Reminds me of phantom pain Like the time I lost a tooth after an accident For a while, it still hurt Because the dentist did a root canal This past spring, I finally got a permanent dental implant
I want to cut my leg off and have been thinking about it for more than 7 years. I have chronic painful pain on my leg and doctors don't help at all. I've caused myself to get blisters because the pain so bad that I massage it so hard. I can nights without sleep because of the pain. Meds don't do anything about it.
Being someone who is disabled by chronic pain and itching with constant allergic reactions, and having been hospitalized 17 times in the past 2 years, let me say: ITCHING IS JUST AS BAD AS PAIN
I believe it too, have tendonitis that distracts me from work sometimes and keeps me awake at night. Often it's the small things that drive people crazy
Itching can be a total nightmare and drive you to distraction. A chronic itch can be all consuming and even injury from all scratching is not a deterrent. At least it wasn't for me. It causes real despair.
Not only that… while scratching I discovered a significant dent in my skull, like 1-2 inches deep at the valley. Someone absolutely dropped me as a baby😂
As someone who has eczema, what the actor portrays is 100% accurate. I would often scratch until I bled all over my body. I have scars everywhere because of it. Thankfully I finally found a solution, by using prescription strength steroid cream. My skin looks amazing now!! But people do experience this itching and it is the absolute worst.
I used to have it and it was severe. My solution was just to cut my hair. Thankfully, it was just something I went through during puberty. By the time I got in high school, it stopped. But I still kept my hair low as I kinda got used to having my hair cut. Just as a precaution.
Doctors on TV: Your condition is fascinating and I will do everything in my power to help you. Doctors in real life: I don't know what's wrong with you. Just stop doing that.
Exactly what we need. Doctors humanizing their patients and taking time to do what’s best for them instead of obvious or easy options. Loved the acting especially the patient.
@@Rico401Prov I love it too! I've been able to watch it on a free app so I can catch up. I'm in season three now. I absolutely cannot stand Curry. Girl has no business interacting with patients.
Phantom itching is so real!! I lost my eye two years ago and I *still* get the feeling periodically that I have an eyelash stuck in my eye. I have a bunch of other phantom feelings, too, and it is SO annoying!
@Gi Gi Sadly no, believe me I tried! Thankfully it doesn't happen on a daily basis, but it can be very frustrating. I do have weird, but really cool, flashes that happen, though! If I'm doing something and there is a loud sound nearby that I'm not expecting, I get a flash of white light up in the area! Also, weirdly enough, if I don't "close my eye" I can't fall asleep at night. My eyelids, along with 99% of the muscle and nerves, were removed, so there is literally nothing for me to close, but if that 1% of muscle isn't doing it's thing, it feels like I am staring into the darkness of my room. The brain is wild
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as someone who has trichotillomania, telling us to “just stop” is like telling a blind person to open their eyes, so i understand this completely even if it wasn’t a psychological issue
I think trichotillomania is hereditary in our family. My dad and uncle has scalp problems and me, my aunt & cousin got into the habit of scratching patches and pulling out hair. Sometimes at night I'd wake up with hair in my hand or whilst scratching and pulling. Anyways, a few years ago I had a problem with hair growth and I was searching the internet for supplements to help hair growth cause in my mind topical shampoos and products won't work. In my mind I thought I had to "heal" my scalp from the inside. I came across a supplement called MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane). I tried that and my hair started to grow again. BUT what I was most surprised about was (I realized), that it took the "urge to scratch/pull" away. From then on I was a MSM fan. *MSM is actually used for joint pain but i somehow saw a comment that said a "side effect" was that it makes your hair grow. So it helps my hair grow, brought back my natural curls and took the urge to scratch/pull away. **Sorry for the long post.😊
as someone who once had scabies and an allergic reaction at the same time on ma leg for a while (didn’t call anyone’s attention to it similarly to her), scratching skin off till its a flesh wound is awful enough, i can’t imagine how bad it must’ve been to get a wound to the skull
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In a sense its...essentially updating the brain. It never said for the itch to stop there for example. The mirror allows the brain to fully see and recognize it
I don’t think he was disrespectful, I feel like they were discussing it and they had differing opinions in course of treatment. I find the neurosurgeon at times cynical and pragmatic even some dry humor but not disrespectful.
Trust me I’m in med school right now and have heard stories from other residents and physicians that surgeons but specifically neurosurgeons are incredibly egotistical. Not generalizing all of them but knowing that they are neurosurgeons really gives them an inflated ego lol
Wow, I just read about a case like this a week ago. A woman who, no matter what treatment was given, would keep scratching at this one spot in her head until eventually, she scratched through her skull. It was just too itchy. No matter what treatment was given to her, even when she had a skin graft done using skin from another part of her body, she still felt itchy. The problem for her was that she could try to control and not scratch it while awake, but when she slept, she would keep scratching.
@@onyxlily2230 if it's anything like what's happening in this episode, it's a nerve. The nerves often aren't lol cated in the place that's bothering you
@@Shadowkat0326 yea I know. I wrote the comment before I finished watching the video like a dumb dumb lol I just forgot to edit my comment 😂 im not gonna do it now, too much work haha
This woman’s performance was so fantastic!! All of you sharing your stories on your chronic pain and itchiness is really eye opening. Thanks for sharing
I’ve seen cases like this when I worked in derm. We had a few patients we called “pickers”. They constantly pick at or itch their skin. I had a patient who has early onset dementia, scratch a hole in his head. It was so scary to look at.
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dermatillomania or trichotillomania are different than this. picking is a psychological condition, you HAVE to make your skin smooth, you have to stop the VERY REAL physical sensations. Completely different than phantom pain and sadly tricking the brain like this doesnt work. I have it, it sucks. My eyelashes on my top left lid are gone. and any time new eyelashes would start to form, then the itching would be from inside my skin and i would have to use a push pin tonscratch the itch.
Never EVER, start talking about a psychological symptom with, “it’s not real” It IS real. The brain is sending the same signal it would if there actually was something else there. So of course the pain is real. Of course the itch is real. When you start with “it’s not real” they aren’t going to believe you about the psychological aspect, because they know it’s real, they can feel it. It’s also incredibly dismissive of anyone that struggles with psychologically induced symptoms. It’s not the same thing as imagining something. That’s why it can be so difficult to tell the difference in cause at times. The brain is in fact misfiring, just not in the way they thought.
they know her history. the phantom itch theory was something her previous doctors didn't consider. they also didn't know for sure surgery is going to fix it, and that's riskier than itching on the wrong spot looking at a mirror.
While the cause of it may not be obvious, if the patient is experiencing a symptom, that symptom is real, period. The patient feels it, it causes distress and has real effects on well-being. The source of the symptom will dictate treatment in many cases (psychological problems may require psychiatric medications as opposed to other kinds of treatment). But you can't just make a symptom go away by saying it isn't "real".
@@gasun1274 the itch is still real though, doesn’t matter what the cause is. There is an itch. You can debate about the type of itch it is, but the only way for it to not be real would be if she’s straight up lying which would be odd since she dug through her skin scratching.
@@annataymond9529 in regards to medicine, real and what we perceive as real are 2 vastly different things. Most common example is when people imagine ants crawling on their skin during hallucinations and scratch at themselves till their skin gets damaged, but that doesn't make the ants real and someone still needs to tell the patient they do not have ants all over them, its a reasonable approach and the obvious starting point.
@@softhands3394 hallucinations aren’t the same thing. There aren’t real ants there. But she does really itch. The physical response is real, even when what you’re seeing is inaccurate. Bottom line is people are more likely to get defensive and less likely to consider what you’re saying when you tell them “it’s not real” that’s an extreme over simplification and not even entirely accurate. It’s actually a major reason so many people don’t get the correct help, is because they know they feel something real, and they’re being told it’s not, so they it’s super hard to trust people who phrased it that way.
