This is going to sound crazy, but the first thing I want to be sure you don't have is shingles. And the reason is because an outbreak of shingles follows the nerve endings, which wind around the trunk of the body from back to front. But after a few days of sensitivity and itching (like a bug bite), shingles breaks out into bumps that hurt like there's no tomorrow. And you're not describing that.
Where the pain has crept, have you any redness? Anything rash-like in appearance?
The second thing I wondered is whether you've injured a muscle in your back and that, after a few days, the opposing muscles are overcompensating for the injured muscle. Could this be possible? Were you doing anything four or five days ago where you could have hurt your back?
And the other thing I wonder about is a herniated disc in your spine, because of the ache and numbness you are feeling. But in that case, I don't understand what would be causing the itching. Sometimes a circulation problem can cause itching/numbness but normally results in that pins-and-needles feeling we all know so well.
Do any of these sound likely to you? Or have I missed the mark entirely?
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Anon,
This is going to sound crazy, but the first thing I want to be sure you don't have is shingles. And the reason is because an outbreak of shingles follows the nerve endings, which wind around the trunk of the body from back to front. But after a few days of sensitivity and itching (like a bug bite), shingles breaks out into bumps that hurt like there's no tomorrow. And you're not describing that.
Where the pain has crept, have you any redness? Anything rash-like in appearance?
The second thing I wondered is whether you've injured a muscle in your back and that, after a few days, the opposing muscles are overcompensating for the injured muscle. Could this be possible? Were you doing anything four or five days ago where you could have hurt your back?
And the other thing I wonder about is a herniated disc in your spine, because of the ache and numbness you are feeling. But in that case, I don't understand what would be causing the itching. Sometimes a circulation problem can cause itching/numbness but normally results in that pins-and-needles feeling we all know so well.
Do any of these sound likely to you? Or have I missed the mark entirely?
March 4, 2010 - 9:40amThis Comment
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