About a week ago, I randomly started to get bumps on my neck one night and thought it was an allergic reaction to the necklace I was wearing. However, the next morning when I woke up I had red blotchy bumps all over my neck and moving down my chest at a rast rate. The next few days only resulted in it moving down my chest to my stomach and all down my back. After a few days I went to my school doctor on campus and she said her best guess (not so comforting) was pityriasis rosea. Being a 20 year old college student, when she said it could take 8-12 WEEKS to get rid of I couldn't help start crying because im going on vacation to chicago for my 21st in 2 weeks. The answer that it could take weeks was not acceptable to me so I started searching for answers. I found this blog and it has been TREMENDOUS help. I've had this for 1 week so far and I tried the whole laying out for 20 minutes a day idea and IT HAS HELPED! The first day after I laid out I could already see the difference. It isn't as red and the bumps are slowly getting smaller. Also, Aveeno eczema lotion has helped with the calming of my skin and the redness a bit. My case hasn't been itchy (thank god) however since it is still progressing it has been getting a little itchy on my stomach and back of my neck. Im going to the dermatologist tomorrow so hopefully she can shed more light on what I can do. All I can say though from my short experience with this is TAN, DO NOT shower in warm water, and moisturize with skin calming lotion right after tanning. Also, do not sweat by any means. I went to the gym and it only made it irritated and spread even more. UV lights are my best friend at this point. If anyone has any more advice, I'm all ears!
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About a week ago, I randomly started to get bumps on my neck one night and thought it was an allergic reaction to the necklace I was wearing. However, the next morning when I woke up I had red blotchy bumps all over my neck and moving down my chest at a rast rate. The next few days only resulted in it moving down my chest to my stomach and all down my back. After a few days I went to my school doctor on campus and she said her best guess (not so comforting) was pityriasis rosea. Being a 20 year old college student, when she said it could take 8-12 WEEKS to get rid of I couldn't help start crying because im going on vacation to chicago for my 21st in 2 weeks. The answer that it could take weeks was not acceptable to me so I started searching for answers. I found this blog and it has been TREMENDOUS help. I've had this for 1 week so far and I tried the whole laying out for 20 minutes a day idea and IT HAS HELPED! The first day after I laid out I could already see the difference. It isn't as red and the bumps are slowly getting smaller. Also, Aveeno eczema lotion has helped with the calming of my skin and the redness a bit. My case hasn't been itchy (thank god) however since it is still progressing it has been getting a little itchy on my stomach and back of my neck. Im going to the dermatologist tomorrow so hopefully she can shed more light on what I can do. All I can say though from my short experience with this is TAN, DO NOT shower in warm water, and moisturize with skin calming lotion right after tanning. Also, do not sweat by any means. I went to the gym and it only made it irritated and spread even more. UV lights are my best friend at this point. If anyone has any more advice, I'm all ears!
July 15, 2013 - 3:31pmThis Comment
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