Apparently, I have developed a typical skin rash of pregnancy called "Papular Dermatitis of Pregnancy".... It may also be PUPPP... the two are very close.
In any case, it sure is not fun at all!! Started about a week ago with some minor itching on my belly, then came red spots all over. Over the weekend, the spots spread to my forearms, and this morning I had some on my upper thighs too. As for the itching, it's been growing increasingly worse to the point where I now itch 24/7 and it wakes me and keeps me up at night. I am miserable, my belly is a giant rash and I am going totally insane trying to resist the urge of scratching. Of course sometimes I gave in because it become so unbearable, and then all hell breaks lose because the spots become all bumpy and start bleeding, and the itch gets worse.
I finally had enough of questionning what it was so went to the dermatologist this morning for an emergency appointment, and that's when she mentioned the two skin conditions that could explain this. I now have some cream to help relieve the itching, but it hasn't helped so far. I have to give it a couple of days though because it takes time, but hopefully I will be feeling better soon.
In addition to that, I was also sent for bloodwork just to rule out cholastasis (a liver condition) that also causes extreme itching. This would be more serious, so hopefully the blood work will rule it out.
In any case, I am stuck with this thing until birth. Nothing will make it go away, we can only hope to find the right treatment to make it a bit more bearable.
In any case, it sure is not fun at all!! Started about a week ago with some minor itching on my belly, then came red spots all over. Over the weekend, the spots spread to my forearms, and this morning I had some on my upper thighs too. As for the itching, it's been growing increasingly worse to the point where I now itch 24/7 and it wakes me and keeps me up at night. I am miserable, my belly is a giant rash and I am going totally insane trying to resist the urge of scratching. Of course sometimes I gave in because it become so unbearable, and then all hell breaks lose because the spots become all bumpy and start bleeding, and the itch gets worse.
I finally had enough of questionning what it was so went to the dermatologist this morning for an emergency appointment, and that's when she mentioned the two skin conditions that could explain this. I now have some cream to help relieve the itching, but it hasn't helped so far. I have to give it a couple of days though because it takes time, but hopefully I will be feeling better soon.
In addition to that, I was also sent for bloodwork just to rule out cholastasis (a liver condition) that also causes extreme itching. This would be more serious, so hopefully the blood work will rule it out.
In any case, I am stuck with this thing until birth. Nothing will make it go away, we can only hope to find the right treatment to make it a bit more bearable.
