Skin hypersensitivity

Hi Mountainwalker and a very warm welcome to the melanoma group

When I had my SLNB and WLE 4 years ago I experienced numbness at both sites but this gradually eased over a 12 month period.

I noticed that Sonny09 mentioned having nerve damage in a post a while ago so I've tagged them into my reply to you in case they can tell you what has helped them.

I can see that you also posted this in the ask a nurse section of the online community and wondered if you'd followed up their suggestions on pain relief?

I hope you're able to get the pain managed soon.

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Hi

Thank you for sending me the link which I will look Into. 

I am going to contact my doctor for his advice on the hypersensitivity as some people suggest using ice and some suggest heat to ease it. After 5 years of irritation I'm sadly not expecting to lose it now, although it's not a very plesent sensation I know I'm cancer free which is the most important thing to know.

 Thanks again

Hi, have a look in to CRPS, I suffer with it, it can be caused by an accident or operation, it's horrible sensations pins and needles intense pain, I am on morphine, it may be worth trying to get under pain management.

Hi there

Thanks for the reply,  I'll have a look at it. I have tried capsaicin cream but that was just too hot and rather uncomfortable. I currently use deep freeze ice roll one which as you can imagine just makes it cold but takes my mind off it when it gets painful. 

Your welcome, some people are heat sensitive and some cold sensitive, burning nights website has alot of information and there are a few Facebook groups, but normally people suffer pain, wired sensations, hot and cold, pins and needles, colour changes, to name a few, I am on capsican I think you get used to it but I know many can't stand it, it's not a widely known about disorder so many doctors dismiss it as "in your head" as you can't suffer pain years after the trauma in their beliefs.