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skin problem
BillieTheBot
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In the last few days my skin seems to have really flared up. It started with my lips feeling numb and tingley and then going really dry - now my face around chin, nose and top of mouth is really dry and itchy and bright red, flakey and spotty. It looks hideous and I feel like a leper.
I dont know what it could be, but its probably down to the stress of the miscarriage and im wondering if its hormonal too, but ive never had anything like this before, even when ive had lots of stress and lots of hormones, but thats the only thing i can really think may have caused it.
Lip balm doesnt help - it just sits on top and makes it feel worse. moisturisers dont seem to be particularly soothing, apart from a nice chamomile one my mum uses for her eczema and its soothed it a little, but tbh, it seems to be getting worse rather than better.
Does anyone have any idea what I could do? If i go to the doctor is there likely to be anything they can give me or will they just give me E45 or some such shit. Im pissed off cos going to france on thursday and I look like if got scabies
I dont know what it could be, but its probably down to the stress of the miscarriage and im wondering if its hormonal too, but ive never had anything like this before, even when ive had lots of stress and lots of hormones, but thats the only thing i can really think may have caused it.
Lip balm doesnt help - it just sits on top and makes it feel worse. moisturisers dont seem to be particularly soothing, apart from a nice chamomile one my mum uses for her eczema and its soothed it a little, but tbh, it seems to be getting worse rather than better.
Does anyone have any idea what I could do? If i go to the doctor is there likely to be anything they can give me or will they just give me E45 or some such shit. Im pissed off cos going to france on thursday and I look like if got scabies
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my skin is really sensitive, I use Dermalogica but its expensive, I use E45 and wash with aqueous cream, I've been to the Dr's with mine before and for when its bad I've got a cortisone cream (lower strength) you can't get it at the chemist cos its for the face but my Dr said its ok and rarely use it might be worth going to see if you can get some to clear it up cos it does
Good luck
I get very dry skin on my face as a side effect of a cream I use. Vaseline is the best on lips, it stops them getting worse if nothing else and then aqueous cream or E45 type thing on the rest of it.
I might go to the doctors on monday anyway cos its bright red and a bit swollen.
I wonder if any of the medical folk here know whether a rash like that could be a symptom of something else?
I NEVER get ill usually, I dont get eczema, my skin isnt usually dry. Im worried its something to do with the MC even though its not in the same area obviously.
Am I being paranoid?
nah best to get it checked out if your unhappy otherwise you'll worry! I know when I've been to the Dr's and explained I was worried they were fine, I just remembered a few years back my skin was really dry especially on my chin and I went in to Boots and asked advice they said use aqueous cream with a buffing sponge gently then put baby oil on after it, i think it did work
For your lips try Blistex I find its the best for tingly lips
im gonna nip down to the walk in centre in a minute.
thats what the nurse practitioner said this morning. I had my mum on the phone this morning telling me she thought maybe I had septicemia :rolleyes: because my nana got that after her miscarriage. So of course I was a bit freaked out, and with my eyes all swelled up and everything, went down to the walk in centre where they said it was more likely to be an allergic reaction and nothing to do with the miscarriage. He suggested it could be my hair dye as i dyed my hair last week - although I always dye my hair every 6 weeks usually and have never had a reaction before, but you never know.
leat you have it sorted
the itching is now spreading under my chin, chest and some on my thigh.
I dont have any on my scalp (which i would have thought would be the worst if it was a hairdye reaction) My eyes are still swollen.
Yeah I was thinking that actually but allergies can be a bit weird in where they strike. Have you changed anything else recently like face wash or bubble bath? It might be severe hayfever. Maybe you are getting more of a reaction because of the stress you have been under recently, your body is probably really run down too. Hope it clears up soon. x
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And Suzy - as I've found in the past, allergies can take a while to come up. I found this a few weeks ago when I took ibruofen (sp?).
The main example of allergies developing over time is to Latexi in the health care profession.