Well, hey!!
Glad to hear from you and esp glad to hear you are plowing ahead.
A couple of people here have suggested probiotics to keep the gut peaceful while on meds ... not a bad idea, if you're not already doing so.
Keep us posted! J.
Definitely good to hear from you! Glad you're feeling some improvement.
On the itchy ring finger, I have heard of skin itching with Lyme and also as an occasional side effect of abx. But I had one more thought for you, assuming you wear a ring on that ring finger.
I developed a nickel allergy in my late 30's. My left forearm itched a lot for nearly a year before it occurred to me that it always started near the wrist and then travelled up the arm, and that it was on the arm where I wore my watch. I remembered that my Dad developed a nickel allergy in his 50's and wondered if that might be the cause. His initial symptom was itching and peeling skin under and around his wedding ring. I stopped wearing watches, and in a couple weeks, the itching and swelling were gone.
I realized that even before the itchy arm, I'd had to stop wearing costume jewelry as they made my ear lobes and skin irritated and itchy, and sometimes even infected. I didn't know the cause, but just limited myself to gold earrings and necklaces. Now I know that is also from nickel. (Note: Like my Dad's wedding ring, some gold items have nickel added, but not usually.)
Anyway, you might try removing your ring for a while. Or, move it to the other hand and see if the itching stays where it is or follows the ring.