My second baby was born 7 months ago and ever since my first was about 1 month old I have been having weird eye issues - bumps on my eyes, severe red eye but no infection like pink eye, etc. A few months ago I started to get a small patch of dry red insanely itchy skin on my right eye. Then it got worse and started to look like the dry skin on your elbow with the puffy wrinkles and all. Then it got better then it got way worse. It went from a small patch to covering my entire eyelid. Then it spread to a patch below my right eye and then YEAHHHH it wen to my left eye too. Its not in my eyes ie. the eyeballs but the skin all around them is insanely itchy scaly and very red. I went to the drs about it a few weeks ago and mentioned to her all that I have said here and she said that its not eczema and that she believes that I am having an allergic reaction to something topical that I am using. I told her that I havent changed products and I rarely ever wear makeup and even when I do now I avoid putting anything on or around my eyes for this reason even though all I want to do it hide the skin =( So she has made an appointment for me to see a dermatoligist that is suppose to do allergy tests using my home products and this appointment isnt until March - yes that would be March of next year. I told her that there has got to be something that I can do in the meantime and she said not really. She said that because it is the skin around my eyes that I have to be careful what I use and also I am breastfeeding so it limits what I can use anyway. I scratched so bad the other day that I actually broke the skin under my eye. Has anyone ever heard/had something like this before and if so please help me out because I am going crazy with the itching and the embarrasment of showing my face has gotten so bad
Thanks in advance
Get out the phone book and start calling every dermatologist within driving distance. There's got to be be SOMEONE who can see you sooner than March! That's unacceptable!
That's what I did when neither of the two pediatric dermatologists in this city could see my kid for months--I called & took him to a regular derm that could see him the soonest.
A friend of mine had what appeared to be pink eye--but no gook or anything--and it was mild. This was last spring. She then got really dry scaly skin on her eyelid. It itched so bad she practically pulled out all her eyelashes. It was a form of eczema and she had to use a special cream. It took a long time but it gone and as far as I know not returned. They orignially thought it was some type of allergy also.
Ditto OneandDone about calling around.
In the interim...gently wash your eye lid area with a few drops of Baby Shampoo diluted in a warm water. Use sterilized face clothes...not disposable face wash things. Those have chemicals that could cause a secondary problem.
Then apply plain vaseline or a little drop of Vitamin E from a capsule to the skin around your eyes. Especially at night.
Are you eating lots of yogurts, vinegar and taking multi-vitamins?
Rather than scratching your eye when it's itchy, keep a spray bottle of water mixed with chamomile tea in your refrigerator and spray it on a cotton swipe, then press than onto your irritated skin.
GL!
You could call dermatologists and ask to talk to the nurse. Then she could squeeze you in.
Try Aquaphor and don't use any products besides that on your eyes. You can develop an allergy to any product you have used for years. Excezma is a form of allergy anyway.
1. Pregnancy changes everything about your body.
2. There are other dermitologist. Call around and find 1 that will take your insurance and go there. To make you waiit until March is crazy. By then it could be all over your face and body. Take care of it now before it gets any worse.
3. You also want to know if it can be "shared" because you don't want baby having it.
4. you have to be very careful when breastfeeding as to what you put in AND on your body. That said there are medications that can be safely used while breastfeeding that can be applied to help with the itching.
5. Finally it is not the doctor that has to put up with the itching, discomfort and embarresment of this. Go to a different doctor if needed to get the help you need. It sounds like it is working against you physiclally, mentally and emotionally and your self esteme so don't let it get to you and get help. My own personal oppinion but I do believe that many doctors don't see the "big" picture or take the time to help expecially when it won't benefit them. I am not saying your doc doesn't care but that the doc is not seeing the whole issue but rather it is JUST a skin issue. To you it is so much more and it needs to be delt with ASAP.
I am experiencing the same thing. The only thing that I have found that keeps the scaling and itch down is Aquaphor. Put a dab on twice a day.
My eyelid skin is discolored. Very dark. Who knows. I have not gotten it looked at. As long as the Aquaphor keeps thing ay bay, I am happy.
Hi,
My suggestion would be to use castor oil around the eyes, being careful not to get the oil in your eyes. Castor oil is an emollient and is wonderful for healing many skin issues. Of course, it doesn't heal instantly. You have to keep applying it. Be consistent and patient and I'm sure you'll see some good results.
"Grams"
from the Pocono Mts. of PA
Um, get a second opinion, your Dr is nutso! She is only guessing this is a optical allergy. It could be eczema or something. At the very least they can prescribe a cream that can alleviate the itching and swelling. My son has allergic reactions to stuff all the time and he has very sensitive skin and small patches of ezcema, we don't have to have an allergy test for him, we just give him the cream when he needs it. Dermatologists are all over the place, find one who can see you next week, waiting till March is ridiculous. Also, I'm a breastfeeding mother and you would be surprised how many alternative meds to prescription ones there are that you can use.
My daughter has the same kind of manifestations as your small patches of dry skin in her face. I have been asking what they are and what the dermatologist has prescribed. She told me of an allergy to anything with fragrance, i.e. certain soap, no perfumes, no moisturizer. But, despite avoiding these, I noticed that she still sometimes has these patches. And, I guess she is now used to having them and just place concealer on top of them.
