Skin melt down and SOS call

Had to use the SOS dermo call today. Was given her number in January for when I flare up.
It's been brewing, but to day....I was crying....so so so itchy.

It started in the car, I was wearing a dress I don't normally wear and almost straight away the seams were irritating me. By the time I got bk home u ripped off dress and was itchy! !!
The itch didn't go away and later while cutting out labels from my clothes I used the side of the metal scissors to scratch across my skin.....OMG it felt amazing.
As I have no nails the itch is never relived....but once I started I couldn't stop.  Rubbed all over arms with scissor side.
Now arms were sore.....and Still amazingly itchy....like off the scale
I washed with cold water, applied cream....but still the itch was insatiable.
Now arms red and raised and burning. .....the skin sore and driving me crazy!!!!!
My daughter managed to get me a Dr appointment but I needed to ring the sos number. ...I was crying and feeling really fed up.
Off to a summer ball tomorrow and my arms were glowing.
The woman on the phone at the hospital was really nice but I couldn't get my sos appointment from this week as he is on holiday. So booked for 13th August. Just over 2 weeks.
Dr was good. Allan was fab and paid for medicine.
Have gone on to steroid tablets and cream.
Already I can feel a difference.

Rash I'd now everywhere. .   Every single part of my skin....knees....feet....Hands. ...butt. ..thighs. .
Sigh

Not been a good day.
But hoping it will start to improve.

Ok rough few days -photos

Ok. Arms most of body. Feet. Hands .
Raised red. Itchy (very)
Last night was the 1st night of bandaging. Did hand it keeps going though extremely itchy cycles.i need to break.
Any way,  photos of skin as is.

Hot = rash

Well we are in a heat wave and my skin knows about it.
Even covered up. Creamed. I have erupted!
Neck. Arms Shoulders feet ALL erupted.
Feel like yuk.
Kids have started to say 'oh miss you have a rash' looking at neck.
'Yeah'

Looks awful.  Itches like a...something that is very itchy lol.
Have bruised thigh where a new patch has developed by rubbing.

Pretty fed up. I see the demotologist  sos number being used soon.just to get some relief.  Very sore today. And itchy.
Image sore tender bruised skin. And I still wanna rip it off! !!!
Confused .com

Took some photos. But do jot give severity of lumps and bumps now gracing my skin.

Can't belive I'm in July and neck has erupted

It's July!

Every year for the past 18 years I am a red raised beetroot on my neck. But even though I'm suffering it's nothing to what it has been in previous years.
Nothing.

Last year I was SO Ill. I was ill with rash. Every part of me was glowing red. Like I had sunburn but hadn't been out in the sun.

I think it's contained as much as it can be due to prevention methods.

It's hot though. I'm finding the heat making me sweat. Making me itch. Not good. This week the temperatures will hit 30's
Not good for me at all.

Fingers are sore at mo. Where I file them back. I keep knocking skin which is not used to it and getting sore cuts.

Worse areas at the moment  are. Feet. Like blood blister rash. Can get extremely itchy. It's intense.  I scratch and scratch and can not stop !!

Then sore 😦

Arms are sore but not as bad as have been.

Burning skin....literally.

It's lucky I'm not combustible.
This week I have rubbed (no nails) until my skin smells like burning.  Not good.
At the moment areas of red. Raised.

Extremely itchy rash areas :
Neck
Arms
Shoulders
Sides
Boobs
Thighs
Legs
Ankles
Feet
Hands
Under chin

Probably easier to write places the rash is NOT. 😕

Hubby gave me some money so went and brought 3 long sleeve tops for work. Tried one today. Very good.
Having to cut the labels out of everything.  My skin is so super sensitive,  even a part of a tag , seam or label sets of a intense itch.
I literally have no control over scratching. It consumes me.
I know I shouldn't . It tales so much effort to ignore.  To fight the touch. But I always give in the itch so intense and strong I scratch.
Then the soreness leads to guilt.  A vicious circle.

I wish there was some way to relive the itch. Still on 2 tabs a day. And boy do I know if I miss one. Had some terrible sleepless nights of late due to sore skin and the rash.

My skin is so hot. Burning swollen and sore. 😕

Only 4 weeks left of work then I can hibinate. 😊

Some of the things I'm trying to do are.

Drink lots of water to make new cell and keep hydrated.

Remove tags.

Don't wear nylon wool or other uncotton fabrics next to skin.

Keep skin moisturised.

File nails to a inch of there lives to stop from ripping skin.

Keep arms covered up.

Wearing a scarf in car...even when  like boiling hot to protect neck from sun .

Feet are especially  bad at the moment.  The pain is quite unbearable at times.
Have tried to keep then from touching. It's amazing how I can rub them when  I'm not thinking about it. Making them sore.

That's part of the problem uh of the scratching is unconscious
Done when I'm not thinking.

Brusies still in places, from firm, deep rubbing, but less this week which is good.

Just need to keep out of the sun. Keep cool and get through the next coupes of months.

Bruised!

Itch is so intense am pushing so hard with my filed down  ails to get relief. I am leaving bad bruises. Last night one on my arms was the darkest bruise I had ever seen. Have taken photos. 
Must be pushing seriously hard or I have damaged skin so much it is brushing more easily.
Not good.
Rash was a little better last night. Seem to go though intense itching phases.
Another thing is I am scratching with intense preasure e thta my hand an d finger literally get cramp. Painful finger crap.  But still I continue to scratch.  It's almost like my will is so weak I can't  control my hands. I keep on scratching an scratching.

Getting a little depressing now. Neck is okay ish.  But one label.  One itchy material. Just a few minutes in sun. And I'm triggered.

Sigh.
I am convinces it is all discoid excema. Seems to be raised patches.  Large circular areas. Didn't notice before. Sun triggers.

In one aspect I'm pleased were in middle of June and it's not any worse. But my skin is painful. A bit at school kept knocking my arm ans the pain was awful. Basically,  i have scratched my muscles and the skin sore.

Old photos from last year.

Just looking back. Even 2 years ago photos are very similar.