Dr. Ramachandran’s mirror box therapy! I wish this was better explained here, but I’m a neuroscientist and this is a great tool for those with similar disorders. Listening to Dr. Ramachandran talk about neurology is super insightful.
Similar to the House episode with the guy that had his hand blown off...couldn't unclench the fist he was holding the grenade in...used mirrors and a box to help him unclenched his hand..gave the guy relief
This is brutal. Tinnitus can come from 3 parts of the auditory systems. Cutting the hearing nerve should be an absolute last resort as well as it should be possible to prove that malfunction is there
I read a case where an old man got a song stuck in his head for something like 40 years. The song was 'Turkey in the Straw' and he described it as being played by an out of tune fiddle.
my grandfather went through that he went all the way to talking to a surgeon and he was like ill do it but here is the thing it may not stop the ringing but it will take your hearing for good. my grandfather passed on that surgery lived about 3 more years till he passed
As someone who has tinnitus i cant imagine something more terrifying than that. The only things that are helping me cope with tinnitus are the exterior noises that help me ignore it so the thought alone of cutting the only way to cope with it and spending the rest of your life hearing nothing but ringing sends shivers down my spine. Dear god.
@@hardwirecars I too have tinnitus,and if I'm alone in my room without any distracting noise(especially at night) it is a terrible thing. I'll have it till the end.😐
He's a surgeon. For him, surgery is the answer he can give. And real life psychology, while not quack, also isn't...super solid. It's one of the softer sciences that we really do not understand very well at all. In real life, there is no Doctor Charles to work miracles.
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@@Woohchaiell oh well here's the thing. They prescribed hydrocortisone to her but I don't think that helped much, but theyll have to take everything that helps. The best thing to do is to wear loose clothing and sleep on a soft bed. To avoid any sort of pressure.
For those in attendance who are under the age of 6: 1. an itch is a sensation. 2.Scratching is an action you take to alleviate the itch. 3. Itch is not a verb.
I have eczema so I completely understand what that itch is like. I had a doctor treat me like an idiot as if the itch was something small and he kept making assumptions about what I was doing. The itch is ten times worse than the pain which is really only a mild sting. No one seems to understand what a relief it is to be rid of an itch and how hard it is not to scratch. Not even my mother a nurse gets it. My foot looks like a 1st degree burn. But the sting is better than a constant itch.
When my eczema was really bad, it would be like that too, and hurt like a burn wound. I had started to wonder if that was were spontaneous combustion came from. And the doctors 🙄 always assumed you were doing things wrong instead of listening to you when you say whatever they had you on wasn't working. It took learning what my triggers are (allergens), completely changing how I shower and lotion up (exfoliating gloves and baby oil gel before pat/air drying) and Jamaican black castor oil with vitamin E. The castor oil pretty much got rid of it and quickly deals with any flair ups.
@@angelrae3584 thank you for that. Yeah the medicine they gave started working but I wasn't given enough and its still draining. I'll try the castor oil. Right now there is a break out on my face that's never happened before. Next chance I get I'm getting an allergy test.
I've had on&off severe eczema since I was a little girl. Now as a grown adult the steroid topical creams don't work. Maybe once every year or two I get an itch so bad I can't sleep. Every inch of my body itches. It's like little stings every second all over. Scratching doesn't even help. I cry to the doctor "just stop the itch". I feel trapped in my own skin to the point I want to literally die.
I have eczema too. Not sure if you all tried the allergy shot but it does help a little. Also I recently went vegan for awhile cause I know dairy and certain things we eat can trigger eczema too. also started using this vitamin d lotion on areas that break out and tea tree oil and aloe vera work for the itchiness and scaliness. I'm having the most problems out of the eczema on the sides my feet compared to rest of my body which goes away within a few days vs a few weeks or months for my feet. The itch on my feet isn't the problem it's the constant dry peeling it's really annoying! Praying everyone finds something to help relieve the symptoms for awhile 🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️
I LOVE the fact that they keep presenting the docs with stuff they may have studied or heard about, but not encountered themselves. 99% of doctors see the mundane stuff. Having a show where ordinary (but caring) docs see stuff and say 'Huh...that's new. We're going to help...but that's new' is refreshing.
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I'm not entirely sure if I have psoriasis, but I have a feeling I have it on my scalp. Theres a certain spot of my scalp that started of dry and flaky, (I also think I have undiagnosed dermatophagia ((?))) and I would start to pick at it (sometimes unaware when doing so) and it got to the point it started scabbing and a weird clear liquid would come out of it sometimes. Now it won't go away I use a steroid cream on it and it helps, but I accidentally missed a few days and it came back. And omg its so itchy
I have psoriasis on my right leg and it flares up. Used to be my whole body but now it’s just my right leg. Super duper itchy and flaky and disgusting 😢 if I moisturize it, it’s fine for a few hours until it’s dry and flaky again
Man, I so relate to this woman. I have recently been diagnosed with a severe version of eczema. The itch was absolutely insane. I literally looked like a monster had been just chewing on my skin, all over my body. The worst was going to sleep. I could control my scratching while awake but not when I was asleep. No one can understand (unless they experience it) what it feels like to wake up to the sting of open wounds and blood covering your body and sheets 😭 Or when your skin is constantly oozing fluid so you feel both cold and hot at the same time, and it literally causes your clothes to stick to the open wound so bad that you have to peel it off of your skin. Or even when you feel and see your skin falling off of you in flakes, the horror. My mind was so tormented through this that I tried to commit suicide a few times, but I made it through. My skin looks so much better after a number of steroid treatments and a diet change. To anyone going through it, my heart goes out to you. You are still beautiful, and I love and stand with you.
My daughter suffered as a toddler with severe eczema and for 3 years of all our lives we never slept, I remember one night she screamed so much and had dug into the crease of her elbow until you could see bone. Dr's answers were always give her a bath and steroid cream. we found out on holiday one year the sun helped her so much and a few years later we moved permanently to a very hot climate and Eczema is a thing of the past.
Happened to me one night because I scratched my neck while asleep and I bled all over my sheet.. woke up with blood all over my body and freaked out because it was still squirting everywhere ☠️
Sending love to you and glad you are still here with us all ❤️ I have eczema too. Mine used to be very severe like yours. I once had my whole hand blistered it was unbearable. Many nights I would wake up with blood caked under my nails and the fabrics of my pj's stuck to my skin. Mines more contained now, I get it on my wrists, hands and ears and sometimes even my armpits. Used to get it on my face and behind the knees too. One of the hardest times was when I worked in retail customers would always comment on my hands and it would get me down. One person even asked if I had been burnt. People who think we can just not scratch it don't understand if it was that simple we wouldn't be doing it.
I'm so glad you found relief, and changed your diet! Doctors treat eczema with steroids but itching comes from within. Meaning what we put into our bodies makes a difference.
I've been suffering with chronic itching and skin hyper sensitivity for the past 7 years, with doctors not listening to me and giving me things that don't work. I understand her pain.
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This clip gives me flashbacks to when I had choleostasis during my pregnancy. The itch that came from the bile build-up was the worse thing I have ever experienced. I itched everywhere on every inch of skin. A constant itch like that with no relief is something I would not wish on my worst enemy. It was worse than the actual birth.
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I think this is based on a true story - it was years ago that I read about it, but somebody did have a phantom itch bad enough to scratch a hole in their head.
She even managed to get through skull all the way to her brain. She woke up with some sort of liquid on her face. She went to the hospital and it turns out it was brain fluid.
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Holy crap that entire explanation was so damn cool I don't think I've ever been more amazed by the show that's incredible. Or maybe I'm just easily impressed.
