gretchen
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My sister is 39. She had surgery late last summer and a day or so later,she noticed a small rash on one leg. About the size of a quarter,and it looked like tiny pinpricks.Like thousands of tiny blood dots of that makes sense. She figured maybe she got pinched or something while being moved during the procedure. It was a quick day surgery,but with general anesthesia. The rash has stayed there but fades and then reappears.
Fast forward to now.She had a second surgery earlier this year,but it was more involved,also with general anesthesia. The original rash is still there,but about 8 weeks into recovery she walked past a mirror and saw that there was lots more of this same rash. No itch,you'd only know if you saw them.They are only on her upper thighs and lower abdomen. All about the size of a quarter,and all with the odd speckled appearance.
She has also been having increasingly severe numbness and pain in her elbows,forearms,and hands. This gets worse at night and wakes her up,and when she is doing detail type work like typing,picking crabs,sewing,etc. It isn't constant and usually correlates to doing something with her hands or having her arms flexed at night. She is exhausted after minimal walking-a half mile wipes her out,and has almost daily headaches.
She has seen three regular doctors who have said this is : "don't know",eczema,carpal tunnel,and ringworm. She had a very large,suspect rash several years ago and was tested for Lyme,and had two bands come back positive,but the dr. said it was not enough and we forgot about it. At this point,she is supposed to see the neuro for an emg. So after this long ass post,the question is could this be Lyme? Can it go away and come back? Can it not show on a test? Or does anything about this ring a bell for anyone? We asked about it coming from the surgeries - they were both gyn type - but have been told no. I just spent a very frustrating day in DC with her to be sent home with Benadryl. WTF. I'll post pics of these rashes once she sends me some. In case you're wondering,we are waiting on a dermatologist appointment.
Fast forward to now.She had a second surgery earlier this year,but it was more involved,also with general anesthesia. The original rash is still there,but about 8 weeks into recovery she walked past a mirror and saw that there was lots more of this same rash. No itch,you'd only know if you saw them.They are only on her upper thighs and lower abdomen. All about the size of a quarter,and all with the odd speckled appearance.
She has also been having increasingly severe numbness and pain in her elbows,forearms,and hands. This gets worse at night and wakes her up,and when she is doing detail type work like typing,picking crabs,sewing,etc. It isn't constant and usually correlates to doing something with her hands or having her arms flexed at night. She is exhausted after minimal walking-a half mile wipes her out,and has almost daily headaches.
She has seen three regular doctors who have said this is : "don't know",eczema,carpal tunnel,and ringworm. She had a very large,suspect rash several years ago and was tested for Lyme,and had two bands come back positive,but the dr. said it was not enough and we forgot about it. At this point,she is supposed to see the neuro for an emg. So after this long ass post,the question is could this be Lyme? Can it go away and come back? Can it not show on a test? Or does anything about this ring a bell for anyone? We asked about it coming from the surgeries - they were both gyn type - but have been told no. I just spent a very frustrating day in DC with her to be sent home with Benadryl. WTF. I'll post pics of these rashes once she sends me some. In case you're wondering,we are waiting on a dermatologist appointment.
