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At LLMD's request, I had a local dermatologist look at what has become hundreds of blisters/bumps all over the tops of my hands and fingers. My skin is not sun burned, just itchy and bumpy...
I wanted to know if it was a Doxy skin reaction to rule out allergy.
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Derma Duck: How do you know you have Lyme?
Me: Positive Lyme tests, myriads of doctors, sickness for a long time, got a tick that bit me...
Derma Duck: But you've been on antibiotics way too long, you should be better by now. You aren't going to one of those wacky Lyme Clinics are you?
Me: No.
Derma Duck: How do you know you aren't?
Me: I've been through 23 doctors and gained enough wisdom from the experience to be able to discern which doctors are knowledgeable and professional versus the ones that only think they are....[I was practicing restraint...]
Derma Duck: Well there are camps that say...
Me: Yes I know. Camp A; Camp B. Which one are you from?
Derma Duck: Oh, me? I'm not in a camp. You have eczema.
Me: Could I have burned my hands driving while on Doxy?
Derma Duck: Oh sun won't hurt your hands on Doxy...
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Waste of time! Plus the guy was smacking this huge wad of gum in his mouth the whole time! Plus he looked like the red-headed mean-doctor on SCRUBS.
SO.... I suppose if the bumps are just on my hands and not all over my body, I should just continue the Doxy?
In the meantime, my brain is herxing like crazy and I'm dizzy and emotional...BUT...strong enough not to have dived across the desk to strangle the Derma Duck!
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sorry you had to go threw this
sounds like he needs to thrown into the alligator pitt:
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So sorry for your experience.
I know that doxy gave me very bad burns and eczema. The only thing that helped was to avoid the sun totally.
Good luck and feel well.
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Dear Wiseorforit,
It is so maddening to hear how these doctors treat patients!!!
God bless you for your restraint.
I probably would have opened my big mouth and said something that I would not have regretted (especially today since I have been hit by the Herx truck).
I had a terrible sunburn on my left hand only, while driving to visit family. I was on doxy and didn't realize my left hand on
the steering wheel was in the sun the whole trip.
It hurt like heck. I did get little bumps on it, blisters I think.
Then all the skin began to peel off.
It was a pretty scary looking hand.
I am back on doxy again. As I spend most of my time outdoors with my kids, I am trying sunscreen of SPF 50.
I do try to find shade.
I hope your hands get to feeling better and so do you.
Still admiring your restraint.
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Thanks for the replies. You know, the "eczema" doesn't feel so bad knowing that other Doxy users have experienced something similar!
I reported my experience to my LLMD and he shook his head with a look of "restraint" that said all!
So, I'm staying on the Doxy unless my hands get even worse. My kids are dodging my "creepy monster claws" right now, so I really don't want the hands to look any more ghoulish.
Dana, I did post the experience on the alligator pit site. (Anyway, isn't there some kind of law against MD's chewing gum in their clients faces?) So... the gum-snapping duck has been devoured as swamp bait!
Best to you all,
wiserforit
P.S. I forgot! the Derma Duck told me to slather my hands with Neutrogena Unscented Lotion, wrap my fingers in saran-wrap and then put cotton gloves over it all. I'm going to try it, since the Neutrogena works better for me than any steroid creams!
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I saw exactly what you described on the hands/wrists of another patient treated with Doxy. Covered up every part of her body while on vacation-except her hands-looked nasty-but did clear up, I forgot what treatment. I was fortunate and did not experience any skin problems while on Doxy. Carol ps- I kind of shut down when faced with the attitude you encountered-it's like a rage so deep I'm paralyzed. Everyday I ask God to take away my homicidal tendencies.
Now I just think to myself "you can't talk sense into a fool" Did I quote that right?
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Many years ago (says the old woman) when I was first possessed with the Lyme demon I didn't know his name.
I took a strong medicine called doxycycline to help with the hard coughing that came with the sickness he caused.
The sun on my back gave me blisters and made me hurt. I was afraid.
I stopped the strong medicine and the demon has been with me ever since. . .
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wiserfoit stated; Derma Duck: But you've been on antibiotics way too long, you should be better by now. You aren't going to one of those wacky Lyme Clinics are you?
Me: No.
Derma Duck: How do you know you aren't?
I would have said: Because he sent me to YOU.
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You have lived up to your name. Very wise responses from you. You were honest, intellegent and asked good questions.
And yes, we probably won't ever change them.
It is so frustrating needing other doctors for other body systems when they cannot grasp the known fact that we have lyme. GRRRR!
My LLMD requested me to see a hematologist for my hemolytic anemia. (babesia)
I explained to the hematologist about my lyme and babesia.
His response? Your iron is very low. This is from your monthly menses.
Me: Is it possible that the anemia is from the red blood cell bacteria, babesia?
Him: I don't know. That is out of the area of my expertise. I think you need a specialist for that.
(what is the name of a blood specialists again?)
At least this hemotologist is honest and open. He did treat me for anemia with Iron IV. And it was successful.
I see him every 6 months now and I always bring him a little article about babesia. Maybe at some point he will recognize babesia as a cause in another patient.
Sounds like your dermatologist is hopeless.... but if it turns out to be a hands/doxy/driving/sunburn, consider sending him a note or article.
My LLMD has talked about "Doxy knuckles" from driving even when the sun is not even out.
Consider vinyl exam gloves to hold your cream on. (sometimes I do this when I go to bed) Saran wrap sounds difficult. The gloves might be good for driving also.
Does Neutrogena come with sunscreen? Sunscreen first under the Neutrogena?
Also Neosporin comes in a cream now. That helped my husbands face on doxy.
Keep us posted. Von
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I use a steroid cream for the eczema, but the steroid dries my hands out worse.
Recently, I found a cream called "SARNA" it is a sensitive anti-itch lotion. Relieves itching associated with eczema, dry & sensitive skin. I use it with gloves at night.
My daily lotion is Curel fragrance free.
I found that even a lot of the creams the dermatologists recommended over the years made my skin itch more.
Also, gels and ointments seem to bother my hands a lot. I can only use creams (creams are water-soluble), even with medications.
Eggs and tomatoes seem to make my skin itchier too!
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