tingling burning pain -water takes away pain

[shaneobueno]

I thought I would give this a try.  Undiagnosed for 8 years.  I have burning/tingling/twitching sensations in my upper back and my calves.  My symptoms are greatly intensified with the touch of clothing. I can only wear nylon/cold feeling clothes  Occassionally I will feel the tingling in sections of my face such as my ear.  There are periods it will decrease in severity, but I cannnot pin point anything that triggers it. My brain does focus on the pain when I am figoursly moving such as playing basketball, running etc.  The amazing thing is that when I am in Water I feel no pain. All sensations are gone.  I have underwent every scan and blood test known to man kind.  I have no back injuries. The drug Lyrica I though worked for 4 months, however I think my body became immuned to it. Currently, I use a TENS unit to help me through the day.  Does anyone else out there have similar symptoms.  I have rarely read similar situations where water helps reduce pain significantly. I am pretty sure it is a nerve problem, yet my neugologists swear it is not.  I read a post earlier describing his pain such as popcorn popping under his skin - I feel the same sensations. I try to stay positive considering i have lived through it for 8 years.

[xsoftiex]

Are you lacking in Magnesium and B vitamins? =)
Sorry to hear what you have dealt with for 8 years

[shaneobueno]

I really appreciate your response.  U must be a doctor of some sort. I received a new TENS unit today which should help. The drug Lyrica helped me for awhile, but I believe my body got immuned to it.  My next step is to go to Pain Managment. I am trying to stretch, exercise, and relax to keep my pain manageable. If I could live my life in water I would be pain free. I looked up many of those conditions/diseases you sent me. I am hoping my docs have checked for all those conditions w/ my many blood tests. Thanks again, Shane

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

Your symptoms are typically suggestive of a neuropathic pain in which tactile allodynia(pain even on light touch) is present.The various causes of such kind of pain are diabetes,eosinophilia myalgia syundrome,Guillain Barre syndrome,medications,HIV/AIDS,multiples sclerosis,trigeminal neuralgia,postherpetic neuralgia,monoclonal gammopathies and vasculitis.

Treatment consists of non pharmacologic(TENS,acupuncture, physical therapy, occupational therapy, biofeedback, relaxation therapy, meditation, and hypnosis) and pharmacologic measures(medicines like antidepressants,anticonvulsants,SSRI’s etc).You can get a detailed information from the following website;
http://www.uspharmacist.com/oldformat.asp?url=newlook/files/feat/jun00pain.htm

Pls discuss these possibilities and treatment options with your neurologist.

Hope this information helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing and if you have any additional queries.