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PeelerSheila@aussie.zone âš4â© âšweeksâ© ago
Test results still not back. đ€Źđ€Źđ€ŹRash is spreading all over arms and legs, my butt, neck, and has just shown an interest in my left boob. I feel utterly miserable about it. My MIL (whoâs had her share of skin issues) says, âOh I always get my results back 24, 48 hours at the most. But then Iâve had my tests done by the specialists.â Yeah alright miss smarty pants private health cover part pension, youâre not helping.
In the interim is there anything that might sooth the symptoms?
Do antihistamines help any with this?
I wouldnât listen to your MIL, donât need her 2 cents about her experience and how lightning fast things are. Doesnât help you in the slightest.
Iâm just about to try some antihistamines. And thankyou re MIL, she can talk underwater with a mouth full of marbles
I really hope you feel better soon and ca. get to the bottom of whatever is causing the problems.
I suffer from skin conditions as well though I hide them but some days it can be painful and it just saps the energy away from you.
just rest , so many gentle hugs
Thankyou Seagoon đ
Rough. I hope you get your results soon. Can you call the path lab?
Iâll call them soon, I just went out to buy antihistamines and soft cotton top which covers ugly throat rash.
good luck!!!
shingles?
regardless what it is, rest and relieve your symptoms
so many hugs and I hope all the peelers are looking after you
hugs Hang in there .
Is anything topical working for you?
Calmoseptine. And calamine lotion but Iâve had to use lots. Anything else just seems to feed it shudders
Not sure if itâs suitable, but Iâve found Dermaid to be helpful if you havenât already tried it. Itâs a bit thicker, but given the size of the tube, it might not be cost-effective.
stupid rash stay in your lane
Thatâs what I thought too! Stay away from the bosom!
Do you have any anti-itch cream available? Iâve found that plain vaseline can help with mystery rashes, helps stop the itches. Not a cure, not even close, but may help with symptoms until you get your results. Sending some healing vibes through the aether.
Thankyou, Iâve Calmoseptine and calamine lotion. Everything else just seems to feed it. Ugh!
Iâm sorry, that sucks. I had pityriasis rosea or some such, Iâm hoping itâs just a reaction to a virus and nothing more serious đ€
I also potentially have mast cell flares = rashes
One thing I found is to just very lightly and carefully âslapâ the itchy spots or like tap it with an open hand or fingertips - or even better do it right next to it on healthy skin. It distracts from the sensation without causing as much irritation as scratching.
However if the skin is in any way compromised ie. fragile, damaged, weeping, or infectious - donât do this. Donât touch it
My God Melba, that Pityriasis Rosea looks uncannily like what Iâve got! Weâre the sores weepy at all?
Iâm sorry I donât really remember
This started on my upper arms and thighs and has suddenly and rapidly spread to the rest of the limbs, spread to my back and left boob and bottom, and up the front of my throat. Iâd not heard of it before so I googled it and was shocked at how uncannily like my rash it is. I showed Mr P who said it basically looks exactly like it. Iâve got my specialist appointment on Thursday, so itâll be interesting what they say. Looking into it though, there are a lot of similarities regarding the circumstances. Iâve been exposed to a lot of viruses in the past few months including covid, and Iâve been under a lot of stress for a prolonged period of time. I wondered how I can look like Iâve got 3 different types of rashes all at the same time on different parts of my body, which is what pictures I saw looks like on people; thereâs the ones that look like circles (arms, legs and butt) the ones that look like flattish raised bumps (throat and some Iâm legs) and the ones that look like a bright red prickle rash (rapidly spreading everywhere else there isnât already a rash, filling in the spaces like Iâm being coloured in lol).
Thankyou Melba đ
bacon@aussie.zone âš4â© âšweeksâ© ago
They are growing the bacteria and I guess they want to be thorough so that will take days. Way longer than blood tests. Fingers crossed you find something with an easy fix!
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone âš4â© âšweeksâ© ago
Thankyou, thatâs a good explanation. The thought that they have to deliberately grow this thing makes my skin crawl even more! And thankyou again, Iâll give them a call.
bacon@aussie.zone âš4â© âšweeksâ© ago
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Seagoon_@aussie.zone âš4â© âšweeksâ© ago
exactly, itâs completely different and takes time