IDreamInColor Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 I'm sure this is totally unrelated to POTS, but who knows, this disease is so strange maybe this has happened to someone here as well. This past month I have been really bad sick, the worst I've ever been with pots. Well,...on seven occasions this past week I have discovered unexplained scratches on my body. The first two I simply blew off and thought I must have scratched myself somehow and didn't know it. But then more and more kept appearing, it's kind of freaky. And even more strange is how fast they dissappear, normally with me I heal ridiculously slow even from minor scratches, but these are staying for a day and the next day they are gone and new ones appear, it just doesn't make sense. They are 2-3 inches long, and a few of them looked like a very narrow scratch like what you would get from say brushing against a branch, and the others look more like a fingernail scratch, wider. They all drew dots of blood along the scratch.Weird, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icesktr189 Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 I get more scratches easily on my legs from the blood pooling, but try not to worry about every symptom or you will go crazy! LOL I know I did the first year, but now I just go with the punches ( hard saying that when my POTS is terrible right now though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lieze Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Hmm this one is making me think.What could it be?Do you think you could be scratching yourself in the night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDreamInColor Posted November 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 No, I don't think it's being caused from scratching at night, it's baffling. I found the very first scratch while drying off after a shower, it was on my hip and when I was drying that area it felt bruised and I looked at it and seen the scratch. I can't figure it out...seven scratches in one week, strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyperpots Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Google Bartonella, then click on images. Sounds like one of the common co-infections of Lyme. aka "Cat Scratch Fever". Check it out. You might not be as crazy as you think !Steven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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