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Is It Possible To Get Inside The Skin And Crawl?

I felt a crawling sensation on my left hip and thought it must be a clothing label. I removed the label and the sensation continued. Later I felt that there actually was a worm under my skin as it moved rather rapidly up the left side of my back to the bone under the shoulder. I began trying to kill it by pressing hard over it. What I saw under my skin appeared as a 2 or 3 inch black thread . I had to get my husband to help. He pressed hard, and I eventually had him literally hit the area as hard as he could repeatedly. I finally felt no more movement, but had a very red, painful area caused by the friction on my back caused by the heavy beating , etc. I am 79 and recently was on my knees planting a lot of flowers and wonder if something could have gotten under my skin somehow. I don t swim, play sports, have good hygiene, etc. I am baffled by this, and also concerned that I have a dead worm under my skin. This happened just after midnight June 20. Can you help, and is their a charge?
Thu, 29 Nov 2018
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Hello,

The service is free for you but unfortunately, without examination of your body, nothing can be done from my side. The examination requires one to one meeting so I request you to see a doctor.

It is possible that there was insect but I also like to acknowledge that possibility of delusional parasitosis should be kept in mind when treating the problem.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Ashok Kumar, Psychiatrist
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Is It Possible To Get Inside The Skin And Crawl?

Hello, The service is free for you but unfortunately, without examination of your body, nothing can be done from my side. The examination requires one to one meeting so I request you to see a doctor. It is possible that there was insect but I also like to acknowledge that possibility of delusional parasitosis should be kept in mind when treating the problem. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Ashok Kumar, Psychiatrist