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eczema (although this isnt her case but yeah) took over my life for a while. As a child I would scratch until I bled. The burning never stopped. doctor after doctor, blood work after blood work, trips hours away to professionals, etc.....smdh. SO glad that part of my life is over 💯
oof eczema is the worst 😩 i was prescribed steroid cream once and it made it so much worse. to this day the skin on my face is so sensitive bc the cream basically made it thinner rip
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I feel her pain! I had itching all over and I scratched to no avail. Doctors claimed I scratched so much that it looked like I had burns on me (lower back). I visited them so many times and diagnosed me under the sun. Anxiety, allergies, scurvy,etc. They eventually told me I was a medical mystery because nothing helped me. It eventually went away MONTHS later. It's terrible! Kudos to this woman's acting because it is spot on. 👏
I feel that. Only thing that fixed my allergies was getting carina organic unscented shampoo and conditioner. Plus getting organic unbleached cotton sheets. Plus washing all my bedding/clothing in unscented detergent or baking soda/vinegar. I did a lot to avoid scalp eczema. It does cole back occasionally. Only when I am travelling and I have to sleep on unfamiliar bedding. Then I cry that I don’t have my topical scalp meds.
I once had a very bad case of lice as a kid (super thick hair) and I scratched the back of my head into a disgusting enough bloody mess that I made the same school nurse who saw a bone sticking out of a kid's ankle like it was nothing run to the bathroom to throw up. I asked people to take pictures and show me what my head looked like and they always yelled something like, "H*ll no! You DO NOT want to see that." at me. I will never be okay with that experience.
I was a support worker in a school with young adults with learning difficulties. There was one girl who had such a hellacious case of head lice that when we were in a cooking class, I saw some of the lice dropping from her hair into the bowl of cake batter she was making. Her teacher threw me under the bus by asking me to give her a haircut to help make it easier to treat the lice. Her hair had started falling out because the lice were cutting off the oxygen supply to the hair follicles. She went from having long hair to a pixie cut and that was because so much of her hair had broken off or fallen out. Her parents yelled at me for cutting her hair and I'd had enough and simply told them, "your daughter has head lice and you need to do a deep clean of your home or they will come back."
Not the result of an itch but I once dermitiollomania-ed very painful carbunkle on the back of my head, in a spot where I had a reoccurring but never serious cyst, and it got similar reactions from my mom and brother. The cyst never came back after that at least.
About 2 years ago I had a pimple in my ear, like right outside the ear canal, it hurt when I wore earbuds but I couldn’t see it or get a good enough angle to pop it so I let it be for a few months to see if it would go away on its own but it didn’t, so my mom ended up having to pop it for me and after she did pop it she was shocked at the mess, minus everything that’s inside a regular pimple there was a lot of blood due to the odd location, it took her a good 2 minutes to finally get it all off and stop it, but afterwards I had to clean out the inside of my ear to since some got in but luckily I was quick and didn’t get an infection or anything, but from what I heard her saying it was pretty gross lol
@@tgbluewolf - Because her parents had their own issues and probably some learning difficulties themselves. They simply didn't notice. There are a lot of people like that and we can't blame them for having struggles, as we all do. I've seen the girl around long after I left the school. She's doing much better now.
As much as this is make-believe, it teaches me a lot about myself than I think. The mind is an extremely powerful component. Succumbing to it's perceptions might lead to destruction of us and our environment. This was good work.
Well it's not make believe. It's rare but there have been cases with people with severe eczema and psoriasis that have scratched into their skull or practically skinned their arms and legs by scratching non stop.
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"What do you suggest, twice a week counceling sessions? Of course we have to put a cone around her neck to keep her from scratching" - oh classic sarcastic Sam!
I had my right foot amputated in September 2019 & as weird as it sounds, I still get the urge to grab where my right foot should be, as that’s where I actually feel it happening. Unlike others, I can’t even use mirror therapy to help the pain due to my Aspergers Syndrome, as the way my brain is wired means I can’t fall for that kind of “trick” (& don’t think we haven’t at least tried). Luckily I’m a “pain veteran”, so I can handle it. Besides, it sometimes gives me & my fam a chuckle when it’s a tickling sensation; last time it happened, I had a fit of tearful giggles & even got my big sis laughing when I begged her to “chase away my phantom tickler”! 😂
I'm also an amputee who never actually tried mirror therapy (it was optional to get the amputation done so wasn't offered mirror therapy) but I find personally if I have phantom sensations in the lower limb, pressing on the tip of the stump and rubbing around the nerve that it feels like it's coming from helps dull the sensations at the very least, if not get rid of them. Also gives you an excuse to massage the whole stump with some moisturier so the skin doesn't go dry and flaky :D
Been a registered nurse for 34 years you’re having with a cough phantom pain yet remember the nerves are still going down to where ever the amputation occurred but your brain is saying that it’s still there and I don’t think anything will cure that the time.
@@Dani-jl6jp there was an episode of House where he cured an amputee of the phantom itch using a box and mirrors. He had to kidnap the guy first. The clip is on UA-cam
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I have autism which has given me hyposensitivity to pain. The amount of times that I've scratched off a layer of skin because of an itch is embarrassing to admit.
As a person who has been diagnosed with eczema since birth, I can definitely relate to this as my scalp tends to be alot more itchier than the rest of my body. Having an itch is so aggravating😫😫
They need to do an episode where Dr. House gets brought in to their hospital in an ambulance, and the whole episode is him barking orders and ranting smart aleck responses at the staff. They misdiagnose him and then Dr. Charles shows up to have a little chat with him thus adding fuel to the dumpster fire. When House says, "I am a diagnostician" Dr. Charles says, "are you now?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣☠️☠️
This happened to my daughter, when she was overdosed with penicillin. We finally found a doctor that prescribed a topical medication that actually worked.
I had a reaction like this earlier this year! I had a cold or possibly Covid (never got tested, just quarantined at home). Well, after I got over it, I started having this terrible itching all up and down my legs. I started bleeding at from scratching. I started making small cuts with a knife just to get relief. I finally called my allergist and got an appointment. My allergist took a look and told me that the cold/Covid had made it so allergy receptors in my legs were confused and constantly thinking I was having an allergic reaction. She prescribed some pills and within a week, I felt so much relief. The itch stopped. Apparently, this can happen anytime you get sick and your body is recovering.
My coworker has this, she developed hives a week after she got covid. She has to take an antihistamine every day to help with the itching/random hives that pop up now and then
@@meganj2132 I'm glad to help! Try taking an allergy medicine to start with! My allergist told me to take that as well as the medicine she prescribed to help the itch and reset my receptors!
When I got Covid, one of the symptoms I experienced was my skin feeling a lot more sensitive. Just wearing a shirt and pants was suddenly really uncomfortable, all day. Of course, we didn't know I had Covid yet, but that's not a usual symptom.
I CANNOT be the only one who thought that their head was itching and sporadically scratched it throughout this clip. Lol. Happy Halloween, it's 10/31/2022 1:50 a.m.
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Phantom limb thing is crazy. My sister lost her right arm in a car accident and when it first happened she would always mention how she still feels like she has a right arm but it’s not there.
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this is honestly how it feels to have eczema. obviously not as bad to scratching a hole, but that's bc we learn to control it. i have eczema, and no matter what I do, the itching never stops. I was born with eczema so nothing can treat it unlike how most ppl only have it during specific seasons. when I was younger I used to take rulers, containers, just anything with a semi-sharp corner and scratch with it and was left with long scratches on my arms legs back everywhere, it went to the point where my teachers thought I was self harming. luckily I learnt to control it and even thought the itch is still bad sometimes I know how to control myself and not scratch it and just let the itch go away
Had a similar problem that landed me in the ER then psych ward for 3 days taking mild sedatives and nerve pain medication while also applying lidocaine cream to the area and let me tell you, the relief I felt after finally being given something for the very real very intense pain and itch, nothing can match that feeling. I’m half a year in recovery from the problem and I just hope I never have a similar itch/pain ever again, it was unbearable.
