NBR but please help! (LONG)

mommyandwife2011

please pray that someone around this army post can help me!

okay so I'm out here in the Desert(Mojave) and our doctors here are just doh-doh heads. they literally keep you waiting for hours with a screaming child,DONT check the charts so every single time you come in you have to explain to them whats going on,& they just don't give a flying f^$k.

Now onto the issue: for 6 months now,yes 6 months i've had this "issue" they want to call eczema, it started as little blisters that popped and oozed clear liquid,went away then came back a month later. NOW all my fingers on the left hand are covered in deep cuts from my skin being so dry,these itchy little oozing bumps and flaky skin. no matter how many creams or antibiotics NOTHING they have done has helped. and the past day it has spread to the back of my hands,my arms,face,legs,and feet along with me not feeling well and getting a sore throat and stuffy nose. they FINALLY referred me to a specialist an hour away but guess what, i have to wait weeks to get an appointment! Now my hands are swollen,I'm itchy and bumpy and my husband thinks its disgusting along with being terrified to touch my poor son because only God knows what this is and I can't have him getting it. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!!

 

OctGirl80

I'm sorry, that sounds absolutely awful. Is there an ER you could go to? Can you go off base to be looked at? Hugs, t& p's.

ASmallWonder

That sounds horrible!  My first thought is MRSA so I'd be heading to an urgent care or ER and specifically ask about that.  Hope you get answers soon!

jigglyjelloo

I have eczma and I do get those types of weepy blisters on my hands. 

Has your doctor given you a steroid shot or put you on prednisone?  They are more extreme treatments but when I have had really bad flare ups, they are the only things that have cleared it up for me.  My mom also has the same thing and when it gets bad it is the same thing...a shot or prednisone.

I would also suggest that you get some allergy testing done to help figure out what caused the flare up.  For me, if I was dishes without wearing gloves, it is gauranteed that I will have the blisters starting on my fingers later that day. 

Have you changed to different brands like laundry soap, body wash, lotion etc?  If something has changed I would suggest changing back to what ever was used before. 

It can be a very frustrating disease, but if you can find out the triggers it is possible to control it fairly well.

Good Luck

 

mommyandwife2011

Thank you ladies for the replies. I have been to the ER and also to several different doctors here and they either say its eczema or they just don't know. i have tried a few creams that they gave me(Dermacerin and some other anti-fungal,bacterial creams)  but so far the only thing that seems to help,even just a tiny bit(but its something) is cleaning it really well with iodine and cream(kind of like Vaseline) and wearing gloves all day.they haven't given me any shots or done any testing yet though. trust me i look like a dork walking around with rubber gloves on all day its so funny. But I do have an appointment to see a dermatologist off post here in about a week so HOPEFULLY i can get some answers! As far as any recent changes,I haven't changed anything-same soaps,laundry soap,shampoo,everything really.