Thanks scotty for that post and the offer of the dvd, I think it would upset me though seeing you suffering even though I have never met you.
In a way I feel so much comfort from you because you are in the same region of Queensland and so so close to getting a diagnosis at the same time as me. What hospital is it you go too, sorry I forgot.
I get itching and have had itching for about 3 years but they find nothing to explain it. Last night I was kept awake because of it. Foot, shoulders and head off and on and off and on. No bites, no rash nothing.
The MS hug I think possibly was what I had in Jan of 08 where it was a very weird squeezing tight sensation and very painful and I was in the foetal position all night knowing an ambulance probably should have been called and then the morning when my hubbie looked at me and then I started vomiting and then had sever stabbing pain in my side we knew we had to get to the ER. No real answers though as to what it was after they did a CT of the abdomen. They did find some extra fluid sitting in the right hand side of the pelvic area but didn't feel it would cause me so much pain. They said if it happened again get straight back in an ambulance and guess what? Yep it happened the next day but I was too scared to get back to hospital.
Gee, I wish I could just roll a dice and get an answer if six came up rather than go through all this testing and stress etc.
Needles, OMG!
Tuesday is going to be so tough on me, the fear of the cannula and the tunnel even though I will be asleep.


Thinking of you and hope you too get the answers you need like me scotty.
Good luck and keep strong.
Jules