Joined: 18 Jan 2005 Posts: 16 Location: New Mexico
Is Tehre a Dermatoligist In the House???? Posted: 01-18-05 01:54am
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ok I am 25 y/o homemaker mother of one.
I am 5'4'', 210lbs. I have bi-polar,
severe depression, and slight ocd. I am
not the most healthy person in the world
but I have come to terms with this. My
problem though is that my doc can't figure
out what is going on now. In october I
started on wellbutrin for the depression.
Within days my legs were swelled up to
three times there size and I had a shin
rash. Now I have stopped the wellbutrin
and have been off it since thanksgiving
but the rash and swelling comes and goes
and for that matter has started to spread.
My husband says that the bumps look like
smallpox bumps (but we know i'd be dead by
now if that were the case lol). The
syptoms erturn when my body is put thru
physical strain (since this began I have
put on 20 pounds because I can't do much
physical). The rash has climbed from my
shins to my thighs to my hips and behind
and also after doing pushups with my kid
the other day to my left arm. All tehy
are are little red bumps, some have turned
into what I believe is called carbukles.
It is itchy and burns to the
touch.....Guys...It hurts to wear jeans
(thank god I live in new mexico). I
can't work because I can't be on my feet
that long, I can't walk my kid the 2 miles
to school a day, and when I look in the
mirror I just want to cry because I feel
like a monster. My husband tells me that
it doesn't bother him but I feel hideous
and because of this our sex life has
decreased. Can anyone help me out here?
My doc has no clue what to tell me. He
referred me to a dermatoligist but I can't
get there because I have a truck that
won't drive the 2 hour mountain trip (nor
do I have any friends here that could take
me). If anyone has any experience here
or any ideas even they would be most
appriciated. Lord knows I need all the
help I can get lol.
Thanks in advance
ps don't tell me its an allergic reation
I have changed nothing in my life since
this started.