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Posted 7/16/2013 11:48 PM (GMT 0)
shocked   I know I have been posting alot the past few days and I am sorry, but I really need the support. Everything seems to be acting up at once and I am hanging on to a thread! The hip pain has been relentless for 4 days now. I have taken all of the meds I can safely take and it just won't let up! I go to the neuro on Friday, but I'm not sure how I will get through til Friday!! The neuro says i need a B12 shot, but I can't get my PCP to call me back about getting it. Then on topof that the poison something rash also won't go away.The itching is making me crazy! As soon as one patch clears up, two more show up. All I do is scratch and take meds all day!

I know this is just whining,complaining and self pity, but I can't help it!

Thanks for listening!

Lesley                             

Posted 7/17/2013 12:10 AM (GMT 0)
very important, is your rash happening after a new med? be very careful of Stevens-Johnsons syndrome which is a rare rash that can kill that seems to be provoked by meds like: Lamictal, Lyrica, Cymbalta, ect.... PS:i am very sorry about how you are feeling and i believe you are going to have a good period starting very soon. NICK
Posted 7/17/2013 12:19 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for reading and responding so quickly! No new meds. Since this poison mess has been going on for 9 weeks now I have reviewe everything (the pcp ofice gave me a list) I usa and injest. No changes in products or meds.

Lesley
Posted 7/17/2013 12:21 AM (GMT 0)
or do you have some kind of poison ivy or poison oak related rash? as spinal said, if the rash is related to any of your meds, it could be very dangerous.

david
Posted 7/17/2013 12:41 AM (GMT 0)
We startedwith the poison ivy family. I got a steroid shot, then 2 steroid decreasing dosae packs, then an antihistamine script and throughout all of that I had script strength. Then my PCP ordered blood tests.(done Friday) I have called Mon. and today about the blood test report, but I haven't gotten a call back. I have been in 3 x over the 8 weeks, so myPCP has seen the areas. All of the areas don't look the same which I think is wierd.
Lesley
Posted 7/17/2013 12:49 AM (GMT 0)
I'm so sorry, Lesley... I've been going through some family drama so my emotional self is hurting to match my physical self and I've felt so hopeless and despondent that I haven't really posted as much as usual. I can definitely relate to the end of the thread feeling.

I hope you feel better soon. You have my prayers.

Linds
Posted 7/17/2013 6:55 AM (GMT 0)
I broke out in a very bad rash the day after taking robaxin. I had the darn thing for three months before going to my doctor after I had tried everything over the counter with no help. She prescribed a special cream for me and I used that and it was gone within a few days. This was a horrible rash that was all over my chest and I literally would scratch myself raw and bloody the itching was so intense. I really hope that you can get some relief from this soon.
Posted 7/17/2013 9:44 AM (GMT 0)
Lesley don't ever think your whining as you have enough going on lately to send most people running mad into the street!!

The B12 and waiting for your PCP,go get some at the drugstore or health food store and start yourself. It's not as good as a shot but sure will help unless your deficiency is related to absorption.

The rash? Should have been better. Your skin and body's defense against outside allergins and if it started over 2 months ago you're going to have to think back to then. If you came into contact with poison ivy, oak,or sumac whatever you had on can continue to infect you. They live a very long time on things. Shoes,clothing and if you have a pet bathe it as they can get into it and we get it from their fur or collar and although it doesn't effect them it can stay on them and keep causing reactions in you.

The only other thought I had is where exactly are the rashes? Is it possibly shingles in the making?

I sure hope you can figure out what's going on soon and get some relief.
Posted 7/17/2013 1:16 PM (GMT 0)
I had thought of shigles. The rash at one time or another has been every where. Currently it is mstly on my face and neck. Also the rash looks different in different breakouts. Someimes its straight lines, sometimes its clusters of bumps, some of them are singlr bumps (like a mosquito bite) and some are strings of bumps (like constellations) They all itch like mad!I have bruises from scratching! So now I look like and abused ogre!

Just called my PCP about the B12 shot and of course they have to send the info. back to the doctor and his nurse should call me today. OOO Dejavu! we'll see! He is also the doctor that has has been treating my rash and ordered the blood work last week. I haven't heard any results from that either! This frustration is getting to me!

Lesley

Posted 7/17/2013 4:37 PM (GMT 0)
Hopefully he will have some answers. Also staphylococcus will cause itchy red rash but that would surely show up in the blood work.
Posted 7/18/2013 3:12 PM (GMT 0)
How are you doing, Lesley?
Posted 7/18/2013 4:20 PM (GMT 0)
 

Thank you sooooo much for thinking of me!

 I did get the first B12 shot yesterday. I guess you can't just get one. I have to get one every week for a month, then one a month for 6 months. I looked on line and found out that the omeperazole I take for my stomach ulcers causes the B12 not to be absorbed well. That is probably the biggest reason for the low numbers in the blood work.

 I can't stop taking the opeperazole so once I'm done with the shots I will have to take a supplement. My husband is getting the blood test today because he also takes opmeperazole.

 The hip pain has gone from a 9.9 to about a 6. The poison mess continues to blossom new spots as older areas clear up.

 Overall, the of individual ailments are the same or better, but emotionally I'm much better. I've got a better outlook and more confident that there will be solutions.

Posted 7/18/2013 4:36 PM (GMT 0)
Yay for less hip pain:)

Any new ideas to get rid of the rash? It sounds miserable.
Posted 7/18/2013 5:53 PM (GMT 0)
I'm so glad! You sound much more chipper! I hope your pain levels continue to decrease.
Posted 7/18/2013 7:12 PM (GMT 0)
Got another call from my PCP (wow! two in one week!) They have given up :) They have gotten me into a dermatologist on Monday! Matbe answere are coming??

Thanks to all of you for the support this week. I really needed it!

Lesley
Posted 7/20/2013 4:48 AM (GMT 0)
Lesley I am glad they are sending you to a dermatologist hopefully they can find the cause of your rash, I must admit it does kind of sound like poison oak, and for some people it can be extremely difficult to get rid of. In my younger days I use to have it allot what you described reminds me allot of of those days! I sure hope you can get a handle on it, and get it cured. Good Luck!

White Beard
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