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The fact that just the brain thinking it’s been hit can make you feel that you got hit without actually getting hit is amazing and just imagine if we could control out Brain to that extent
Eczema runs in my family. When my uncle was little they had to tie his hands to stop him from scratching himself bloody. During a flare up my sister sleeps with gloves on, so she doesn't scratch herself in her sleep. Pain hurts, but itchiness will drive you mad.
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The fact that I can relate . I have this one particular spot in my head that itches non stop !! The pain doesn’t bother me because the itching takes over everything.
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I really appreciate how they humanized the patient. She wasn't crazy, she wasn't lying, and her experiences were genuine.
Still a clown.
Yup! And that's how it tends to be irl. Vulnerable people act out often bc they're just in a lot of pain.
Because she has decent health insurance.
dont go crying on us now its just a show
@@divinefeminine8639 can you please tell me the name of the show
Having an itch that doesn't even go away, that's pure nightmare fuel
Reminds me of phantom pain
Like the time I lost a tooth after an accident
For a while, it still hurt
Because the dentist did a root canal
This past spring, I finally got a permanent dental implant
I was once peeling the skin of some Yams. The fluid touched my skin and my palms itched for upto 20 minutes. Worst experience ever
I want to cut my leg off and have been thinking about it for more than 7 years. I have chronic painful pain on my leg and doctors don't help at all. I've caused myself to get blisters because the pain so bad that I massage it so hard. I can nights without sleep because of the pain. Meds don't do anything about it.
I’ve been itching all over for a week now :(
Take a look at hell's itch online, I caught it in the Summer of 2021 and never felt worse in my entire life
"Isn't surgery supposed to be a last resort?"
"Dude, she scratched down to her SKULL" 😂 Great answer 😂
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There is a reason why he said that. You should watch the episode.
It's impossible to scratch down to ur skull
if you feel how much skin is between the top of your head to the skull, it is very much possible. @@FreuaKane-vt4wl
@@FreuaKane-vt4wl…and it’s a show.
Cringed the whole time she scratched that open wound😩
I’m a med student and all I want to say is “me too”🥶
Ugh 😫 I can feel it bruh EVEN IN THE SKULL YEA IMMA WATCH THIS LATER
Same
I could not handle it 😭
Same 😩😭😭😭
Being someone who is disabled by chronic pain and itching with constant allergic reactions, and having been hospitalized 17 times in the past 2 years, let me say: ITCHING IS JUST AS BAD AS PAIN
Oh i believe it
I believe it too, have tendonitis that distracts me from work sometimes and keeps me awake at night. Often it's the small things that drive people crazy
Can't stop scratching until it's bleed
Itching can be a total nightmare and drive you to distraction. A chronic itch can be all consuming and even injury from all scratching is not a deterrent. At least it wasn't for me. It causes real despair.
I’ll take pain over an itch thank you.
am i the only one who involuntarily scratched their head while watching this
Not only that… while scratching I discovered a significant dent in my skull, like 1-2 inches deep at the valley. Someone absolutely dropped me as a baby😂
@@clairegrim4369same there is like a dent on my head and my grandma told me I was dropped alot lol😂😂
Nope not at all
@@clairegrim4369what 😭😭
As someone who has eczema, what the actor portrays is 100% accurate. I would often scratch until I bled all over my body. I have scars everywhere because of it. Thankfully I finally found a solution, by using prescription strength steroid cream. My skin looks amazing now!! But people do experience this itching and it is the absolute worst.
I used to have it and it was severe. My solution was just to cut my hair. Thankfully, it was just something I went through during puberty. By the time I got in high school, it stopped. But I still kept my hair low as I kinda got used to having my hair cut. Just as a precaution.
Hey me too
Steroid cream works wonders
Is is still there but its normal😭😭😭😭
@@sir.confident I cut mg hair too this year for the same reasons
Good luck
@@sir.confident how did cutting your hair help your eczema all over your body? Curious because I want to try to calm my itching down
It's the WORST, right? I'm so glad that your skin is healed 🙌 🙏
Doctors on TV: Your condition is fascinating and I will do everything in my power to help you.
Doctors in real life: I don't know what's wrong with you. Just stop doing that.
My ortho once told me I'd be pretty if I lost some weight.... That's was very helpful for my torn ligament.
@@irishclover1111 omg ! Im sorry that happened to you
Sounds like something kaiser permanente would say
@@daniellau5859 *every American insurance company
It’s okay for doctors to not know something, they aren’t robots
Why can’t real doctors be as compassionate and knowledgeable like this
No point
@@boredom2022 and why?
They could be, and likely would be, if they weren't so overworked, sleep deprived, and stressed out. It's the health system that needs fixing
We are.
@@SOB98ur right ....the burden on doctors Is a lot
Exactly what we need. Doctors humanizing their patients and taking time to do what’s best for them instead of obvious or easy options. Loved the acting especially the patient.
I'm a standardized patient and this is tier one acting. I learned so much watching her performance
You can feel the discomfort she is feeling. Makes my head itch to watch.
Some people lie 🤥
@@devitox2949so that doesn’t mean you punish everyone just cause of the few and if they’re lying because they want something then they still need help
@@devitox2949some people lie idea is why i spent my entire childhood in chronic pain. Doctors need to focus on patients
I just loved Dr. Choi's interaction with Dr Charles to find a solution for his patient. The actress playing the patient was great!
Thoughts on the House representation of the method?
Drift King now ressurect as a Doctor great!
@@WarzoneVincent way more fun if you ask me
@BSUGrad drugging and assault into crying of happiness... damn i miss House MD
yeah thats dk
OMG watching her scratching was giving me freaking anxiety! That was horrifying.
Fear soared through me...Y DID I CLICK ON THIS 😳😰🤯
I had to finish the whole video...So my anxiety can be calm
@@munasherae4254 same. But now, if my head itches, I flash back this. 🤣
Yes I was getting light headed everytime it showed her scratching that open wound. Freakin love this show!
@@Rico401Prov I love it too! I've been able to watch it on a free app so I can catch up. I'm in season three now. I absolutely cannot stand Curry. Girl has no business interacting with patients.
Phantom itching is so real!! I lost my eye two years ago and I *still* get the feeling periodically that I have an eyelash stuck in my eye. I have a bunch of other phantom feelings, too, and it is SO annoying!
So sorry 😞
@Gi Gi
Sadly no, believe me I tried! Thankfully it doesn't happen on a daily basis, but it can be very frustrating.
I do have weird, but really cool, flashes that happen, though! If I'm doing something and there is a loud sound nearby that I'm not expecting, I get a flash of white light up in the area!
Also, weirdly enough, if I don't "close my eye" I can't fall asleep at night.
My eyelids, along with 99% of the muscle and nerves, were removed, so there is literally nothing for me to close, but if that 1% of muscle isn't doing it's thing, it feels like I am staring into the darkness of my room.
The brain is wild
@@lifewithlee6298
It's alright! Losing my eyesaved my life, so while it sucks to not have it, I am grateful to still be here today 😌
I thought you were about to say you lost your eye due to scratching a phantom itch and I almost 🤮🤮🤮 Hope you're doing well though!
Wait, what?
This is a fate worse than death.
Yeah my knees always giving me itching problems even if i use lotion or shower it just returns
An inch you can't scratch
@@astralkilla yeah
@@AteenteenSpirt I can it just comes back again
A lots of fates are
Dude left Tokyo drift and the yakuza and became a doctor. What a way to turn his life around!
