WTF is this? Diagnose me

[Bernadine]

On two spots of my leg (inside knee, and below my calf), it keeps feeling like there's a little gnat buzzing around and gets a little itchy and pulse-y.  Sometimes I've noticed it's related to moving my foot, but sometimes it happens when I'm still too.  It goes away after a few seconds or so, but has been happening repeatedly throughout the day for the last 2-3 days.  Those two areas I'm feeling it in are smaller than dime-size.  It's driving me nuts.

[Bad Dingo]

Don't Google bugs that burrow under your skin.

[auntie]

Have yu had chicken pox? Could it be shingles?

Shingles can present on one side of the body, along a dermatome, with itchy, twitchy, buzzy, slight electrical stinging, burning, etc.

If it is, you want to see a doc and get started on meds to reduce post-herpatic complications.

[Bernadine]

Jul 3, 2014 7:49:27 GMT -5 Bad Dingo said:

Don't Google bugs that burrow under your skin.

Trust me, I'm trying not to even think about it, lol.

The areas appear normal- no redness, no swelling/lumps.

[Bernadine]

Jul 3, 2014 7:51:50 GMT -5 auntie said:

Have yu had chicken pox? Could it be shingles?

Shingles can present on one side of the body, along a dermatome, with itchy, twitchy, buzzy, slight electrical stinging, burning, etc.

If it is, you want to see a doc and get started on meds to reduce post-herpatic complications.

I've had chicken pox, and I had shingles as a teen.  I don't have any scabbing or bumps or anything.

[snipsnsnails]

I thought shingles when you described it. I have had it more than once and it's presented differently, fwiw.

[jane6672]

It sounds like a nerve thing.


I have a damaged knee, and I get this sensation sometimes when it is inflamed.

[Bernadine]

Jul 3, 2014 8:07:40 GMT -5 carrotsmakemefat said:

Well there is the tick answer. You are in a very tick friendly area.

But I'm trying not to go there either...

Well shit.  I just found one on my arm the other day, just crawling along, not bitten from what I could tell.  Again though, I don't have any redness or anything.

[pooh8402]

It sounds like nerve irritation or something.

[Serenity9]

I'm thinking muscle twitches. They can be really localized, feel buzzy or pulsing.

Could be due to stress or low potassium.

Chill out and eat a banana. See if that helps.  

[Bernadine]

Jul 3, 2014 8:10:52 GMT -5 carrotsmakemefat said:

Jul 3, 2014 8:09:02 GMT -5 Bernadine said:

Well shit.  I just found one on my arm the other day, just crawling along, not bitten from what I could tell.  Again though, I don't have any redness or anything.

Eeeek!

Not to be a broken record but Lyme bites don't always have a bulls eye. It can look like a mosquito bite too.

I didn't even know that, so not a broken record.  I haven't noticed anything like a mosquito bit either, but maybe I'll have J take a look all over tonight.

I was just thinking it was a nerve/muscle twitch thing, but it's a weird feeling and it's lasted a few days now.

[karmasabiotch]

Eat some Kiwi

[keyslover]

Jul 3, 2014 8:07:40 GMT -5 carrotsmakemefat said:

Well there is the tick answer. You are in a very tick friendly area.

But I'm trying not to go there either...

Now, based on your recent medical experiences, do you find it hard to not jump to Lyme for people who have random undiagnosed issues?  I am not being snarky either, I am serious.  For me, I think at one point I wanted to suggest Lyme to you, but not knowing your medical history I didn't want to be an alarmist.