it started.

Oh well... At least I almost never have phantom pain and it's very infrequent, so I still count myself lucky.

And yeah you're right, there is no such thing as a penetrating cream. If a cream really could penetrate enough to reach under the skin, it would require a prescription. So by definition, over-the-counter creams are more often placebos than anything else.