SpunkySkunk347
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There is a bunch of red/brownish blotchy spots that have been forming around my upper chest, neck, and shoulders for about the past month. I assumed they were just random skin anomalies, and I just ignored them.
Today, when I was in the bathtub washing my neck, I noticed that areas in my lower neck stung in pain whenever I touched them - I got out of the tub, looked in the mirror, and a bunch of tiny bumps were forming on the red/brownish blotchy areas on my skin.
This has never happened before.
They feel hot and sting whenever I touch them, almost as if I were sunburned (which I'm not, as I havent been in the sun at all for the past couple of days).
They dont itch.
I live with my grandparents, but they won't take me seriously. I am 18, but I don't have a car, and I'm on my Mom's insurance.
I just called a nurse hotline, and I clearly and calmly told them what was happening. They told me to reach a doctor within 24 hours to see what he recommends, and if symptoms get worse to go to the emergency room.
I was just at the emergency room 2 days ago because of a severe cough, chest congestion, and difficulty breathing. I thought I had pneumonia, but an examination of my lungs showed nothing was wrong in my lung region. This was before the rash had started. They prescribed anti-biotics (which I just took my first dose about 15 minutes ago, this was after the rash had started).
I do have a difficulty breathing, and my upper chest and throat do feel a bit puffy.
The small red bumps are smaller and more clumped together than hives, so I don't think this is an allergic reaction.
Any advice or help is appreciated, thanks.
Today, when I was in the bathtub washing my neck, I noticed that areas in my lower neck stung in pain whenever I touched them - I got out of the tub, looked in the mirror, and a bunch of tiny bumps were forming on the red/brownish blotchy areas on my skin.
This has never happened before.
They feel hot and sting whenever I touch them, almost as if I were sunburned (which I'm not, as I havent been in the sun at all for the past couple of days).
They dont itch.
I live with my grandparents, but they won't take me seriously. I am 18, but I don't have a car, and I'm on my Mom's insurance.
I just called a nurse hotline, and I clearly and calmly told them what was happening. They told me to reach a doctor within 24 hours to see what he recommends, and if symptoms get worse to go to the emergency room.
I was just at the emergency room 2 days ago because of a severe cough, chest congestion, and difficulty breathing. I thought I had pneumonia, but an examination of my lungs showed nothing was wrong in my lung region. This was before the rash had started. They prescribed anti-biotics (which I just took my first dose about 15 minutes ago, this was after the rash had started).
I do have a difficulty breathing, and my upper chest and throat do feel a bit puffy.
The small red bumps are smaller and more clumped together than hives, so I don't think this is an allergic reaction.
Any advice or help is appreciated, thanks.
