disgusting skin problem on my foot!! (above)
april
disgusting foot - skin problem on heel (above)
doctor gave fungal cream for disgusting leg - no change
skin got worse again - itchy, dry up, split, bleed, heal
- same cycle every week
finally swollen from infection
end may
doctor gave antibiotics (amoxycillin 500mg+clavulanic 125mg 15tab)
& cream for disgusting leg (swollen1) - got better
skin got worse again - dried, split, bleed, heal
- same cycle every week
end june
disusting leg (swollen2) + rash on shin in early june
- among rash are tiny red dots and some tiny blisters with blood
doctor refers me to skin specialist
7/7/2010 wed
saw the skin specialist
8/7/2010 thu
did swaps, fungal tests, biopsy in 3 areas on leg (pain leh!!)
took antibiotics that night - cephalexin 250mg capsule
9/7/2010 fri - 11/7/2010 sun
rash spreads (tiny dots)
12/7/2010 mon
4pm last dose of antibiotics because...
by 7pm, rash on face flare up - red blotches
13/7/2010 tues
face rash appears (red, blotchy)
eyelids swell, eyes look half closed
body rash all over - except covered areas, hands/palms
doctor says it's eczema.
gives antihistomine (hydroxyzine 10mg)
& enzyme (serratiopeptidase 5mg)
14/7/2010 wed
eyelids swell more - can't drive boys to school
went to skin centre to see proxy doctor
doctor says face rash not the same type as body rash
think drug allergy to antibiotics - cephalexin
tell me to observe if it gets better or worse
blood test for liver function, kidney & full blood test
gives me antihistomine - Loratadine 10mg tab x1 for mornings
evening - i took antihistomine - hydroxyzine
15/7/2010 thu
face and body covered in itchy rashes
3-5pm red and incredibly itchy, hot. better after cold bath
8pm - took chlorpheniramine (ruuny nose med w antihistomine)
10pm - rashes better, took regular pills
16/7/2010 fri EEK!
2am eyes and face swollen bad, slight pain (above)
10am saw doctor. detailed report to doctor.
blood tests for liver & kidney function.
did not take regular pills 1 dose.
2pm saw skin specialist
- 3 skin specialists diagnose bad drug allergy to cephalexin
4pm warded, drank 2-3 jugs of water
all liver function & kidneys, full blood tests are normal (ttsh/nsc)
evening cocktail - steroids (prednisolone 30mg),
chlorpheniramine 4mg (anti itch)
steroid creams, aqua cream for dried face skin
10pm back on regular pills
17/7/2010 sat
2am terrible itch can't sleep
rashes subsided.
4pm doctors agree for discharge
large bag of medicines
10am/10pm regular pills continue
18/7/2010 sun
2am terrible itch on neck and itch on ears
took chlorpheniramine, back to sleep
7am terrible itch on neck still
8am dose of steroids, calcium, gastric pills, chlorpheniramine
10am itch remains but slightly better
10am/10pm stick to regular pills
on the day i got discharged 17/7/2010 (below 3 pix)disgusting foot - skin problem on heel (above)
doctor gave fungal cream for disgusting leg - no change
skin got worse again - itchy, dry up, split, bleed, heal
- same cycle every week
finally swollen from infection
end may
doctor gave antibiotics (amoxycillin 500mg+clavulanic 125mg 15tab)
& cream for disgusting leg (swollen1) - got better
skin got worse again - dried, split, bleed, heal
- same cycle every week
end june
disusting leg (swollen2) + rash on shin in early june
- among rash are tiny red dots and some tiny blisters with blood
doctor refers me to skin specialist
7/7/2010 wed
saw the skin specialist
8/7/2010 thu
did swaps, fungal tests, biopsy in 3 areas on leg (pain leh!!)
took antibiotics that night - cephalexin 250mg capsule
9/7/2010 fri - 11/7/2010 sun
rash spreads (tiny dots)
12/7/2010 mon
4pm last dose of antibiotics because...
by 7pm, rash on face flare up - red blotches
13/7/2010 tues
face rash appears (red, blotchy)
eyelids swell, eyes look half closed
body rash all over - except covered areas, hands/palms
doctor says it's eczema.
