Migs spots are back

mig
mig Member Posts: 7,154
edited 31. Aug 2013, 05:35 in Living with Arthritis archive
Well thought I had cracked it with the spots and how I got them but they're back,a few days ago they had faded and stopped itching now there's even more than ever ,they look like heat bumps and itch like mad none of them have had a head on or look like bites,none of them have been scabby just a little dry looking but they are very very red,none of them have disappeared even the ones I first had,I've phoned my gp and have an emergency appointment for tomorrow morning.Going on holiday in a weeks time for a few days don't want to be scratching then.Mig

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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oh borrox. :( Dammit, blast it and drat. I will be thinking of you tomorrow. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • constable
    constable Member Posts: 2,115
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Poor you. Thought you were all ok and they are fighting back. I wander what it is. Let me know. I have spots, itchy on my left hand fingers, very sore and dry now. I put it down to eczema(cant spell) but mine has always only been on my left hand.

    Hope you get an answer and a remedy so you can enjoy your holiday. And very good luck for tomorrow.
    Karen xx
  • Toots
    Toots Member Posts: 483
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oh fiddlesticks Mig! Hope it's something and nothing and your doc gets you sorted out x
    Toots x
  • villier
    villier Member Posts: 4,426
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Awe mig, sorry you are getting more of the little blighters, hope it is nothing sinister, keep ing fingers crossed for you tomorrow.............tc..........Marie xx
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  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Saw gp this morning ,he's the one I saw last week ,very young and newly qualified ,he's given me a cream to use for a week ,it's called cetraben,if it doesn't work come back and see me ! Didnt say what the spots could be other than an allergic reaction to something.So went to the pharmacy and as I hand in the prescription in the head pharmacist asks how I'm doing not so good says I ,so he took a good look at my spots and says what you have there is a good crop of hives ,sagely shook his head at what the doctor had given me and gave me a hydrocortisone cream he's allowed to treat certain conditions,said to use the cream I got off doctor as my skin looked a little dry.So we will wait and see Mig
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Mig..I am glad you have seen your pharmacist ..its always the first stop for me...I do hope the cream works I will have my fingers crossed for you xx
    Love
    Barbara
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    As far as I understand hives are an allergic reaction so it may be time to don the deerstalker, find the magnifying glass and start being Sherlock Holmes. I am used to eczema and psoriasis so can't help on this but I know that certain soaps and washing powders affect my skin. I react badly to lanolin and many soaps etc contain that. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    How are they today, Mig? And how are you? DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • Toots
    Toots Member Posts: 483
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I don't think a lot of people out there realise what an incredible source of knowledge the local pharmacist can be. So glad you've got something that may help Mig, fingers crossed! x
    Toots x
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I hope one or other cream does help, mig. It's odd that a GP can't diagnose hives, though. Treating them is a different matter if you don't know what caused them. I only ever ate crab once and my legs were covered in them. I did get them on another occasion but can't remember the cause.
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  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    The first time I saw him he did mention urticaria me being a bit ignorant didnt know that's the proper name for hives ,why he didnt give me some hydrocortisone cream I don't know but it seems to be helping along with the other cream. Mig
  • Toots
    Toots Member Posts: 483
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Glad the creams are working Mig! Here's to being spot-free very soon! x
    Toots x