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😂😂
i KNEW he look familiar bro
"DK" 😂
@@dr.christopherjohnson5396nobody cares
as someone who has trichotillomania, telling us to “just stop” is like telling a blind person to open their eyes, so i understand this completely even if it wasn’t a psychological issue
I have this and I have to literally cover my head tightly because my scalp bleed and I have bald spots from scratching and pitching so much
@@NatWL how are you now? I'm so sorry:(
That’s exactly was I was thinking too, I have Dermatophagia. I can’t just stop
I think trichotillomania is hereditary in our family. My dad and uncle has scalp problems and me, my aunt & cousin got into the habit of scratching patches and pulling out hair. Sometimes at night I'd wake up with hair in my hand or whilst scratching and pulling. Anyways, a few years ago I had a problem with hair growth and I was searching the internet for supplements to help hair growth cause in my mind topical shampoos and products won't work. In my mind I thought I had to "heal" my scalp from the inside. I came across a supplement called MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane). I tried that and my hair started to grow again. BUT what I was most surprised about was (I realized), that it took the "urge to scratch/pull" away. From then on I was a MSM fan. *MSM is actually used for joint pain but i somehow saw a comment that said a "side effect" was that it makes your hair grow. So it helps my hair grow, brought back my natural curls and took the urge to scratch/pull away. **Sorry for the long post.😊
Exactly! If we could just stop, we would! I have to keep my hair short to hide the patches or wear wigs. It’s honestly so awful.
as someone who once had scabies and an allergic reaction at the same time on ma leg for a while (didn’t call anyone’s attention to it similarly to her), scratching skin off till its a flesh wound is awful enough, i can’t imagine how bad it must’ve been to get a wound to the skull
the skin at the scalp is definitely thinner than other parts of your body so I can see that happening.
And to not have enough will power not to make it worse
Does that part of the head have muscle because they said she went through muscle.
@@cynthiamartinez8994 itching is a terrible form of pain. I dunno why they didn't restrain her arms.
Yup dealt with the same. Scabies followed by an allergic reaction on my left calf. It was itching so much I tore off layer after layer of skin.
Mirror therapy is so fascinating! It doesn't work for everyone who has phantom pains and itches, but the fact it can work at all is amazing
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In a sense its...essentially updating the brain. It never said for the itch to stop there for example. The mirror allows the brain to fully see and recognize it
Didn't know D.K. left Tokyo & street racing,went to U.S.A.,studied medicine & became a doctor.
Hats off to this guy & his belief/will power.
All because He never narcd on nobody
He was also the sushi maker in Zoey 101
@@Lola-xb8sd He was also a politician in "The Wolverine".
Whoever made that thumbnail knew what they were doing…
He Drifted all the way.....by sea..boat...land...car...to US.... gave up the street life for scrubs! 👍
The lack of respect the neurosurgeon has for the psychiatrist is annoying, like y'all both work around the exact same organ
I don’t think he was disrespectful, I feel like they were discussing it and they had differing opinions in course of treatment. I find the neurosurgeon at times cynical and pragmatic even some dry humor but not disrespectful.
He was being logical not disrespectful, it’s was a mutual understanding of frustration.
It's not uncommon for some physicians to trash on the psychiatrist specialty
@@EJaramillo he was extremely dismissive of any input or possible solutions that Dr. Charles suggested, I would say that is disrespectful
Trust me I’m in med school right now and have heard stories from other residents and physicians that surgeons but specifically neurosurgeons are incredibly egotistical. Not generalizing all of them but knowing that they are neurosurgeons really gives them an inflated ego lol
THE WAY IM SHIVERING EVERY TIME SHE TOUCHES THE WOUND
IM CRINGING
The squelching noise 🤢
Wow, I just read about a case like this a week ago. A woman who, no matter what treatment was given, would keep scratching at this one spot in her head until eventually, she scratched through her skull. It was just too itchy.
No matter what treatment was given to her, even when she had a skin graft done using skin from another part of her body, she still felt itchy. The problem for her was that she could try to control and not scratch it while awake, but when she slept, she would keep scratching.
How does it itch if there is no skin?
@@onyxlily2230 if it's anything like what's happening in this episode, it's a nerve. The nerves often aren't lol cated in the place that's bothering you
@@TaLisaLovesDaveDay98 I mean, although that's true, what happened in this episode is that it was psychological.
@@Shadowkat0326 yea I know. I wrote the comment before I finished watching the video like a dumb dumb lol I just forgot to edit my comment 😂 im not gonna do it now, too much work haha
@@TaLisaLovesDaveDay98 No worries, ha, just wanted to clarify.
This woman’s performance was so fantastic!!
All of you sharing your stories on your chronic pain and itchiness is really eye opening. Thanks for sharing
She really got into the role and scratch right to her skull .
Very believable in her performance. It was so relieving to see her finally see the itch diminish at the end. There was finally some hope for her.
That actress is my son's cousin....so proud of her.
I’ve seen cases like this when I worked in derm. We had a few patients we called “pickers”. They constantly pick at or itch their skin. I had a patient who has early onset dementia, scratch a hole in his head. It was so scary to look at.
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dermatillomania or trichotillomania are different than this. picking is a psychological condition, you HAVE to make your skin smooth, you have to stop the VERY REAL physical sensations. Completely different than phantom pain and sadly tricking the brain like this doesnt work. I have it, it sucks. My eyelashes on my top left lid are gone. and any time new eyelashes would start to form, then the itching would be from inside my skin and i would have to use a push pin tonscratch the itch.
Never EVER, start talking about a psychological symptom with, “it’s not real”
It IS real. The brain is sending the same signal it would if there actually was something else there. So of course the pain is real. Of course the itch is real. When you start with “it’s not real” they aren’t going to believe you about the psychological aspect, because they know it’s real, they can feel it. It’s also incredibly dismissive of anyone that struggles with psychologically induced symptoms. It’s not the same thing as imagining something. That’s why it can be so difficult to tell the difference in cause at times.
The brain is in fact misfiring, just not in the way they thought.
they know her history. the phantom itch theory was something her previous doctors didn't consider. they also didn't know for sure surgery is going to fix it, and that's riskier than itching on the wrong spot looking at a mirror.
While the cause of it may not be obvious, if the patient is experiencing a symptom, that symptom is real, period. The patient feels it, it causes distress and has real effects on well-being. The source of the symptom will dictate treatment in many cases (psychological problems may require psychiatric medications as opposed to other kinds of treatment). But you can't just make a symptom go away by saying it isn't "real".
@@gasun1274 the itch is still real though, doesn’t matter what the cause is. There is an itch. You can debate about the type of itch it is, but the only way for it to not be real would be if she’s straight up lying which would be odd since she dug through her skin scratching.
@@annataymond9529 in regards to medicine, real and what we perceive as real are 2 vastly different things. Most common example is when people imagine ants crawling on their skin during hallucinations and scratch at themselves till their skin gets damaged, but that doesn't make the ants real and someone still needs to tell the patient they do not have ants all over them, its a reasonable approach and the obvious starting point.
@@softhands3394 hallucinations aren’t the same thing. There aren’t real ants there. But she does really itch. The physical response is real, even when what you’re seeing is inaccurate. Bottom line is people are more likely to get defensive and less likely to consider what you’re saying when you tell them “it’s not real” that’s an extreme over simplification and not even entirely accurate. It’s actually a major reason so many people don’t get the correct help, is because they know they feel something real, and they’re being told it’s not, so they it’s super hard to trust people who phrased it that way.
Dr. Ramachandran’s mirror box therapy! I wish this was better explained here, but I’m a neuroscientist and this is a great tool for those with similar disorders. Listening to Dr. Ramachandran talk about neurology is super insightful.
An episode of House did that…..
yeah that moment was edgy
Literally just watched tHat video in psych class like 4 days ago
How is her hand on the non itchy side when she looks in the mirror? Maybe I am dumb, but I don’t get it.
@@maaikewilhelmina1457 Its reversed
Similar to the House episode with the guy that had his hand blown off...couldn't unclench the fist he was holding the grenade in...used mirrors and a box to help him unclenched his hand..gave the guy relief
Tinnitus often works in the same way as this itch--doctors in the past have severed the entire auditory nerve to cure the ringing to no avail!
