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sudden rash
by GrandDeb, Jun 20, 2005 12:00AM
I just had to get out of bed for the third time with a sudden rash to my fore arms and knee caps and ankles.
It starts with my hands and feet getting hot. Then my arms get hot then I feel my knees get hot, then my arms start to itch. Then my knees start to itch and then my inside ankles start to itch. I take a benedryl and put on anti-itch cream. After about 10 minutes the itching stops and within 30 minutes the rash goes away completely.
The rash leaves exactly the way it came. Starting with my arms and ending with my ankles and knees.
Any idea what this could be?
I have thought about hot flashes but no site I have visited list a sudden rash with hot flashes. I have yet to experience the typical hot flash. I just turned 51 and I had a vaginal hysterectomy 3 1/2 years ago. I still have my ovaries. I have had a few skin cancers removed but nothing serious. I have had no other kind of cancer.
I have also noticed in the evenings i have a slight difficulty getting a deep breath and usually have a slight cough.
Any information you can provide would be appreciative.
Thank you
It starts with my hands and feet getting hot. Then my arms get hot then I feel my knees get hot, then my arms start to itch. Then my knees start to itch and then my inside ankles start to itch. I take a benedryl and put on anti-itch cream. After about 10 minutes the itching stops and within 30 minutes the rash goes away completely.
The rash leaves exactly the way it came. Starting with my arms and ending with my ankles and knees.
Any idea what this could be?
I have thought about hot flashes but no site I have visited list a sudden rash with hot flashes. I have yet to experience the typical hot flash. I just turned 51 and I had a vaginal hysterectomy 3 1/2 years ago. I still have my ovaries. I have had a few skin cancers removed but nothing serious. I have had no other kind of cancer.
I have also noticed in the evenings i have a slight difficulty getting a deep breath and usually have a slight cough.
Any information you can provide would be appreciative.
Thank you
Member Comments (2)
by tnt406, Jun 24, 2005 12:00AM
To: granddeb
You said you got out of bed.Have you changed your laundry detergent recently?Maybe your devolping a skin allergy to your laundry detergent.Try using a gentler detergent like a babys detergenet for delicate skin or ask you pharmacist for some advice.I hope this helped.Taking the benadrly is a good idea.Just make sure that your anti-itch medidcine doesn't have benadryl in it to much of a good thing isn't good."It's an overdose."So be careful,and take care of your self.TNT406.BYE
by kygranny79, Apr 24, 2008 02:10PM
To: attn,,obgyn
I am 50 yrs old and haven't had a period in 2 yrs.. But when I did have periods I would always break out with a rash from the waist up. and I'm still having the rash but no periods. It has been so bad at times that I've missed work and was bedfast for several days totally exhausted . I have seen specialist. Had lab work done, all in range. Seen a dermatologist had all those shots. No one seems to know what it is. This has been going on now for almost 11yrs and it happens almost every month. I do suffer from hot flashes but not as bad as before. I'm broke out right now and I take predasone and it helps some,, but I want to know what it is. And how can I can prevent in the future. It really affects my life.
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