Rash Help

[pamnock]

PBJ wrote:

Right befor I got lay off at work we had a cat come in with mange. But that has been over a month this only started after we moved 2 weeks or so agao.



All my animal dont have any thing and I have not come in contact with any animals for about 3 weeks.

So anything is possible. My friend is bringing me a bynidril and we will see if it helps

Scabies incubation is 2-6 weeks, so this may be something to consider.

Pam

 

[Mrs. PBJ]

No I don't have health insurence. And I am on the broke side right now. Not serious enough for a emergency room visit. Thats why I am trying to figure it out.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

No Oxbow wouldn't have mites, they grow it where it shouldn't. We had a really heavy rainy season and cut hay late last year... it had a lot of clover and everyone had mites.....

Dog scabies are different than people ones.

Different Tide, could be it. My family cannot stand some of the Downey products.... and contact dermatitis (hives from what touches you) can be in all or none ..... most of the time it will be where your body gets warmer - like creases of arms, legs, bra lines.....

Doesn't sound like your niece has lice - that's good.

The powder in the carpet scares me for many reasons..... not just your rash. Sounds like maybe they had fleas or something and treated it that way.

 

[BethM]

My husband's skin is so sensitive, we can't use any laundry soap with fragrance. Also, he has to use fragrance-free deodorant because even the fragrance in there will give him hives.

The benadryl won't make the rash go away if it isn't hives, but it will help with the itching, and may reduce swelling a bit. But be careful, it may make you sleepy.

I have eczema on my hands, but it's something I've had my entire life. (My grandfather and his mother both had it really bad, so I think it's hereditary, at least mine is.) It does start out red and itchy, with some red spots/bumps, but after a few days it will dry out and be dry and flaky, still itchy, though. (I used to have it really bad, but now it's just 3 small spots on one hand.) I think it can start later in life, though, and mine tends to be triggered by stress.

The powder in the carpet does sound suspect.

 

[Becknutt]

Since you haven't been there long, another thing to consider is what the former owners cleaned the house with before you moved in. When we moved into our first apartment they had cleaned the tub & shower with simple green and I broke out in hives. Being only on your shoulders/arms it could be from the chemical left on the shower head.

 

[Mrs. PBJ]

Well I took the benidryl and stoped iching I will see how I look tomorrow morning.

I am hoping its a long shot and its the kool aide. I am drugged yes it has knocked me on my butt so I am going to sleep and hopefuloy when I wake up I can be more imformative.

I feel like I did when they gave me the pain meds after my wisdom teeth where pulled. You can tell I dont take meds a lot:shock:

 

[Bo B Bunny]

LOL! I know how you feel, PBJ! I can't take much without being a zombie! I had vicodin after dental surgery recently - and I was supposed to go to work... HAHAHA! I texted the lady and said "I can't walk, let alone drive...." She said "OMG Don't even try to get here!" LOL!

 

[Mrs. PBJ]

Well I am up I think the meds just made me real tired my chest is still itching not as bad but still. My under arms feel like I have razor burn now and don't itch I am bad at stratching so that probally why.

I have to take another dose at 9pm which is in a hour but I don't want to feel like that. Its been crazy I called my husband and said I wanted cake:?He said it sounded like I was asleep. He got it and on my diet I can't eat cake.

So that knocked me out I do remember dreaming about cake and wanting it. He made me eat and I feel better and awake I have hypoglisemick (sp). And had not eating all day do to what I am not sure I think a lot of it was low suger on top of being tired.



But I will let yall know over the next day or so if it does not go away in the next few days I know its not the kool aide or something I came in contact with.

So if I dont feel better soon I will go to the doctor if I can get the money together.

 

[Mrs. PBJ]

Oh I know this is opff subject but thank you to which ever mod capitolized My name I was going to ask someone to do it LOL

 

[furryface]

hmmm...if all they did to treat for fleas is toss some powder on the carpet...it could be fleas...are the animals itchy?

whatever it is..switch to a "free and clear" laundry soap...for now...the regular stuff will just make you feel worse..save it for when you figure out what's going on.

 

[Mrs. PBJ]

No the pets are not but being in texas the dogs have frontline on and I use kitten advatage for storm. Eversense I started frontline I have not had a problem with fleas on them.



So they may be in the house but the animals would not react


I have baby laudry soap for when I neice come over here she has ezama real bad and that is all she can use. I will use that for my cloths tell I can figure this out.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

PBJ wrote:

Oh I know this is opff subject but thank you to which ever mod capitolized My name I was going to ask someone to do it LOL

Did you sign out and sign back in? I think that if you signed in with caps, it might be what happened.

