Judy/Re: the swollen, rashy-nosed

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Judy,

This really sounds like what I may have. It is like no rash that I

have ever seen before. I know I have heard of post surgery acne from

the steroids from others on this site, but this doesn't look like

acne. I have noticed a few white bumps, but doesn't yet look like

pimples. But it really does sound like the same thing you are

talking about. My rash started on the nose and then has spread to

the cheek area. Really weird. The skin looks like it has been

sunburned. Maybe once the swelling goes down I will be a pimple

face. Great, from swollen red nosed reindeer to pimple face. What's

next?...(haha)

Thanks for your help,

--Caboose..but not of the limbo group..(haha)

> ,

> I had a rash - sort of - that started about 10 days after my

surgery

> too. Mine was really strange and unlike any rash I'd ever had

> before; not that there have been that many. About the time that my

> swelling started to go down a lot, I got some redness around my

nose

> and a bit into the cheek area, plus these little tiny bumps that

> were almost like little white pimples. Sorry, I know that sounds

> yukky, and it was. They were very small, but I had lots of them on

> and around my nose. The rash lasted less than two weeks, and I

think

> it may have been because I was so swollen after surgery that you

> couldn't see any of the pores on my face. (So maybe oil got trapped

> in there?) Once the swelling got better and my skin wasn't

stretched

> so far, that's when those tiny pimples popped out. I used some of

my

> kids Neutrogena pore cleanser, and it cleared up fairly quickly. I

> did wonder if it was due to the steroids they used during surgery,

> or some of the other medications, I really don't know to be honest.

> But mine cleared up, which I'm happy about.

> Like someone else wrote though, it's best to call your doctor and

> ask about it, just in case it is a reaction to medication.

> Oh and about the swollen upper lip. Mine is still swollen too, and

> looks 'funny' still. I normally have thin lips (scandinavian

> heritage), but mine are puffy and still very sensitive. The upper

> lip area - the area between my nose and actual lip - is still

really

> puffy as well. I hope that goes down because it looks weird. I've

> got stitches and wires inside my mouth in that general area, but I

> feel something 'more' than that is causing this area to be puffy. I

> almost think I can feel the plates or screws in the area just below

> my nose. I did have some nose work done too, so I'm thinking this

> will all settle in time. Hope so anyway :-)

> Judy