Experiences with

Skin or nail infections

my grandson age 1 is staying over christmas, arriving tomorrow, he has just got a rash and saw the GP but phone consultation with photos of the rash ... they dont think chicken pox and suggested slapped cheek syndrome but said best take care around immune compromised people. Im on 6 mg pred so i dont

how do boils start? And what are the stages? My back felt really painfully just in one place. When looking in the mirror as much as I could ,I saw a red spot so asked my sister laters to see. She said it’s much bigger around it and it’s a boil. The whole area is painful n I almost feel tired fatigued

Hi everyone just to say that big boil did burst it was gross its nice and flat now but a hole still there but feels good I enjoyed blackpool weather good then I find out my blood preasure meds candersarton has to be increased from 16 to 24 mg I thought fore goodness sake one thing after another

Hi everyone any suggestions I've have a big boil middle off shoulders it's nasty docter give me antibiotics is there any suggestions to bring it to head so it bursts cause if antibiotics don't work it has to be cut drained I'd rather try other method off sorting it

Hi all,Just tying to figure out what we're dealing with here using your experience. My daughter, which is 10, started what looks to be a case of impetigo (meaning blisters in her nostril, crust and typical looking scabs). She only had few spots (under her nose and in top of one nostril). We started

I have a letter telling me to stop taking pain medication for four weeks Before my hand and foot scan. Im taking liquid naproxen as it takes the edge off, however I’m unable to even manage a day with out pain relief Have you had a hand foot scan and told not to take and meds for four weeks till

i’ve only just got over my constipation problem and now a problem that’s so painful. my lip started throbbing two days ago them i woke up and it has gone so big. then a blister/ cold sore i don’t know which appeared. the throbbing and burning pain is constantly here. earlier i’ve noticed pain on my tounge

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Please tell me if this looks like scabies? This is right under the armpit. I have tried to crop and focus on the problem area but can share another version of this photo if it is not clear. I am morbidly obese so a lot of skin stretching is happening.

My nine year old Grandaughter has Slapped Cheek Disease. I am on my final 3mg of Pred a day for PMR. Is it ok to be in contact with her. Thank you. Jenny

Yes, more good news!! This morning I woke up because my feet were cold; they were cold and wet. There was a 15 x 18-inch puddle of soaked bedding under my ankles and feet. My left ankle had been red for about a week, and I outlined the red area with a permanent marker to see if it shrank or got larger

my granddaughter has chicken pox , the older two have been vaccinated so hopefully won’t get it , how safe is it to see them ? Anyone done this , I’m on 3mg pred and had chicken pox as a child . Any advice welcome doc wasn’t very helpful .

My fibro always gets worse in cold weather so bath soaks are my best friends at the moment, however, my boiler and heating stopped working few days ago, I called my housing association and they fixed the heaters, but for hot water I was told its not considered emergency as you can boil kettles of water

hi everyone, just a quick question.. I wondered has anyone had any issues with having their nails done with gel polish. I had to switch from gel polish to acrylic as my nails kept having a reaction to the gel - and often developed a fungal infection. Once I switched to acrylic they were much better

Everytime I start reducing my pred I develop a Cold sore on my lip, does an yone else have this problem?

Cortisol is mentioned. Female hormones too. No mention of thyroid but suggests tester will be useful for wider hormones. None wider than hypothyroidism in my book.

My endo put me on Prolia because I’ve been on prednisone for so long and I have osteopenia. 13 days after my second shot, which I get every six months, I came down with a mild case of shingles. I was vaccinated for it last year. It is a very mild case. I had a video appointment with my regular

Hi, a very close family member is currently in ICU. She has significant damage to her brain. It is very early days. What can we do to help her? Thank you.

in the past week I was diagnosed with shingles. And it’s knocked me for six. I am Hashimotos, and during the past few months I have had a fair bit of stress, largely due to preparing to move house in a months time. So this would certainly have prepared the ground for Shingles to be possible ! I would

Hi I wonder if anyone has had any reaction to the shingles vaccine. I had my first vaccine 6 months ago with no problems. However since my second jab on Friday my arm is very painful and quite swollen. I also felt rough the next day and still not feeling 100%. Wondering if anyone else has experienced