This is brutal. Tinnitus can come from 3 parts of the auditory systems. Cutting the hearing nerve should be an absolute last resort as well as it should be possible to prove that malfunction is there
I read a case where an old man got a song stuck in his head for something like 40 years. The song was 'Turkey in the Straw' and he described it as being played by an out of tune fiddle.
my grandfather went through that he went all the way to talking to a surgeon and he was like ill do it but here is the thing it may not stop the ringing but it will take your hearing for good. my grandfather passed on that surgery lived about 3 more years till he passed
As someone who has tinnitus i cant imagine something more terrifying than that. The only things that are helping me cope with tinnitus are the exterior noises that help me ignore it so the thought alone of cutting the only way to cope with it and spending the rest of your life hearing nothing but ringing sends shivers down my spine. Dear god.
@@hardwirecars I too have tinnitus,and if I'm alone in my room without any distracting noise(especially at night) it is a terrible thing. I'll have it till the end.😐
really hate the way the neurosurgeon was talking to Dr charles. surgery isn't always the answer and psychology isn't a quack science.
He's a surgeon. For him, surgery is the answer he can give.
And real life psychology, while not quack, also isn't...super solid. It's one of the softer sciences that we really do not understand very well at all. In real life, there is no Doctor Charles to work miracles.
I love the girls attitude “ just stop talking and get to it.” like damn not even afraid same girl stop talking just get to it.😂❤
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The last time they left her alone she scratched a whole in her head.
hole* sorry for correcting you
To be honest, I’m sure there wasn’t much head left in the first place
But they weren't just outside the door either.
Should have they restrained her??
@@sarahbarnett3293 yes💀
2:20
As much as her wound was driving her batty, she still has a very good sense of humor.
Once you've put up with chronic illness like that, the dark sense of humour develops on its own. 🤣🤣
I’m glad that now The Drift King become a doctor and helping people since he left Tokyo. Prove that people can change!
My mom had cancer and one of the side effects of the chemotherapy was itching. No matter what you did, it won't go away. It was torture for her.
I would rather have pain than itching.itching is the worst
Was their any relief? What was used? I have a client with the same issue. Nothing is working.
@@Woohchaiell oh well here's the thing. They prescribed hydrocortisone to her but I don't think that helped much, but theyll have to take everything that helps. The best thing to do is to wear loose clothing and sleep on a soft bed. To avoid any sort of pressure.
im so sorry, may she rest in peace and no one else gets this illness or there will be better cures
Lymphoma side effects is itching.
I litterly said “oh my god” when she scratched to the skull
I didn't even know you can do that without extreme pain 😳
@@provrr human body is well special but yeah idk if that’s realistic or not but damn
Ouch!
@@cheneethompson5756 I know right i mean Jesus
@@provrr Itching is technically a type of pain
I came here specifically to complain about how annoying it is when someone refers to scratching an itch as “itching” it.
YESSS 😤. The title got me going immediately, "Patient Itches Hole in Her Head"
OMG!!!! I hate that so much!!!!!!
@@charlareese8871it means the itching goes into her head not that she scratched a hole into it.
For those in attendance who are under the age of 6: 1. an itch is a sensation. 2.Scratching is an action you take to alleviate the itch. 3. Itch is not a verb.
I'm so thankful for the other comments. I cannot stress this enough how much this bothers me.
I have eczema so I completely understand what that itch is like. I had a doctor treat me like an idiot as if the itch was something small and he kept making assumptions about what I was doing. The itch is ten times worse than the pain which is really only a mild sting. No one seems to understand what a relief it is to be rid of an itch and how hard it is not to scratch. Not even my mother a nurse gets it. My foot looks like a 1st degree burn. But the sting is better than a constant itch.
When my eczema was really bad, it would be like that too, and hurt like a burn wound. I had started to wonder if that was were spontaneous combustion came from. And the doctors 🙄 always assumed you were doing things wrong instead of listening to you when you say whatever they had you on wasn't working. It took learning what my triggers are (allergens), completely changing how I shower and lotion up (exfoliating gloves and baby oil gel before pat/air drying) and Jamaican black castor oil with vitamin E. The castor oil pretty much got rid of it and quickly deals with any flair ups.
@@angelrae3584 thank you for that. Yeah the medicine they gave started working but I wasn't given enough and its still draining. I'll try the castor oil. Right now there is a break out on my face that's never happened before. Next chance I get I'm getting an allergy test.
I've had on&off severe eczema since I was a little girl. Now as a grown adult the steroid topical creams don't work. Maybe once every year or two I get an itch so bad I can't sleep. Every inch of my body itches. It's like little stings every second all over. Scratching doesn't even help. I cry to the doctor "just stop the itch". I feel trapped in my own skin to the point I want to literally die.
Yeah me too. I get it as someone who also suffers from severe eczema.
I have eczema too. Not sure if you all tried the allergy shot but it does help a little. Also I recently went vegan for awhile cause I know dairy and certain things we eat can trigger eczema too. also started using this vitamin d lotion on areas that break out and tea tree oil and aloe vera work for the itchiness and scaliness. I'm having the most problems out of the eczema on the sides my feet compared to rest of my body which goes away within a few days vs a few weeks or months for my feet. The itch on my feet isn't the problem it's the constant dry peeling it's really annoying! Praying everyone finds something to help relieve the symptoms for awhile 🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️
I LOVE the fact that they keep presenting the docs with stuff they may have studied or heard about, but not encountered themselves. 99% of doctors see the mundane stuff. Having a show where ordinary (but caring) docs see stuff and say 'Huh...that's new. We're going to help...but that's new' is refreshing.
You do realize doctors are trained specifically not to say stuff like "uh oh, or that's new" b3cause it freaks the patient out more
HELP MY HEAD HAS BEEN ITCHING IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT AND NOW I THINK IM DYING
When they showed she scratched through to her skull, I shuddered in second hand pain for like 2 minutes. 🥶
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I flinched whenever I saw that wound. I know it’s not real and that it’s a show but it’s still a bit scary to think about.
As someone with psoriasis on my scalp and ears I totally relate to her. I'll even scratch to the point where I'm bleeding.
I have psoriasis too. On my scalp, back of my ears, neck and arms. It's horrible.
I'm not entirely sure if I have psoriasis, but I have a feeling I have it on my scalp.
Theres a certain spot of my scalp that started of dry and flaky, (I also think I have undiagnosed dermatophagia ((?))) and I would start to pick at it (sometimes unaware when doing so) and it got to the point it started scabbing and a weird clear liquid would come out of it sometimes. Now it won't go away
I use a steroid cream on it and it helps, but I accidentally missed a few days and it came back.
And omg its so itchy
I have psoriasis on my right leg and it flares up. Used to be my whole body but now it’s just my right leg. Super duper itchy and flaky and disgusting 😢 if I moisturize it, it’s fine for a few hours until it’s dry and flaky again
Omg I feel so sorry for you, it must be hard I hope you never go through someone like this woman (ik shes acting but it happens)
Same with my seborrheic dermatitis ☹️
“Patient SCRATCHES”
Nothing bugs me more than the word “itches” 😂
Why are they not restraining her to keep her from scratching an open wound? They already know she can't resist scratching
Man, I so relate to this woman. I have recently been diagnosed with a severe version of eczema. The itch was absolutely insane. I literally looked like a monster had been just chewing on my skin, all over my body. The worst was going to sleep. I could control my scratching while awake but not when I was asleep. No one can understand (unless they experience it) what it feels like to wake up to the sting of open wounds and blood covering your body and sheets 😭 Or when your skin is constantly oozing fluid so you feel both cold and hot at the same time, and it literally causes your clothes to stick to the open wound so bad that you have to peel it off of your skin. Or even when you feel and see your skin falling off of you in flakes, the horror. My mind was so tormented through this that I tried to commit suicide a few times, but I made it through. My skin looks so much better after a number of steroid treatments and a diet change. To anyone going through it, my heart goes out to you. You are still beautiful, and I love and stand with you.
