lip help and itch help!!

[gjbones]

im on week 7 and my rash is already driving me crazy, i itch all the time, but my lower lip burns all the time. my lip  doesnt seem to heal no matter what i put on it. it seems to stay chapped and i wake up every morning with blood all over my lip.... is their any releif??

[Dee1956]

Now I am seeing that what I originally thought thrush then a burning all over my mouth has concentrated to little blisters right in side my lips
Sometimes I have a bad habit of thinking one symptom has morphed into another one when really I have brand new symptoms just in the same symptom
Of course being me I realized it late today, called Doc's office, surprise! no one is going to be back til Monday so I will just be whiny this weekend, just ignore my posts and by next week I hpe to fine.  Still really afraid of having a back crown put in as my lips hurt so much I fear they will split if I have to open too much.  I guess I could always just go to the dentist and show him and he can make the call.  This is a very important tooth and I stop the Incivik on taurday, I wonder if a day makes any difference one way or the other,  Well, going to go try some yogurt
I hope everyone has a wonder Thanksgiving
Dee

[Advocate1955]

I wonder if tea tree oil would help your lips?
Advocate1955

[Dee1956]

Thanks you for your suggestion regarding lip problems
Mine started as mouth burning about 4 weeks into tx, ot the magic mouthwash and just about everything that has been suggested on this forum.
I have to hav a crown replaced nex week, it is a back one and I am so afraid that my lips wil just spli open (sorry too graphic) not sure what to do if there is something I can do to preapre I would appreciate
Thank you
Dee

[rockymoe]

Neo sporin for lips, biotene mouth spray and stay hydrated. I have a sore on the corner of my lip and it hurts to open my mouth to eat. It's slowly getting better, but the temps are getting colder. First Nor easter tomorrow night Yuck!!!!

[Dee1956]

Thanks so much for input, There are a few things here I have not tried so now will the products suggested here

[gjbones]

Thank you for your input and support, I knew there was others that had it
just as bad or worse. Thats encouraging to know that you did not give up. I,m not giving up either, but the ball is in the doctor's court. I don't play doctor anymore so I just trust their decision. I do know that that my rash is at the severe stage, so that was their big concern. Whatever God's Will is I will accept.   Than You so much!!!       God Bless !,
                                                             Gary Bones!!

[redsurfer]

i had the same rash... severe over 80 % of my body..my skin was swollen and i had to be hospitallized twice for dehydration even tho i was drinking a gallon of water everyday..plus gatoraide.. couldnt wear clothes only light night gowns and sundresses ,,, no socks even..
but.i made it 12 weeks with incivek..dont ask me how.. i took benadryl ... xanax ..vicodin ..advil... perscriction cream ..perscription itch pills..aloe vera.. spray benadryl .. calamine lotion ... whatever i could do..still i got little sleep..i got anemic had to start procrit... but i made it cause i want to get cured.. try to stay on it as long as it doesnt kill you...the longer you do the better your chances..
most people dont get as bad as this ..but i wanted you to know that i did...and i made it
ps... they say the rash gets better after week 10 mine did improve after week 8 it would come and go..
best of luck to you !!

[gjbones]

thank yuo for your tips and prayers, I wil try brushing of the lips and the gold bond medication. God and my family and friends support has really got me this far. I,m at the end of my 8th. week and the doctors are thinking about stopping the Incivec. That's because of my rash, I'ts just about at the severe stage and last week they said I was well into the moderate stage alteady. They sent me to a dermotoligist for a skin biopsy to make sure I wasn't contacting the s.j.s. sydrome and give me more medicine. My rash is over 80% of my body and along with the itch has has really tried my faith, at times I feel like I,m going insane. Without God I would have already given up. However Even the doctors feel hopeful and optimistic, that is because at week 4 my load dropped to zero, by stopping the inciveck and continuing the riba and interferion they are hopeful it wil work. They said in the origanal studies that they considered only using the inciveck for 8 weeks for patients who's viral load dropped to zero at week 4, but then they decidied to a full 12 with everyone. I go to doc. tommorow, appreciate your prayers, Be Blessed, and to everyone who is going through the tripple trearment, You are being prayed for.      GOD BLESS, gjbones

[crossroadsec]

If u look in search,  archives has tons of good tips. It seemed like weeks 7-10 were my worst. I mean crazy itching! Had a bout the other night. Rare now. H2O! Victuals, ice bags, cold housen sheets, Rx n OTC anti itch, bebedry... I used em all. Simultaneously. Lol.
BTW- you WILL look back n laugh at the ridiculous things you do. I stuck my head in the freezer, took all my clothes off n lay w a sheet, 2 fans, and frozen gel packs from my peg shipment.
I never got a rash tho. Glad ur dr is on top of it. Karen :)

[beeblessed]

Hi there.  Definitely get more water into you.  When your lips are chapped but NOT bleeding, brush them when you brush your teeth.  Helps exfoliate them.  And try some Aquaphor.  Works really well in "healing."  It is like Vaseline but better, and they use it on burn victims to keep the skin soft and promote healing.  Feel better!  Drink water, water, water, as other beverages may be causing dehydration.  Try Gold Bond Medicated Lotion in the green bottle, for the itch and/or ice packs.  Let your doc know what you are experiencing too.

[gjbones]

thank you I will try that too!!! I really appreciate all your support!!!!!!!!!!

[gjbones]

thank you so much for the responce, I need all the help I can get. i'm am on my way to get some vitimen E and try that on my lips. I'm normaly a positive person and put faith to whatever I'm going through, but I have to admitt I'm going a little crazy so keep me in prayer and I'll do the same.  thanks Mag!!!

[gjbones]

thank you so much for the tips, washing the sheets has been real helpful. they are thinking stopping the inciveck after week 8, cuz the is rash so bad and where the viral load dropped all the way to zero they feel the the other two medications will work. thanks again billy...

[gjbones]

thank you for your support and tips on relief for my itching and sore lip, much appreciated !!!

[curiouslady1]

I have a different condtion with my lips but the same symptoms.  What helps for me is to cut down on salt and sugar as well as spicy food and anything with cinnamon in it. I find relief from Clinique Repairwear Intensive Lip Treatment.  The other chapsticks etc. don't help much and sometimes make the burning worse.  

[MagTX]

You'll get topical meds if you go see the doc.  In the mean time you could use alovera from the health food store or break open a vitamin E gel capsule and put it directly onto the lips, both of these promote faster healing. I don't know if they sell Vit D ointment over the counter but that is a really good one too.   It may also be a good idea to use an antibiotic ointment if the lip is not healing fast enough.  

Try to stay hydrated too, it may be that your lips are getting a bit dry and cracking from be on the dehydrated side.

[working dog]

try washing with aveeno body wash...also double was your sheets and cloths in just water...benadryl at night....all this and every night i get into bed for a couple hours i claw and bleed...my body has so much rash...its awful....from riba.....good luck...billy

[TripleCrown]

Night time benadryl by mouth. Ask your dr.
A scrip for triamcinolone cream .1% from my doctor. Seems to work. Don't know about the lip.