gives antihistomine (hydroxyzine 10mg)
& enzyme (serratiopeptidase 5mg)
14/7/2010 wed
eyelids swell more - can't drive boys to school
went to skin centre to see proxy doctor
doctor says face rash not the same type as body rash
think drug allergy to antibiotics - cephalexin
tell me to observe if it gets better or worse
blood test for liver function, kidney & full blood test
gives me antihistomine - Loratadine 10mg tab x1 for mornings
evening - i took antihistomine - hydroxyzine
15/7/2010 thu
face and body covered in itchy rashes
3-5pm red and incredibly itchy, hot. better after cold bath
8pm - took chlorpheniramine (ruuny nose med w antihistomine)
10pm - rashes better, took regular pills
16/7/2010 fri EEK!
2am eyes and face swollen bad, slight pain (above)
10am saw doctor. detailed report to doctor.
blood tests for liver & kidney function.
did not take regular pills 1 dose.
2pm saw skin specialist
- 3 skin specialists diagnose bad drug allergy to cephalexin
4pm warded, drank 2-3 jugs of water
all liver function & kidneys, full blood tests are normal (ttsh/nsc)
evening cocktail - steroids (prednisolone 30mg),
chlorpheniramine 4mg (anti itch)
steroid creams, aqua cream for dried face skin
10pm back on regular pills
17/7/2010 sat
2am terrible itch can't sleep
rashes subsided.
4pm doctors agree for discharge
large bag of medicines
10am/10pm regular pills continue
18/7/2010 sun
2am terrible itch on neck and itch on ears
took chlorpheniramine, back to sleep
7am terrible itch on neck still
8am dose of steroids, calcium, gastric pills, chlorpheniramine
10am itch remains but slightly better
10am/10pm stick to regular pills
WORSE!! help!! 15/7/2010 after seeing ttsh & nsc (below)
14/7/2010 face rash & swollen eyes 9pm-9am :( (below)
13/7/2010 *gasp* rash!!! so damn itchy!! (below)
facing the rash 6-8am: YUCKY YUCK! :( :( (below)
warded 16/7 - 17/7/2010
- TTSH ward 71 bed 27 (below photos)
- lovely lovely room with a view (same as in 2004)
as for hospital food, i quickly opted for muslim meals... somehow, chinese food for hospital patients are always bland and blah... oooh, i was sooooo thrilled when the food came... for dinner was home-cooked asam pedas fish with rice, and for breakfast was a very warm and fuzzy bee hoon ayam soto soup... my my my...
i would have stayed one more day just to rest and get away from working at home, but i heard that the dengue cases had shot up and they expected some dengue patients to get warded... so, since i was depriving someone else of proper medical care, i packed and asked to leave this quaint restful sanctuary...
this is... to me, one of my most favourite places in the whole world...
just look at the garden view from by bedside!! (below)
updates - 1 august 2010, sat
i'm still on steroids (prednisolone) since hospital discharge on 17/7/2010 and will take the steroids for the next 7 days. HUNGRY all the time and i've got to eat big and eat lots... nasi lemak with ayam goreng, bergedel and sayur lodeh every morning is just heavenly, just not naturally what i would eat. by 1pm i'm hungry again and have some lunch, and by dinner... boy, the amt of rice i have on my plate scares me...
1st 7 days - 30mg/day (from the day i was warded)
next 7 days - 20mg/day
next 7 days - 10mg/day
today i had cravings for alow's laksa lemak with chicken... so got it cooked right from scratch...
last week i fried rice with ham and egg... so incredibly simple and satisfying!!!! yummm...
HUNGRY now!!! but don't think i should eat... restrain nette :(
masak uppa tomorrow ah?
guess what?
the root of the whole episode of rashes and swollen face... the disgusting skin issue on the leg is starting again, just after i started rubbing cream recommended by the skin specialist! damn!! it was getting better till then... so, stopped the cream application after 2 days. at least the ridiculous itching has stopped for now....
update again soon...
nette
