@mmiles24 I do not know the cause of my itching, but have been informed that it is common among transplant patients. I had a pancreas transplant in 2011 and the itching began with a vengeance several years later. Like everyone else I tried multiple treatments.
This is what works best for me:
1. Drink plenty of fluids. I take in a minimum of 80 ounces daily in a mixture of (up to) 8 ounces of coffee and water. I occasionally have a soda, but rarely drink anything else.
2. Wash with an exfoliating towel to remove all dead skin cells from all over your body.
3. Wash with a highly moisturizing body wash like Dove Extra Moisture.
4. Find a moisturizing lotion that you like. My best options are Avon's Skin So Soft (lotion or oil), Menthol Lotion (Gold Bond and Walmart brands), and spray on Aquaphor. The sprays were in hopes of reaching that area between my shoulder blades, but did not work for me. I just cannot reach that area by myself, even with an applicator.
5. Cut showering to twice per week if possible.
I hope you find relief. The constant itching is miserable.

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