Skin is stinging and tender

Hi there, Sorry I haven't posted anything for a while but I hope everyone is going ok.  I have been logging on and reading posts but now wondering if anyone might be able to give me some advice.

My husband has been complaining of his skin 'stinging' when you touch it.  He is holding a fair bit of fluid but fir the last week and a bit he says it feels like he has sunburn.  It doesn't feel hot to me but when I just touch him he cringes.  Does anyone have any suggestions????

Thanks again

Krista

It probably does feel like a sunburn to him. The skin stretches and thins - lotions can help if he is itching.

Krista, I no longer have the edema, but I do try to put Gold Bond cream on my feet in the morning and again at night.  It is soothing.  With my artificial hips, I can't reach down long enough to get my socks on in the winter, so I use a special device that was given to me in rehab.  You put the sock on it and then put your foot through it and the sock slips right on.  I also have a "grabber" that I use frequently for anything that drops on the floor, as I can't squat.  I bought that myself at the drug store, but had another one given to me at rehab.

Hugs,

Connie

I first became even more careful to cut down on salt, to the point where my intake was 700-800 mgs. a day. It helped, but not much. Then I stayed off my feet as much as possible and kept my feet elevated continually. It helped somewhat, but as soon as I was on my feet for a few minutes, the swelling was back. I upped the ante and trained myself to sleep with my feet up. Again it helped, until I woke up and stood up for a couple of minutes. The swelling was back. I lived, lying down for months. Then was hospitalized with an infection in my abdominal fluid. They attempted paracentisis, but there was less than 5 cc to be had. During the week in the hospital several different diuretics were used, both pills and IV. It helped some, but within a couple of days my legs were red, burning and huge. A week later, I was hospitalized again, so sore I couldn't bend my legs. This time they rationed my fluids to half a liter a day, IV albumin and lasix. Six days later I had lost 27 pounds of fluid. I felt much, much better. Two days later, I got the call for a transplant. Even though I'd lost all that fluid, my MELD score had (in a week) jumped from 18 to 24.