My daughter suffered as a toddler with severe eczema and for 3 years of all our lives we never slept, I remember one night she screamed so much and had dug into the crease of her elbow until you could see bone. Dr's answers were always give her a bath and steroid cream. we found out on holiday one year the sun helped her so much and a few years later we moved permanently to a very hot climate and Eczema is a thing of the past.
Happened to me one night because I scratched my neck while asleep and I bled all over my sheet.. woke up with blood all over my body and freaked out because it was still squirting everywhere ☠️
Sending love to you and glad you are still here with us all ❤️ I have eczema too. Mine used to be very severe like yours. I once had my whole hand blistered it was unbearable. Many nights I would wake up with blood caked under my nails and the fabrics of my pj's stuck to my skin. Mines more contained now, I get it on my wrists, hands and ears and sometimes even my armpits. Used to get it on my face and behind the knees too. One of the hardest times was when I worked in retail customers would always comment on my hands and it would get me down. One person even asked if I had been burnt. People who think we can just not scratch it don't understand if it was that simple we wouldn't be doing it.
Don't forget, you're pain is valid and you are beautiful! There's a whole community ready to support you. I wish you love, health and all the best!
I'm so glad you found relief, and changed your diet! Doctors treat eczema with steroids but itching comes from within. Meaning what we put into our bodies makes a difference.
I've been suffering with chronic itching and skin hyper sensitivity for the past 7 years, with doctors not listening to me and giving me things that don't work. I understand her pain.
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R u ok now? Has anything help?
@@shanware2 I'm not. Still suffering from it and nothing has helped.
@@dr.christopherjohnson5396 I'm safe. Thank you. I'm from Georgia.
@@alizzler I’m sorry I’ll pray for you. Don’t give up! ❤️
Dr. Choi should have recognized the phantom limb sensation experiment from undergrad psychology and biology courses.
I covered this In psychology during my degree. Phantom pain is such a fascinating subject
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How did this episode end
Damn, DK really turned his life around. Ditched the Yakuza and went to med school.
Good for him 👍
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What his name
shes a great actor i could watch her all day ! :)
Just not literally scratching her skull 💀
This clip gives me flashbacks to when I had choleostasis during my pregnancy. The itch that came from the bile build-up was the worse thing I have ever experienced. I itched everywhere on every inch of skin. A constant itch like that with no relief is something I would not wish on my worst enemy. It was worse than the actual birth.
My mom had that during pregnancy. She took milk thistle to help and it actually did
Yes, agreed. I had icp with two of mine.
Amen 🙏
Omg yessss I had that! Awful feeling
Nothing worked for me, only 🧊
Wow I can't imagine three years of that kind of relentless itching.
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I think this is based on a true story - it was years ago that I read about it, but somebody did have a phantom itch bad enough to scratch a hole in their head.
house covered it.
😫😫😫😫😫
She even managed to get through skull all the way to her brain. She woke up with some sort of liquid on her face. She went to the hospital and it turns out it was brain fluid.
God I can’t even imagine the pain of an inch that never leaves 😭😭😭😭
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This entire video made me itchy
Holy crap that entire explanation was so damn cool I don't think I've ever been more amazed by the show that's incredible. Or maybe I'm just easily impressed.
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eczema (although this isnt her case but yeah) took over my life for a while. As a child I would scratch until I bled. The burning never stopped. doctor after doctor, blood work after blood work, trips hours away to professionals, etc.....smdh. SO glad that part of my life is over 💯
I had the exact same problem. Thanksfully, when I was diagnosed with PCOS it went away. Turns out it was a hormonal problem. Crazy isn't it.
I had one really bad eczema episode when I was 8 where I scratched my forearms bloody. The eczema got better but I still have the scars.
I have it behind my left ear. I itch it when I’m anxious but I’ve gotten better and I don’t feel any itching.
oof eczema is the worst 😩 i was prescribed steroid cream once and it made it so much worse. to this day the skin on my face is so sensitive bc the cream basically made it thinner rip
I have severe eczema I’ve done that so many times. It’s so hard scratching till I had raw white meat showing. My mother had to buy gauze for me
This is traumatizing but I hope we don't get any sickness like this stay safe guys, God loves you!❤❤
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Thank you I needed this
I feel her pain! I had itching all over and I scratched to no avail. Doctors claimed I scratched so much that it looked like I had burns on me (lower back). I visited them so many times and diagnosed me under the sun. Anxiety, allergies, scurvy,etc. They eventually told me I was a medical mystery because nothing helped me. It eventually went away MONTHS later. It's terrible! Kudos to this woman's acting because it is spot on. 👏
And made you think you were crazy and that the itch was fictional?
As a person who has eczema and likes to violently scratch their head, I don’t feel like scratching..
Ah yes, scalp eczema bloody sucks
I feel that. Only thing that fixed my allergies was getting carina organic unscented shampoo and conditioner. Plus getting organic unbleached cotton sheets. Plus washing all my bedding/clothing in unscented detergent or baking soda/vinegar. I did a lot to avoid scalp eczema. It does cole back occasionally. Only when I am travelling and I have to sleep on unfamiliar bedding. Then I cry that I don’t have my topical scalp meds.
come back occasionally*
the affects, the acting, the character, and everything is the best
I once had a very bad case of lice as a kid (super thick hair) and I scratched the back of my head into a disgusting enough bloody mess that I made the same school nurse who saw a bone sticking out of a kid's ankle like it was nothing run to the bathroom to throw up. I asked people to take pictures and show me what my head looked like and they always yelled something like, "H*ll no! You DO NOT want to see that." at me. I will never be okay with that experience.
I was a support worker in a school with young adults with learning difficulties. There was one girl who had such a hellacious case of head lice that when we were in a cooking class, I saw some of the lice dropping from her hair into the bowl of cake batter she was making. Her teacher threw me under the bus by asking me to give her a haircut to help make it easier to treat the lice. Her hair had started falling out because the lice were cutting off the oxygen supply to the hair follicles. She went from having long hair to a pixie cut and that was because so much of her hair had broken off or fallen out. Her parents yelled at me for cutting her hair and I'd had enough and simply told them, "your daughter has head lice and you need to do a deep clean of your home or they will come back."
Not the result of an itch but I once dermitiollomania-ed very painful carbunkle on the back of my head, in a spot where I had a reoccurring but never serious cyst, and it got similar reactions from my mom and brother.
The cyst never came back after that at least.
About 2 years ago I had a pimple in my ear, like right outside the ear canal, it hurt when I wore earbuds but I couldn’t see it or get a good enough angle to pop it so I let it be for a few months to see if it would go away on its own but it didn’t, so my mom ended up having to pop it for me and after she did pop it she was shocked at the mess, minus everything that’s inside a regular pimple there was a lot of blood due to the odd location, it took her a good 2 minutes to finally get it all off and stop it, but afterwards I had to clean out the inside of my ear to since some got in but luckily I was quick and didn’t get an infection or anything, but from what I heard her saying it was pretty gross lol
@@rtphotos4691 How did her parents not know in the first place??!
@@tgbluewolf - Because her parents had their own issues and probably some learning difficulties themselves. They simply didn't notice. There are a lot of people like that and we can't blame them for having struggles, as we all do. I've seen the girl around long after I left the school. She's doing much better now.
As much as this is make-believe, it teaches me a lot about myself than I think. The mind is an extremely powerful component. Succumbing to it's perceptions might lead to destruction of us and our environment. This was good work.
Well it's not make believe. It's rare but there have been cases with people with severe eczema and psoriasis that have scratched into their skull or practically skinned their arms and legs by scratching non stop.
I have a tic disorder and the audible pain and frustration in her voice when saying that it never stops was so real.
