irritated skin

[pinkblnde]

Ever  since I was about 21 or so I started getting these skin sores all over when I get stressed. Generally they dont last more than about a month and they stay gone for years at a time.  However last year around nov I got the skin sores all over my body again so I did all my usual things to get rid of it. Oatmeal soap with no dyes or perfumes. Switched to laundy detergent also free of perfume or dyes. Cut my coffee intake down to almost nothing. When I do drink caffienated tea it is usually green tea although green tea makes me cough. I drink mostly herbal tea or water or apple or orange juice. I take several medications, mostly for bi-polar, thyroid and cholesterol.  I do take tylenol but only for the days I'm cramping. Also around the same time when I turned 21 I started having issues with products used on daily basis such as hair shampoo and conditioner. I have about 5 or 6 different types of hair products which I have to rotate on a daily basis or I get huge nasty sores in my scalp. When I treat my sores once again I can't use the same product more than about 7-10 days or the sores revert back to being nasty even though they start healing with treatment. I rotate rubbing alcohol, witch hazel, wound antiseptic and neosporin. It's not chicken pox, shingles or hives. If it's allergies I can't imagine what I could be allergic to.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

Usually Baker’s cyst is not dangerous but sometimes it can rupture and become complicated by protrusion of fluid down the leg between the muscles of the calf. The treatment methods to be followed are joint aspiration and cortisone injection, and surgical operation, usually arthroscopic surgery.

Please discuss these treatment options with an orthopedic surgeon.

I hope it helps. Take care and regards.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

Usually Baker’s cyst is not dangerous but sometimes it can rupture and become complicated by protrusion of fluid down the leg between the muscles of the calf. The treatment methods to be followed are joint aspiration and cortisone injection, and surgical operation, usually arthroscopic surgery.

Please discuss these treatment options with an orthopedic surgeon.

I hope it helps. Take care and regards.

[pinkblnde]

I was just told I have a Davis Cyst on the back of my knee. However there is no sore spot or lump. My entire lower leg is swollen about twice it's normal size and the swelling actually start about 6 inches abouve the knee joint and goes does to my toes.My skin is very red and feels heated to the touch. The doctor at the hospital said it should go away on its own. But I didn't get any other info. How long before it resolves it self and is there anything like a poultice that wouold help? It's quite painful and deters my normal activity quite a bit.

[pinkblnde]

I've been to several doctors including a dermatologist. I don't use vaseline or skin lotions. Nobody but me uses my wash cloths or towels or soap. I haven't shaved my legs in several years. The only cream I have used was a cream that the dermatologist prescribed and it's like everything else. If I use anything for more than 7-10 days the sores get worse. So basically I use witch hazel for about a week, then I switch to rubbing alcohol for a week then I use a antiseptic wash for about a week and repeat the routine. I put a little antibiotic cream on the sores after I take a shower where I use plain oatmeal soap. I make sure I change my towel and washcloth very regularly as well as my sheets. My dog no longer sleeps on my bed and where we live we don't have fleas or ticks and no bed bugs either. I've been single for years so no one else has used anything of mine. My roommate lives upstairs and has her own bathroom and everything else.