Monday, March 26, 2012
Unwanted time off
Well, my body decided that it hates itself again. My skin allergy is back with a vengeance!! For those who missed this in a previous post, I am allergic to my own sweat. It sucks. Big time. I had it under control for awhile but it decided to ambush me today. I have a prescription body wash/nasty bright red "shampoo" for it but it doesn't help all that much. I broke out with it for the first time quite a few months ago. It was entirely miserable- I couldn't sleep, I went to the ER twice and my dermatologist once. It was really bad for three-four weeks and eased up after that. I started using this RX and it helped a lot! I was finally hopeful for some relief! I spent a few months without an issue. Until now. My neck felt a little itchy last night but I thought it was just dry skin. Well, wouldn't you know, I woke up this morning and my neck was even more itchy. By lunch break, my whole neck and chest were itchy, stinging and red. It has just gotten worse and worse as the day goes on. I've been using some anti-itch lotion and ice cold compresses but no relief. I used my RX and it helped for about three hours but that's it. I'm really hoping I can sleep tonight! Last time it was this bad, I barely slept at all. I was up every hour to put a cold compress and more lotion on. Utterly miserable. Those weeks were honestly awful. I'm hoping and praying that this clears up quickly!! I decided to take a couple days off from working out to let it clear up. Sigh. I hatehatehatehate doublehate taking days off from working out! Especially when it's for something lame, uncontrollable and frustrating like this. It makes me very angry. And annoyed. And angry. Gahhh!!! I don't want to take time off but obviously sweating is just going to aggravate my rash even more so it's a necessary evil. Unfortunately. So that's my update. My stupid I'm-allergic-to-myself rash is forcing me to take time off from my workouts. ASGJFHFDFIUOY!!! MAD MAD MAD. Pleeease send prayers and good thoughts my way for a speedy healing!
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NOOOOOOOO. I can not even IMAGINE what you're feeling like, I'm so sorry. I hope it goes away quickly!! Have you tried benadryl for the itching?? Wahh, so sorry. :(
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it's more of what you eat (sometimes) that you sweat out & affects you?? Maybe keep a food journal to try and pinpoint after which foods you have the reaction.
It's awful! And there is zero relief. I can't sleep because I wake up scratching the heck out of my skin! The only thing that helps is a frozen washcloth. I've been taking antihistamines during the day and Tylenol PM at night. It helps a little but not enough to bring much relief.
ReplyDeleteYou know what, I was thinking the same thing today! I'm going to start doing that and tracking what I eat to see if I can find a connection. I think it has something to do with climate and humidity as well. Ugh, I just hope it will go away soon and I don't have to deal with it again!