Saturday, April 23rd, 2011 at
2:40 am
-must ask the community when my rushed doctor will not spend more then 5 minutes with me-
im 32 weeks pregnant, and have had an itchy bum for almost a MONTH now!!!! i work at a DESK job filled with other employees around me! its horrible! if you cant imagine, i cant exactly scratch or do anything to relive an itch while im at my desk. The itch is so completely HORRIBLE i wanna cry every morning when my alarm clock goes off…..i fee like im getting stung by a yellow jacket in my bum 100 times over and over……. i have tried many things to relive the itch:
1. preparation H- makes my itchiness worse! ( im guessing becuase of the severity of my itch, the ointment isnt strong enough, and having that extra dead weight moisture around my bum causes more itching?)
2. soaking in a bath before work- 100% effective, for about 15 minutes when im IN the tub. the second i get dried off, and dressed, the itching begins!!!! >:0
3. Earth Bottom Mama Balm- its an organic ointment from sprouts, its like IcyHot. it causes this really cold tingly sensation on your skin. this works for my outside irritation, but my bum is irritated on the Inside as well.
-ALSO, i have itched SO much that i have scratched off a thin layer of skin all around my bum, that is now red, irritated, soar, and probably on the verge of infection. i wish i could take everyones advise, " just stop scratching…..", but its NOT an option!!! the itch is a very intense, shooting pain/ itch ( remember being stung by a yellow jacket). the worst part is that im only getting a couple hours of sleep a night because of this. i will lay in bed all night scratching and clenching. if by some miracle i do fall asleep, i’ll be up in the next hour to go PEE! then it starts all over again. i HATE waking up becuase of my bladder!!!
have not tried:
-sleeping pills – i feel like i’ll wet the bed bc the sleeping pills wont let me wake up if my bladder is full.
-prescription ointment ( cant afford. the docs prescription was not covered by my insruance- .)
-baby powder for my irritated skin? will this even help?
idk i could really go on about his issue for days becuase i have been tortured with it for over a month. every day is a struggle for me. i just wanna shove a wire brush in my bum ( suggested by my hubbie, sounds like great advise…lol )
what can i do!!!!! the baby is only getting bigger and putting more pressure on my veins, i dont think it will ever get better….
:__(