Ann- your rash

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Ann,

gosh I'm sorry. I thought you had been using the nystatin already and it was helping. I must have misunderstood. It should have not done that to you though. I have not heard of that. More than anything it should soothe the itching rash. That really suprises me.

Did you put anything else on your rash that could have interacted with the nystatin?

First thing I would do is wash your chest right away if you think it is worse. Wash with water and soap ( mild, or whatever you have) really well to remove all the cream & product. Let it air dry. I would wait to put anything else on.

Hold the nystatin and wait. I would take an ibuprofen (advil) for discomfort take up to 3 over the counter for pain. (600mg) If your rash is burning you could apply some cool compresses on. Over like a t-shirt put crushed ice in large freezer bag & wrap thin towel around that and set on your skin or buy some of the chemical ice bags you break and they are activated (i think ace makes one) and set that on your chest to reduce swelling and pain. Never put that directly on your skin, make sure you have t-shirt or towel or something protecting your skin.

Do not scratch your skin. It probably is difficult, but scratching will make it spread it sounds like.

You could also take benadryl. That will make you sleepy but it will dry up the rash and help with itching. Since your skin is so tender I would not use the topical cream but take the benadryl capsules. You can take 1-2 like every 4-6 hrs. It should say on the box, but benadryl as long as you are not allergic to it is good for all kinds of rashes, poison oak etc. Thats prob. what I would do if you are extremely miserable.

What all have you put on your skin? What all are you taking orally?

Last but least, if you really need help fast right there you can call your doc's office. They will have answering service or somebody on call like a PA, Nurse, or whoever they use. They should call you back. If you can't get a hold of them try calling your local pharmacist at any drug store. Pharmacist are great resources. They know products bettter than Docs do. I've gotten really good advice from them.

The pharmacist will prob. recommend something similar to what I said. You can give it a try though and see what they think. More than one opinion can't hurt.

Deb

nantynannie <nantynannie@...> wrote:

Debbie,Remember I told you about the rash on my breasts? Well it was almost gone on Thursday nite Friday morning. I started using the Nystatin cream on Thursday nite. This morning it is HORRIBLE, the worst it has ever been. It is raised and it is spreading a little. Do you know if the cream will make it worse before it gets better? Or any other advice please...I took another Diflucan last night.ThanksAnn