urbanknight

My wife gets sun poisoning easily (she's been to the hospital for it), and says the red spots can be an indicator, but it would be accompanied with a sunburn and feeling extremely fatigued (can't eat, can't drink). She says vitamin C helps.

Hey, your work doesn't know that. They just know you have red spots. Call in and call it meriderosis.

Make sure to label the thread NWS

spingineer

Maybe it was that wild animal??? that bee sting???

Socalcycling

cooties...

magicant

and she wonders why I don't let her hug me at the end of a long ride.

I may be filthy, too, but it's MY filth.

Go_Fast

she would be in pain from shingles and it usually follows the lymph glands...mostly pops up on the back or the sides of the torso. it also looks like poison ivy and will irritate like an itch.

merider1

Boy, has this thread grown! Well, I took a few pics, including some nipple shots (no, those won't be shared). I'll post in the morning. I think I have the funk for sure (oh, and it's spreading - worse tommorow and I'm headed to urgent care).

spingineer

Maybe it was the bee sting?

1955

Not necessarily

Again, not necessarily.

They usually clump together, and yes, it does itch. ME might have a heat rash is all, but who knows. It also might be a reaction to something she ate, a mango, peanuts or something...these allergic reactions can crop up at any time.

Cleave

Hi ME,

Can't offer any constructive advice, just concern and hoping that it doesn't get worse before it gets better.

robertkat

Sounds like heat rash to me. An old girlfriend used to get that often. I think you may have made it worse by putting the Proactive on it and really pissing off your skin. Put some aloe on it a few times a day and don't use any harsh soaps or perfume stuffs.

Happytime

Sounds like heat rash to me, too, although it would be wise to have it checked out. With your fair skin you are more vulnerable to skin problems and its better to be safe than sorry.

My heat issues sometimes results in ghastly hives on exposed skin... very unsightly and uncomfortable, but they go away with cold compresses. Any kind of medication also changes the way my skin reacts to sun/heat as well.

spingineer

ME, just out of curiosity, did you get the same thing while we did the Santa Barbara ride in April? It was probably hotter that day, and we basically rode the same area (except no Potrero, and no Grimes). I don't recall you had an issue that day. I do hope it doesn't get any worse, and I would definitely get it checked out. And no, I don't think we need to see pictures of it ... especially if I'm eating while I read or see the post.

merider1

Thanks, guys, for all of the advice, btw! . But, I'm headed to the doctor. It has now spread down my torso, and there are a few red dots as low as my navel! Also, some of them hurt (from picking at the yesterday I'm sure) and my upper back has more! Oh, and my scalp itches and I found one behind my ear I feel like a science project!

Go_Fast

definitely cooties.

merider1

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Mo'Phat

Other things to consider: New laundry detergent and/or fabric softener? Is the water in your apartment 'clean', ie: when you drink from the tap does it taste good or funky? Is that the same water you're washing your clothes in? Do you wash with hot or cold water? If you wash with cold, you might not be getting rid of all your post-ride funk (sweat, road grit, petrified Heed, etc.)

It sure sounds like hives. Any new medications or any new supplements you're trying? I've never gotten a heat rash that lasted that long or kept spreading when I got out of the sun.

I'm sure the doc will probably just give you a topical cream or antihistamine for it.


/that bedbug pic is giving me the heebiejeebies.
//ps. Google "Little Beach, Maui" for a topless Hawaii beach.

Indolent58

Not that it necessarily has anything to do with it, but I did see this lady serving at the Grand Tour lunch stop.

spingineer

Must have been before I got to lunch ... thank god for my pokey pace ...

merider1

Okay, so I couldn't get in to see the doctor this morning and couldn't give up the time from work. But I did talk to my doctor on the phone, and she does think it is either heat rash (which can last up to two weeks if I was truly over exposed) or an allergic reaction. She does not think it is:

1. cooties
2. mumps
3. measles
4. herpes
5. bed bug or roach or spider bites
6. chicken pox

but she was on the fence as to whether or not it is:

7. my imagination

To prove it isn't, here are a few pics (all decent, so you needn't hide your children): PICTURES REMOVED DUE TO SENSITIVE VIEWERS.

Today, there are far more, but I didn't take pics. Annoying, but I'll live as long as it doesn't spread to my face.

MarkAJ

I have seen this before. Apply this in generous amounts and never ride without bibs.

merider1

Those are not pics of my butt, funny guy, nor are they boils!

awiner

Mary, if it is heat rash, which for some reason I have been getting this season as well on my legs and arms, it will sting and itch. Especially when you are in the sun or start to sweat.

Some refer to heat rash as "Prickly Rash" since it stings and burns like crazy.

roadfix

Mary, set your camera to 'macro' mode so we can see them more clearly and diagnose your problem.

merider1

It doesn't sting or itch. Hmmm...maybe an allergic reaction?

merider1

I don't know what macro mode is. I tried using my flash, but then it just whited out my skin and you saw no bumps.