Tender skin - sore to the touch

[stef71]

Hi -

I am hoping that someone might have some feedback on an issue I have been experiencing over the last year with various areas of skin.  It started with my legs and back but now has moved to my face.  Basically, for about 24 - 48 hours, an area of skin (generally from the size of a softball to basketball) will become extremely tender and sore to the touch ... almost as if it were bruised significantly.  It is so tender that clothes brushing against it is painful.  The problem is, there is no visual evidence of it.  I went to the doctor and felt as though he was insinuating that I was making up the symptoms because he could not see anything.   Very, very frustrating.  Again, just wondering if anyone here has ever experienced anything similar.  At the moment, the skin on my entire face aches and it is difficult to even take a shower.  If it follows my past episodes, it will fade within a day or two so it is not too much of a problem but it would definitely be nice to get a better understanding of what is happening inside my body and if there is anything I can do to prevent/relieve it.

I thank you in advance for your time and help.

Regards,
Stef

[Grammargirl53]

Happens to me all the time. Computers do not do apostrophes in writing and that is why your weird numbers showed up. Also, I found this thread helpful to my tender skin on my back and shoulder. Thanks for posting everyone.

[Stephlynn1983]

Hi I have had the same symptoms for a long time. But this is the first time I have seen this website. This is great in a way knowing I'm not alone. I found the two word entry, "tactile allodynia". Did some looking into it and found it describes my symptoms perfectly. Gonna try to eat better and got some b12. I will see what happens. I suggest everyone do the web search on that. You will find it very helpful.

[bigtexas777]

I have the same thing with various sized, patchy, skin tenderness moving around the different parts of the body. It must have started after my older daughter's birth over 10 years ago, and it has continued ever since. The tenderness stays foe few days to several days and it moves around all the time. The severity of pain isn't too bad except it is very annoying and bothersome to touch the affected area. I've gone to see a neurologist about this and no use as she didn't know what I know talking about and probably thought I was making all this up. I understand that this can be tactile allodynia or fibromyalgia or post-viral related. Hope some neurologists, dermatologist can address this more in details.

[Knucklehead5]

Have issues with areas of sore skin since the age of twelve. Started on belly button area while sick in bed with a bad flu. My mom said she has had the same sore skin issue a long time. I only got the sore skin now and then. When I was a young bride I would get it bad in different areas. Couldn't touch those areas and when in a leg my leg feels painful inside too. I had noticed any time something rubbed my skin like a massage or something, then that sore skin would come back. I told my ob/gyn about it and he said it was neuralgia. The nerves in the skin getting irritated. But don't know why. He told me to take all b with c vitamins. So I would take vit. B 50 with 500 vit. C. He also gave me vit. B shots for awhile. It helped some, not a lot. I quit taking them. Do only now and then. The only thing I found to help the sore skin and pain are rubs like bengay and taking pain pills. Strange thing it had stopped for about ten years then came back. Strange. But I get it less and less now. I am having a bad case of it now. I'm going to talk to a doctor about it soon. So all I know is its supposed to be from the nerves in the skin.

[Knucklehead5]

Sorry. I don't know why those weird numbers and letters came up. I must have typed wrong. Knucklehead. Lol

[RickS1968]

Hey.. I read your post while looking for the same problem and came to the conclusion that its not just Splenda.  I used a sugar substitute yesterday and today and have exactly the same symptoms as you.. I will not use that sugar substitute again for a week and see how it goes. If it goes away, I will have the sugar substitute again in my coffee and let you know what the outcome is.

[RickS1968]

Hey.. I read your post while looking for the same problem and came to the conclusion that its not just Splenda.  I used a sugar substitute yesterday and today and have exactly the same symptoms as you.. I will not use that sugar substitute again for a week and see how it goes. If it goes away, I will have the sugar substitute again in my coffee and let you know what the outcome is.