18 months post tx and still neg.
I tried everything for my skin. The best I got was from melted vaseline rubbed into wet skin right out of the shower. As the day progresses, wet the bad spots down and rub more vaseline in.
Thanks so much for the advice. I will try the Aloe, that's one I haven't tried. I do the benadryl but it seems to dry me out so much. I guess pick your poison, huh? Todaym my mouth seems to be breaking out. It's always something! I've done 11 weeks now and just got to do 24 total. I'm one of the lucky ones. I feel bad even complainiing considering what some people have to go through and for how long. Thanks again.
I know how you much feel. I tried staying out of the sun and sun blockers. Sounds like you have an immune problem, i.e. the body is attack itself. When I felt like the march of the fire ants was upon me, I would get out the Aloe gel w/Lidocaine and it sure is a blessing. It's the stuff they have for sunburn. Then I would take 3 Benedryl. It would make the spots go down and not itch so bad. I went through every drug they could think of and still no cure. Then the Doc told me that I would just have to wait to get farther away from the tx. How long were on Tx? I was on it off and on from Oct. '02 till July of '04. I was on steady for 48 weeks on 1/2 dose of Pegasys and only 3 pills a day. That made a big difference in my sidess. When I first doing Tx, they had me on full doses. That lasted for 6 weeks. My body is real sensitive to that stuff. My itching started a couple of weeks post-Tx. Big whelps the size of your eyeball would come up and then I would pput the Aloe on then and take 3 Benedryls. That would get me to where it was tollerable. Aveenno didn't have aany effect on it. Bathing every day wasn't helpful either. Just dried the skin out more, I stuck to a bath every other day. Try Oil of Olay soap for sennsitve skin. Try switching another detergent. I find All Free and Clear a good choice.
I wish you the best of luck. I drove myself crazy trying to figure out what caused it and I finally gave up and just started treatimg the symptoms. You will probably won't find out till later what caused it. Just be sure to take a cold bath, not a shower. Showers tend to make it worse.
Best of luck to you! I know you are about ready to run thru a wall, have patience. This too will pass! Give me a holler if you need anymore help. My addy is ***@****.
Again, Good luck ann God Bless
My first NP prescribed -- Clotrimazole and Betamethasone Dipropionate Cream, USP,,,,which really worked well for me,,,Now my current NP wants me to take oatmeal baths ( YUK )
I will be asking my FP for a script of the former,,,,if it works, don't fix it.
I would also recommend drinking and topical use of Colloidal
Silver,,,GH3
Runningwolf
I've been itching like a crazy woman for 2 weeks now. It just keeps getting worse and worse! I use Aveno bath stuff, benadryl on my skin and the pills. It still itches! I look like I've got gitchy goomy disease!!!!!
Sooooo glad to hear that the itcheys do come to end some day! LOL My skin some days,,,I think will never be the same. I'm afraid dry and scaly forever haha Glad to hear you are feeling good these days...
Hi Kim,,,,Tried to post on your thread but couldn't...Love the song this week and yes,,,That interferon does make me crazy!!
Have a nice weekend!
glad to hear you're improving -- generic otc claritin works almost as well as benadryl without making people drowsy and foggy -- it's taken just once a day as well....costs a bit more but well worth it....i found i could tolerate benadryl only at night and thus switched to claritin....it has decidedly fewer effects on the brain & CNS. some people don't notice side effects from benadryl or else develop a tolerance to them (or even like *them* for their sleep-promoting qualities), so it's best to try both to see how you respond. take care,
stan