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Farm Journal - 2025
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Where did the rash begin? Where is it now?
Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: sKePTiKal on March 11, 2025, 01:28:48 PM ---OH LORDY!!
I started breaking out in a rash a couple weeks ago. Thought maybe it was bugs (5 cats in the house) so I washed all the bedding. Rash spread; constantly ITCHES to high heaven. I have a pretty good calendula cream, tried that. Tried almost all my various potions/creams... can't find my bottle of Aloe... but we have plenty of plants. Rash turned in hives...
so I suspected an allergy. But to what? I've used Tide Free & Gentle for over 20 years. I did some searching online and lo and behold the formula changed... and I started seeing fellow sufferers complaining of the same rash, from whatever is in the new formula. I tried benedryl; half a 25mg doesn't affect me but kinda "tones down" the itch. I took a whole pill at bedtime but was hungover all the next day.
Bought Arm & Hammer sensitive skin detergent; rewashed bedding and all the clothes I'd recently washed. NOT HELPING; maybe this detergent uses the same chemical? Next, I'm going to try Dr. Bronner's Sal Suds. Hol swears by it; mostly castile soap. B keeps threatening to take me to the ER, but all they'll do is give me a Rx for a steroid cream... sigh.
So, this morning I broke out the cryptolepis salve. The herbs are infused in olive oil/beeswax to make a vasoline like salve. Cryptolepis is a pretty powerful antibiotic herb; given how much of my skin is broke out, I'm only trying it on a couple places to experiment. Thinking I might have some auto-immune over-reaction to the original irritant... but that hasn't happened to me, since I was 12.
Also drinking my detox tea, trying to boost things INTERNALLY. Just in case.
Do me favor & send me non-itchy good thoughts!
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Non-itchy thoughts sent! What a nightmare, I hate it when companies change components without warning, it's so hard for people who have allergies and intolerances. I hope the herbs are helping and that you can find a non-itchy alternative.
sKePTiKal:
Thanks Tupp! I'm still an ugly itchy mess; even sleeping is a challenge. Nothing much is working and there is still stuff that needs to get done.
Hol's contractor friend is here this week. Another hill is getting terraced - this one for fruit trees. Her house is located on a rise, that flows down hill to her pond and the creek in a very large field. They're working well together. So far.
I made them dinner last night; split pea soup and sourdough bread.
Hopalong:
Yikers, Amber, I'm so sorry about your rash/hives, etc.
I've switched to those flat sheets of concentrated detergent. They contain many fewer ingredients than conventional stuff and get the clothes clean. There are a bunch of brands available.
Has it started to clear?
hugs
Hops
sKePTiKal:
Rash is getting better; I'm more sure than ever this is an over-active autoimmune response to the original irritant.
And out of the blue, B got a call from his home health nurse. She mostly just refills the pump. But part of her job is engaging with people; hearing their stories; making suggestions that could help. She's been around almost as long as we've been in the stimulator doesn't work saga. She had a sit-down with her manager to talk about what they could do to help, since the surgeon isn't really. Manager must be an MD; he/she said they couldn't just leave him in that much pain and they upped his daily morphine dosage. This was yesterday.
Today, he's more agile, moving easier, and even his speaking is clearer. Which is excellent news! Such a blessing from an unexpected source! He had a bit of a "hangover" once the increased dosage took effect, but it's wearing off and he's clearly more painfree today. Hallelujah!!
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