I just had my third c-section on August 23. It was my first baby boy, and he has a different dad than my first two girls. After the surgery, I had some itching that they said was from the anesthetic in the spinal. They gave me antihistamines and it dulled the itching a bit. I was released from the hospital and focused on the intense pain for a couple weeks, but noticed an itchy rash where the adhesive tape was holding the incision dressing on, and where my IVs and catheter wire were held by tape. I had an allergic reaction to the hospital tape with my first two pregnancies, so no surprise. It always just went away after the residual adhesive wore off.
THIS TIME, however, not so simple. The tape rash seems to have tapered and is almost gone, except for around the incision. And now that rash has spread southward down all the way to my vagina and on my inner thighs and a little on my butt even. I also have it in a band around my rib area, on the sides under my armpits and around my back. I was using Preparation H for awhile to help with some pregnancy hemorrhoids and I noticed the Prep H was making my butt itch like crazy, and it didn't itch when I didn't use it. And if I even think about putting deodorant on, the itching is insane. Also, freshly laundered clothing causes nearly immediate rash, though it doesn't matter what laundry detergent or even if the clothes are recently laundered at all (I'm resorting to wearing dirty clothes to try to stop this rash!!). As of today, the rash is now on the tops of my feet too. Red, puffy bumps that run together and make big patches. Looks just like the pics of P.U.P.P.P. that I Googled, except I didn't have that at all when I was pregnant! I am using calamine lotion right now, which is totally not working. I stopped taking my Vitamins to see if it would go away, but it has just gotten worse. I can only imagine where it will show up next! I need help! Anybody know if it's P.U.P.P.P. or how I can get rid of this?????? My postpartum check is not until the first week of October and I don't think I will still be sane by then!
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THIS TIME, however, not so simple. The tape rash seems to have tapered and is almost gone, except for around the incision. And now that rash has spread southward down all the way to my vagina and on my inner thighs and a little on my butt even. I also have it in a band around my rib area, on the sides under my armpits and around my back. I was using Preparation H for awhile to help with some pregnancy hemorrhoids and I noticed the Prep H was making my butt itch like crazy, and it didn't itch when I didn't use it. And if I even think about putting deodorant on, the itching is insane. Also, freshly laundered clothing causes nearly immediate rash, though it doesn't matter what laundry detergent or even if the clothes are recently laundered at all (I'm resorting to wearing dirty clothes to try to stop this rash!!). As of today, the rash is now on the tops of my feet too. Red, puffy bumps that run together and make big patches. Looks just like the pics of P.U.P.P.P. that I Googled, except I didn't have that at all when I was pregnant! I am using calamine lotion right now, which is totally not working. I stopped taking my Vitamins to see if it would go away, but it has just gotten worse. I can only imagine where it will show up next! I need help! Anybody know if it's P.U.P.P.P. or how I can get rid of this?????? My postpartum check is not until the first week of October and I don't think I will still be sane by then!
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