Re: Re: Itching to the extreme

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, , Nanette, and anyone with the itchy bumps:

I want to do an experiment. I recently was tested for acidity (pH) and

was found to be too acidic (blood, urine, saliva). The doctor started

me on tri-salts and as long as im on them, my ph is in the right range

(6.8-7 for urine). You can get ph paper in the store. pee in a cup and

dip the paper in to see the color change and note what your ph is. If

its below 6.8, you are too acidic )(mine was 5.8-yikes!). I started the

tri-salts about 3 weeks ago and have not been itchy since. Its still a

little early to tell for sure, but it really seems to be helping. So,

my experiment is just that I want to see if you all are too acidic,

too. Maybe the tri-salts could help you, too. Maybe getting the ph in

balance will get rid of the itchy bumps. Worth a try since it seems to

work for me. Knock on wood.

Do the test if you can and write me back with your urine ph numbers. Ph

paper is cheap in the drugstore and it's pretty interesting.

Patty

nbursting@... wrote:

>

> ,

>

> I believe these itchy bumps are definately part of the rosacea

> picture. I get them all along my jaw line and and sometimes along

> the sides of my cheeks. They started with the onset of my rosacea

> but until recently were pretty infrequent and only one at a time.

> For the last couple of months I have been plagued with them

> constantly. I started taking minocycline to combat them. It's

> helped a little but it really depends on the day. Two days ago, I had

> several. Yesterday I had none, and today one big itchy one sprung

> up. They come and go very quickly and are sometimes red and

> sometimes flesh colored. I have been taking the antibiotic for three

> weeks and I am hoping it will reduce them significantly soon. At

> least my redness and flushing is way down. If I have good luck in

> the near future with the antibiotic I'll let you know. You may want

> to consider trying them. Maybe it will work for you.

>

> Nanette

>

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I have never had these itching bumps/welts, but would an antihistamine help?

Patty

[Guest guest]

I get these in a " flare " , but not along my jawline--they're on the cheek

area of my poor face and very NOTICEABLE!--ugh

The only thing I seem to be able to do esp. if the flare is on a real

" roll " --ie, continuous, ongoing, incessant breaking out with more of the

hateful things coming up all the time--is to stop the process with

" Desonide " lotion (wait...I think the brand name is " DesOwen " ) This is

used after trying a couple of days of cider vinegar cold rinses, ice

packs, cool aloe gel " masks " , etc. I use the Desowen lightly--2-3

applications per day, for 1 or 2 days. I know that cortisone preps are

supposed to be a " no-no " for our type skins, but if I find it necessary

because I'm tremendously unsightly, I feel that I need to do something

to stop a seemingly nonstop, ongoing process.

By the way...anybody? Remedies--for flares? what you use? what works

for you?

Best regards,

Carol

Gray wrote:

>

> and Shavaun,

>

> Thank goodness for your posts! I was just getting ready to ask on

> the board if anyone else experienced what I describe as a rash with

> hard red bumps along the jaw line. That is what has been happening

> to me over the last several months and what prompted me to go the

> dr. to find out what is happening.

>

> Unfortunately, the topical antibiotic - Metrolotion in my case -

> does nothing for this. Actually less than nothing because it

> irritates my face. The only relief I get is with a topical

> cortizone. I am reluctant to do this very often, but nothing else

> helps and it itches!!!!!

>

> I am beginning to really wonder if this is part of rosacea or

> another symptom of something else. It is clearly stress induced im

> my case.

>

> Anyone have any thoughts on this?

>

>

>

>

> > I have had itching, red lumps on my cheeks and jaw. The itching

> would

> > eventually stop, and the lump would slowly go down. Or I would

> scratch so

> > much that I would cause a scab to form and it would take a lot

> longer to

> > heal. I don't use cortisone creams on my face, and my derm said

> that she

> > rarely prescribes prednisone. (She didn't say why and I didn't ask

> why it

> > was bad...she just said it was over-prescribed for poison ivy and

> other skin

> > rashes) She advised me to take Benadryl and keep using my topical

> rosacea

> > meds.

> >

> > This isn't really helpful but I just wanted to say that I have

> experienced

> > itchy lumps on my face since developing rosacea. I've never had

> this

> > problem anywhere except the cheek/jaw, but I have read that people

> have

> > rosacea symptoms on their neck and chest areas.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Itching to the extreme

> >

> >

> > > I was diagnosed with cea a year ago, but nothing I have read

> desribes

> > my

> > > symptoms!!

> > > I have deep inflamed, lumps that come up on my face, neck,

> chest

> and

> > shoulders

> > > and upper arms - never anywhere else.

> > > These itch terribly. Has anyone experienced these symptoms as

> cea?

> > > Especially the itching. My facial skin is usually inflamed and

> puffy.

> > > Every so often, I get a break and my skin begins to clear up.

> What

> > heaven!! I

> > > am so envious of folks with " normal " skin!

> > > I just got a second opionion today, and the diagnosis is still

> " possible

> > > cea " with Prednisone & Batrim precribed to take orally.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

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Patty,

I used to use the paper all the time to test for

acidity/alkalinity...esp during chemo treatments. I used the

alkalinizing formulas from Reva? ?--found in health food

catalogues. I'd like to know more about the tri-salts, though,too? Can

they be found in ,,,say,,,, " Vitamin Shoppe " catalogue?

Thanks so much,

Carol

and Artist wrote:

>

> , , Nanette, and anyone with the itchy bumps:

>

> I want to do an experiment. I recently was tested for acidity (pH) and

> was found to be too acidic (blood, urine, saliva). The doctor started

> me on tri-salts and as long as im on them, my ph is in the right range

> (6.8-7 for urine). You can get ph paper in the store. pee in a cup and

> dip the paper in to see the color change and note what your ph is. If

> its below 6.8, you are too acidic )(mine was 5.8-yikes!). I started the

> tri-salts about 3 weeks ago and have not been itchy since. Its still a

> little early to tell for sure, but it really seems to be helping. So,

> my experiment is just that I want to see if you all are too acidic,

> too. Maybe the tri-salts could help you, too. Maybe getting the ph in

> balance will get rid of the itchy bumps. Worth a try since it seems to

> work for me. Knock on wood.

>

> Do the test if you can and write me back with your urine ph numbers. Ph

> paper is cheap in the drugstore and it's pretty interesting.

>

> Patty

>

> nbursting@... wrote:

> >

> > ,

> >

> > I believe these itchy bumps are definately part of the rosacea

> > picture. I get them all along my jaw line and and sometimes along

> > the sides of my cheeks. They started with the onset of my rosacea

> > but until recently were pretty infrequent and only one at a time.

> > For the last couple of months I have been plagued with them

> > constantly. I started taking minocycline to combat them. It's

> > helped a little but it really depends on the day. Two days ago, I had

> > several. Yesterday I had none, and today one big itchy one sprung

> > up. They come and go very quickly and are sometimes red and

> > sometimes flesh colored. I have been taking the antibiotic for three

> > weeks and I am hoping it will reduce them significantly soon. At

> > least my redness and flushing is way down. If I have good luck in

> > the near future with the antibiotic I'll let you know. You may want

> > to consider trying them. Maybe it will work for you.

> >

> > Nanette

> >

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