Misery

I gave up yesterday and went to another dermatologist.  He was shocked at what I looked like.  He did a biopsy and gave me a prescriptions for some meds.  He also told me to stay completely out of the sun. He doesn't think I have skin cancer, but he was very concerned about my condition.  Guess I will look for another job where I will be inside all the time.  I will hate that, but I will do it.  If I ever get over this, I will not take anything those doctors give me without researching the side effects.  I won't get in this mess again.

Two weeks after stopping the Topicort

This is two weeks after getting rid of the topicort.  I am much better, but the itching is almost unbearable.  And I am now very sun sensitive.  Sunshine makes it worse.  And nothing touches this mess except Noxzema cream.  It helps with the itching and keeps it clean at the same time.  This is not a plug for Noxzema.  I am just stating a fact and thank goodness for Noxzema.  I don't think I could stand it otherwise.  Some spots are still oozing, but it is 100% better.  I think, if I had stuck with the doctors, they would have killed me.  And I started calling the dermatologist on Tuesday after beginning the Topicort on Monday.  I told the nurse that it was not working and was in fact making it worse.  She called me back and said the doctor said to use it 4 times a day instead of two.  By Wednesday, I was having real trouble breathing and had started with the bloating.  I called again.  ":Look, this is making it worse." No call back. So on Thursday I called my doctor and told the nurse I needed to see him.  I got an appointment for Friday.  Then on Thursday afternoon, I got in real trouble.  I had blown up by 10 pounds and could not breathe. I sat straight up in a chair all night and did not know if I would see morning.  I was afraid to go to the ER.  I was afraid of what they would do to me.  On Friday morning, my doctor's office called and told me that "The doctor says that he can't do anything for you so you don't need to come in."  Friday afternoon I finally got a call back from the dermatologist.  He wanted me to come in on Monday to get a prescription for Prednesone.  I could have been dead by Monday.  I went on Monday and got a statement that I could go back to work and nothing else.  I'm finding new docs.  Actually, I wish I could just visit a nurse because the nurses know more than the doctors.  The doctors just take whatever poisons big Pharma gives them and passes them on to the patient.  They don't even bother to pass along the bad things that can happen nor do they bother to monitor you.  I'm done.

ADT

ADT is the absolute biggest rippoff on the market.  It costs an arm and a leg to get it installed.  It is worthless in a fire because the electricity goes off and their system is powered by electricity.  And just try getting them to remove the system after they have it installed.  Oh, and even after you have the service discontinued, the system is still on and still running.  When the batteries start to run out, then you are blessed with a continual beep or a loud screech.  Non stop.  And they do not want to send anyone out to disconnect it.  There was one in my house when I bought it and I never bought the service.  About a year after I bought my house, then the batteries started to go.  So I called and was told that since I did not subscribe, it was not their problem.  I pitched a fit and they sent someone out to disconnect.  I thought that was the end of it.  Nope.  There is a backup unit in the attic.  About a year after that, I again encountered the loud screech.  I called again.  Again, well, you don't have our service so and that's as far as I let her get.  "Get someone out here and take this crap out of my house or my next call will be to the Attorney General's office then to my state senator and state representative, followed up by a call to the city.  You have to have a state, a county and a city license and I will do my level best to have those licenses yanked.  At the very least, I will create so much hell for you that you will wish you had marched right out to my house and taken care of the problem.  They sent someone.

Allergic reaction

I am doing much better.  The swelling and broken skin is for the most part gone.  I still have really inflamed arms, upper chest, and upper back.  The upper chest and upper back are caused by sun sensitivity.  It seems that after all this crap, I am now sun sensitive. And the itching, the Godawful itching.  It is driving me mad.   Great.  Me. And outdoor person and I will have to be covered from head to toe.  Hopefully, this will all clear up.  After quitting the steroid spray, it took me until last Wednesday to be able to breathe easily.  It was like I had asthma, which I do not.  However, I do sympathize with those who do.

Not out of the woods

I went back to work on Monday and it has been a rough week.  My arms are much better, but the itching is almost unberable.  The swelling is gone and most of the open places have healed over.  However, I do still have large red bumps on my arms and the rash is not completely gone.  It will be a cold day in hades when I let those doctors give me anything but a basic antibiotic.  These pictures were taken just a few minutes ago.  It seems if I hit the shower as soon as I come in, the itching is not so bad.  I hope this passes soon.  I am really tired of this.  As you can see, there are no open  sores and swelling is way down.  Granted it still looks horrible.  I am just soaking them in Epsom salts and that seems to be helping.