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Thanks everyone! I'm starting to feel a bit better. Still a bit itchy, but the redness is slowly going away - starting from my neck and now to my arms. Hopefully another few rounds of the steriod will help even more. Doesn't help that'll be 100+ this week!
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Hope the antihistimes plus the steriods help get rid of the rash, feel better soon. I hope the doctor stopped the antibiotic as well, did he start you on another antibiotic?
I stopped taking the antibiotic yesterday. I haven't started a new one yet - probably after I get the rash under control.
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Oh no!!!! So sorry to hear about the rash - I've had a lot of reactions to medicine and the rashes are soooo uncomfortable. Did they advise you to try an oatmeal poltice if the itching gets bad? You essentially get the Aveeno oatmeal bath packets and mix one with enough water to make a paste and then put the paste on the worst of the itchy spots. After about 20 minutes or so, rinse with cool water and pat dry. It's a life saver (works to settle poison ivy itches too).
Hope you get to feeling better fast! Loved the pictures of Father's Day
I didn't get that advice, but I'll try it if it gets bad again. I took a warm baking soda bath yesterday which helped some. The best was Lukas' Aveeno baby exczema (ap?) lotion.
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You poor thing! I hope you get better soon and start looking better. Don't you just hate it when not even makeup can make you feel better? And yes, I think we should set up a skype date. I'm a little disappointed that I never thought of it sooner, but things like Skype just leave my memory because I hardly ever use it.
I barely put make up on today - and non yesterday.
We'll talk about setting up a skype date for sure! Now that we've done one it's easy and such a great thing. Gotta love technology! ETA: I googled multiple skype or soemthing like that. It appears you can do multiple skypes if one person has a premium pass, which you can get a day pass, 3 months or a full year subscription to. So it's definitely possible.
Glad you're feeling a little better, Kelly! Sounds awful. Itching can be worse than pain because you just can't ignore it. So terrible, taking one med to counter the effects of another, just to feel a bit better.
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Glad you're feeling a little better, Kelly! Sounds awful. Itching can be worse than pain because you just can't ignore it. So terrible, taking one med to counter the effects of another, just to feel a bit better.
Exactly Laurie! This isn't how it's supposed to work!
All caught up again. I am really enjoying your trip report. Your boys are looking so grown up! I love Lukas's "smile" face. Sorry about the rash. Glad to hear you are feeling a bit better.
I'm glad you are starting to feel better. Sometimes tho steroids can make you feel awful too, but it's better than the awful rash.
The only awful thing I've experienced from the steriod is the awful taste if it gets on your tounge.
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All caught up again. I am really enjoying your trip report. Your boys are looking so grown up! I love Lukas's "smile" face. Sorry about the rash. Glad to hear you are feeling a bit better.
Thanks Jessie!
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I hope you continue to improve! You poor thing!
Thanks so much!
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Glad you're feeling a bit better.
Thanks Cheryl!
The combination of and prednisone sure is working! I felt much better today and have 2 more doses to go today! The rash is fading along with the itching - and I'm definitely more thankful for the latter although it wasn't pretty either. Now I'll have to start a new antibiotic for the sinus infection and hope it doesn't do the same thing. I also hope the hot weather we're going to get doesn't make it flare back up. TOday will be a gorgeous day with a high of 86, but tomorrow it's supposed to be 96, then Thursday thwey're looking at 103 for the high - of course we have lunch at work outside that day , about the same on Friday and into the upper 90s over the weekend. Friday night we're going to the Cardinals game and Saturday we're throwing my brother a surprise 30th birthday party - yes outside. Wish me luck!
Hopefully the rash will completely be gone before then, and hopefully it will stay away for the festivities. So, a skype date sounds good to me, and apparently they must know that more than two people would like to talk at the same time. Sounds like something the four of us need to work on.
I don't know how I get so behind. I try to catch up every day at least when I'm on the road. Sorry about the rash and itch. I hate it when my friends aren't feeling good! that you continue to improve!
Oh yuck - so sorry about the rash how horrible. I had a reaction to medicine one time and got a rash and then all the skin on the bottom of my feet peeled off - it was really painful to walk for about a week because the skin was so tender. I hade poison ivy one time so bad and the oatmeal baths do really help.
I think I'm getting the same weather you are because today is beautiful but getting hotter as the week moves on and into the mid 90's by the weekend. I'm planning a pool day with Evan.
Hope you continue to improve and the heat doesn't cause a flare up.
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Glad you're feeling better!!! I'll keep my fingers crossed that the new AB doesn't make it flare up again!!! Keep cool with that hot weather coming your way!!
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I also hope the hot weather we're going to get doesn't make it flare back up. TOday will be a gorgeous day with a high of 86, but tomorrow it's supposed to be 96, then Thursday thwey're looking at 103 for the high - of course we have lunch at work outside that day 
, about the same on Friday and into the upper 90s over the weekend. Friday night we're going to the Cardinals game and Saturday we're throwing my brother a surprise 30th birthday party - yes outside. Wish me luck!
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