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Now my head is itching. 😖
Ikr
Saaame
Right!!!😂 same here! 😩😩😩
same
"What do you suggest, twice a week counceling sessions? Of course we have to put a cone around her neck to keep her from scratching" - oh classic sarcastic Sam!
Watching this has made me itch. Hope this patient will be ok.
She's an actor it's not real. 🙄
From street racer, to a doctor. People do change
Bro lost a race, his car, his girl, and got disowned by his uncle all in one night, id completely change to
@@enz0368 it was for the good though
Best part is, he probably has more funds to upgrade his 350z now.
went from DK to DR.
you think that's cool, the other guy went from a Pro Wrestler, to the President's Lawyer, to a Psychiatrist
Imagine if he accidentally hit his real hand
damn, the brain is a powerful yet scary thing.
I had my right foot amputated in September 2019 & as weird as it sounds, I still get the urge to grab where my right foot should be, as that’s where I actually feel it happening. Unlike others, I can’t even use mirror therapy to help the pain due to my Aspergers Syndrome, as the way my brain is wired means I can’t fall for that kind of “trick” (& don’t think we haven’t at least tried). Luckily I’m a “pain veteran”, so I can handle it. Besides, it sometimes gives me & my fam a chuckle when it’s a tickling sensation; last time it happened, I had a fit of tearful giggles & even got my big sis laughing when I begged her to “chase away my phantom tickler”! 😂
That might give me insight into why some of the things I’ve tried for my post herpetic neuralgia have not worked. I’m also an Asperger’s
I'm also an amputee who never actually tried mirror therapy (it was optional to get the amputation done so wasn't offered mirror therapy) but I find personally if I have phantom sensations in the lower limb, pressing on the tip of the stump and rubbing around the nerve that it feels like it's coming from helps dull the sensations at the very least, if not get rid of them.
Also gives you an excuse to massage the whole stump with some moisturier so the skin doesn't go dry and flaky :D
Been a registered nurse for 34 years you’re having with a cough phantom pain yet remember the nerves are still going down to where ever the amputation occurred but your brain is saying that it’s still there and I don’t think anything will cure that the time.
@@Dani-jl6jp there was an episode of House where he cured an amputee of the phantom itch using a box and mirrors. He had to kidnap the guy first. The clip is on UA-cam
Phantom Limb syndrome
I scratch my head all the time and this is one of my many fears.
I love this episode. I love the research of how the brain processes information.
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I have autism which has given me hyposensitivity to pain. The amount of times that I've scratched off a layer of skin because of an itch is embarrassing to admit.
I scratch around my nails mainly my thumb until they bleed
I've scratched until I have bruises or scabs because I just can't stop itching and I didn't notice the pain
I have the same issue,I have several scars from where I picked and scratched holes in myself.
I also have autism, so I completely understand
But same I get the same reaction somehow and it’s bothersome mostly in other weird uncomfortable situations of people in pain and stuff 😭💀
As a person who has been diagnosed with eczema since birth, I can definitely relate to this as my scalp tends to be alot more itchier than the rest of my body. Having an itch is so aggravating😫😫
Me too eczema is annoying for me especially in the summer and if I eat food that’s really high in acid
Check your video headline. She didn’t “itch” a hole, she scratched one. You feel an itch, you do a scratch.
Dr Charles learned that trick from Dr. House
They need to do an episode where Dr. House gets brought in to their hospital in an ambulance, and the whole episode is him barking orders and ranting smart aleck responses at the staff. They misdiagnose him and then Dr. Charles shows up to have a little chat with him thus adding fuel to the dumpster fire. When House says, "I am a diagnostician" Dr. Charles says, "are you now?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣☠️☠️
Then they find out hes a doctor and are like your a doctor haha
This happened to my daughter, when she was overdosed with penicillin. We finally found a doctor that prescribed a topical medication that actually worked.
3:57 That sounds like something House would say, lol
I had a reaction like this earlier this year! I had a cold or possibly Covid (never got tested, just quarantined at home). Well, after I got over it, I started having this terrible itching all up and down my legs. I started bleeding at from scratching. I started making small cuts with a knife just to get relief. I finally called my allergist and got an appointment. My allergist took a look and told me that the cold/Covid had made it so allergy receptors in my legs were confused and constantly thinking I was having an allergic reaction. She prescribed some pills and within a week, I felt so much relief. The itch stopped. Apparently, this can happen anytime you get sick and your body is recovering.
My coworker has this, she developed hives a week after she got covid. She has to take an antihistamine every day to help with the itching/random hives that pop up now and then
Wait this is actually happening to me right now and has been driving me crazy. I'll definitely be making an appointment tomorrow thank you!!!!!
@@meganj2132 I'm glad to help! Try taking an allergy medicine to start with! My allergist told me to take that as well as the medicine she prescribed to help the itch and reset my receptors!
i had it and its real its a side effect after getting covid i got a rash all on my thighs i had to take benadryl to get it to stop
When I got Covid, one of the symptoms I experienced was my skin feeling a lot more sensitive. Just wearing a shirt and pants was suddenly really uncomfortable, all day. Of course, we didn't know I had Covid yet, but that's not a usual symptom.
I CANNOT be the only one who thought that their head was itching and sporadically scratched it throughout this clip. Lol. Happy Halloween, it's 10/31/2022 1:50 a.m.
This is how you handle patients, like they are real people, with real medical problems 🥺 & you HELP them
Glad to see DK doing alright for himself after being told to leave Tokyo.
This is extremely terrifying 😨 poor lady...
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She scratched because it itched. She didn’t itch it.
Honestly, I don't thing anything or anyone in this hospital would get anything done right without Dr. Charles.
don't mess with Dr Charles when he teams up with Dr Choi marvelous things happen.
Phantom limb thing is crazy. My sister lost her right arm in a car accident and when it first happened she would always mention how she still feels like she has a right arm but it’s not there.
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this is honestly how it feels to have eczema. obviously not as bad to scratching a hole, but that's bc we learn to control it. i have eczema, and no matter what I do, the itching never stops. I was born with eczema so nothing can treat it unlike how most ppl only have it during specific seasons. when I was younger I used to take rulers, containers, just anything with a semi-sharp corner and scratch with it and was left with long scratches on my arms legs back everywhere, it went to the point where my teachers thought I was self harming. luckily I learnt to control it and even thought the itch is still bad sometimes I know how to control myself and not scratch it and just let the itch go away
I completely understand u. There's nothing worse than eczema.🤷🤦
Had a similar problem that landed me in the ER then psych ward for 3 days taking mild sedatives and nerve pain medication while also applying lidocaine cream to the area and let me tell you, the relief I felt after finally being given something for the very real very intense pain and itch, nothing can match that feeling. I’m half a year in recovery from the problem and I just hope I never have a similar itch/pain ever again, it was unbearable.
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How did the doctors manage your case?
The fact that just the brain thinking it’s been hit can make you feel that you got hit without actually getting hit is amazing and just imagine if we could control out Brain to that extent
0:59 bet you never met doctor house.
If she did, she'd be cured.
LMFAO
AHAHAHAAA
REAL LMAO
6:30 Even I jumped thinking that was the real hand
Eczema runs in my family. When my uncle was little they had to tie his hands to stop him from scratching himself bloody. During a flare up my sister sleeps with gloves on, so she doesn't scratch herself in her sleep.
Pain hurts, but itchiness will drive you mad.
I have a strong stomach but every time she scratched it I had to look away
Same, I cringed so hard I curled into a ball
I have seen and heard a lot of different things, but this made me shiver for 10 minutes straight
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I’ve got goosebumps already. Scratching through to her skull???? Shivers.
The fact that I can relate . I have this one particular spot in my head that itches non stop !! The pain doesn’t bother me because the itching takes over everything.
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The brain is full of mysteries that science and medicine have yet to reveal
I hated when doctors would tell me, do not scratch your skin but woudnt give me anything for the itching.
What a great demonstration! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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