 

[Mrs. PBJ]

Oh maby so I will make sure to do that from now on

 

[Mrs. PBJ]

Well the area on my chest is going down But my arms itch again this morning do I need to take more?

Man I hate pills :X

 

[pamnock]

It's hard to say what to take if you don't know the exact cause of the rash. Allergies, bacterial infections, fungal infections, mites, etc.would all have different treatments. What you are taking may not be an effective treatment for what you have.

Pam

 

[Mrs. PBJ]

I am pretty sure its not a infection last time I had a bacterial infection I had a 104 fever and did not know why well I found out real quick. Was in the hospital for a week.



I am waiting a nother day to see if it goes away. With benydril when I cant afford insurence I have to wait tell its get bad enough that a er doctor will see me without wanting payment up front. Right how they wuold want payment up front 200 bucks for my local ER

 

[BethM]

You can get a bacterial infection on the outer surface of the skin, and it won't give you a fever as long as it's still on the outside of the skin. Yeast infections can be on the skin, and can be anywhere on the body. There are other bacteria that can cause a skin infection without causing a fever.

Is there a county healthclinic where you are? For most of my life, I went to county health clinics because I didn't have insurance until pretty recently. There was usually a pretty long wait to get an appointment, but the fees were reduced, and lots cheaper than going to the emergency room. The ones around here base the charges on your income, so the less you make the less you pay; the ones here also do payment plans if you talk to them up front about it. Here, at least, you do have to bring in some sort of documentation of your income so they can give you the correct charges.

I don't know how things are in Texas, but it might be worth looking for.

 

[pamnock]

PBJ wrote:

I am pretty sure its not a infection last time I had a bacterial infection I had a 104 fever and did not know why well I found out real quick. Was in the hospital for a week.



I am waiting a nother day to see if it goes away. With benydril when I cant afford insurence I have to wait tell its get bad enough that a er doctor will see me without wanting payment up front. Right how they wuold want payment up front 200 bucks for my local ER

Do you know a nurse or anyone else local who can help you out? Is there a doctor who might help you work something out? We had a number of ER trips recently with my daughter. Her surgeon metus up at the hospital and told us not to check into the ER, so there was no cost.

Pam

 

[NZminilops]

Do you not have general practitioner (doctor) clinics there? You can only go see the ER if you ever need help from a doctor? That sounds terrible .

Here the ER would only be for if you need to be rushed off in an ambulance from having a heart attack etc.


Is the itching and bumps from where your bra would touch your skin?

I get hives from rabbits but only ever around my face and neck and only if their fur touches me there, never had them under my arms. I do get mega crazy itching if I shave my armpits though.

 

[Mrs. PBJ]

Ok here is the thing about the urgent care clinic which would be the clinic yall are talking about they want 200 up front to. Cause its not a emergency. In the eye.



I can't go to the county clinic our income is right above that line where they will see you at a reduced rate. I mean like 50 bucks above.



It is sad that I have to worry about my husband dieing everyday and getting that phone call but he makes less or about as much as most mc donalds mangers. FYI My husband is a prison guard for a max farm. We bring home 24,000 a year no joke.

To add me to his insurence would cost me 250 a months which would bring our takehome income to 1700. I dont have a job and right now I cant find one I look every day the mc donalds on the island is on a hire freeze. Which mean for me to have insurence we could not live.

My rent

car note and this is not a new car its paying for the transmission we had to put in after the storm

Insurence

Cable- which sense we cant go out we need some mean of entertainment

Gas

Vetting for the pets

I have 100 bucks left for food for us and the pets and we dont go anywhere movies partys bars nothing.

So for him to do what he does everyday and get paid crap. Dont get me wrong in this world I am glad he has a job. But they talking about cutting his income even more. A cop inthis town make 66,000 a year.

:rant:

Sorry so health care is bogus. Ithats is completly off subject.

When you are living off of romaine noodles and bolony sandwhiches.

I dont know what this is but I hope its goes away I cant afford another hospital bill right now anyway.



Sorry bout the rant.



No there are regular doctors but I cant afford one. the clinic that are suposed to help people like me say I make to much. The only way I could get heal;th care for free is if I got pregant which what sense does that make. I cant afford to feed me and my husband why would I bring a child into this world. Thats why I am glad we got our president I may be able to get health care now someday.

Right now for sure I have a double ear infection, Sore throat, and this rash. Sprained ankle dont ask, and my dog has a ear infection also its sad I can afford for her to go to the vet I walk in get her taken care of it cost me 25 bucks.

Thanks for the help guys