Guest guest Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 11/29/2006, carolyn.smith01@... writes: << I am three years out and have rashes from time to time. I have put destin on them in the past and they've gone away... it's no longer working. I have rashes on the inside upper thighs under my belly where all the loose skin hangs now and under my breasts. ....rashes are still there and getting worse. I know I'm not the only one with this problem. Please let me know ASAP what some of you have done for this.>> Dear Carolyn, Any time you have skin touching skin, you have a tendency to sweat. This creates a warm, moist environment that yeast absolutely LOVES. I, too, have gone through all you have done, to no avail. I know this is a costly response, and one you may not wish to entertain, but the only thing that worked for me was plastic surgery. Abdominoplasty/tummy tuck, mastopexy/breast lift, and a complete arm and leg reduction with lipo. $46,000 later (had to have revisions due to poor choice of first surgeon)...no more pain or rashes. Best regards, Patty Arthur 5'3 " , 253/144/??? 8/25/03, MGB, Stsvl, Drs. R & Chery *** please choose your Plastic Surgeon wisely *** Avoid costly mistakes and make sure that they SPECIALIZE in WLS patients !!! *** 12/2/04, TT & BA: 5/31/05, Arm tuck, donut lift, TT rev, Legs lipo: 8/25/05, Thighs: Chlt, Dr.P.Tucker 8/16/06, *corrections* to legs, Mastopexy w/implant removal: Chlt, Dr. S. Don 11/6/06, *correction replacement* of breast implants (AWESOME JOB)!: Chlt, Dr. S. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 These rashes don't sound like rashes but they do sound like yeast infections. They have to be treated with prescription ointments, powders or creme. Be sure to cument them though because they can ben an incentive for your insurance provider to pay for plastic surgery in the future! I guess that's the silver lining. I used to dry the skin area with my hair dryer, then use powder and sometimes even towels that I had cut into strips to absorb the moisture. Nothing worked completely though until I had a tummy tuck to rid myself of the flab. Wishing you solutions and success! Suzanne Hazelwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 I have had problems with this before and it was yeast infections. This really flared up in my groin area right before my 11/14/06 surgery. I tried spreading some of the cream from my over-the-counter vaginal yeast medicine in those areas and it cleared up in a couple of days and hasn't been back since. Give it a try! Jill <carolyn.smith01@...> wrote: I am three years out and have rashes from time to time. I have put destin on them in the past and they've gone away. I think I have built up a resistance to it and it's no longer working. I have rashes on the inside upper thighs under my belly where all the loose skin hangs now and under my breasts. I can't get rid of them and they are getting worse. It is really painful. I have been putting cortizone 10 on them for the past week. It relieves some of the pain but the rashes are still there and getting worse. I know I'm not the only one with this problem. Please let me know ASAP what some of you have done for this. C. Jill Dr. R. 340/190 C.Jill --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 Hi Jill Leanna Owen here. You have what is called a galled. I get them from time to time. Usually when I have been sweating alot. I use tinactin to help get over it. I shower first, them blow dry, and apply the tinactin. I will warn you, it will burn. But will clear up pretty fact. My husband also uses it for occassional rashes. Using the same method. Hope this helps. MGB Firend Leanna Owen Dr. H 10/25/05 highest 410 now 252 Jill <carolyn.smith01@...> wrote: I am three years out and have rashes from time to time. I have put destin on them in the past and they've gone away. I think I have built up a resistance to it and it's no longer working. I have rashes on the inside upper thighs under my belly where all the loose skin hangs now and under my breasts. I can't get rid of them and they are getting worse. It is really painful. I have been putting cortizone 10 on them for the past week. It relieves some of the pain but the rashes are still there and getting worse. I know I'm not the only one with this problem. Please let me know ASAP what some of you have done for this. C. Jill Dr. R. 340/190 C.Jill --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 What did I do.. have plastic surgery to remove the skin. This is a documented medical reason justifying necessity of skin removal if you have insurance coverage. See a surgeon.... Otherwise, I don't honestly know what to tell you. The skin is the problem... in GA > > I am three years out and have rashes from time to time. I have put destin on them in the past and they've gone away. I think I have built up a resistance to it and it's no longer working. I have rashes on the inside upper thighs under my belly where all the loose skin hangs now and under my breasts. I can't get rid of them and they are getting worse. It is really painful. I have been putting cortizone 10 on them for the past week. It relieves some of the pain but the rashes are still there and getting worse. I know I'm not the only one with this problem. Please let me know ASAP what some of you have done for this. C. Jill > Dr. R. > 340/190 > > > C.Jill > > --------------------------------- > Everyone is raving about the all-new beta. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Jill call your doctor. I use prescription cream on my rashes. I have been using Loprox cream. It can be very painful. Good luck. Anne Hansen 312/158 > > I am three years out and have rashes from time to time. I have put destin on them in the past and they've gone away. I think I have built up a resistance to it and it's no longer working. I have rashes on the inside upper thighs under my belly where all the loose skin hangs now and under my breasts. I can't get rid of them and they are getting worse. It is really painful. I have been putting cortizone 10 on them for the past week. It relieves some of the pain but the rashes are still there and getting worse. I know I'm not the only one with this problem. Please let me know ASAP what some of you have done for this. C. Jill > Dr. R. > 340/190 > > > C.Jill > > --------------------------------- > Everyone is raving about the all-new beta. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Jill, I have heard these types of rashes could qualify you, for your insurance to pay for some plastic surgery. When you get rashes like that in skin folds it is a danger so check it out with your doc, you could have a tummy tuck and get it paid for by your insurance, as well as a breast augmentation. Hugs, Elissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 I am going through the same thing as you but I am only 16 months out and I have lost 238 pounds in 16 months. I am putting Antifungal cream on the yeast Infections that my regualr doctor told me what we are having it a Yeast Infection. My regular Doctor told me to wash that area at least 2 or 3 times aday and put Antifungal cream there and it has help me. I also was told by some other people that had the surgery they put baby oil there but I do not know how good it works. I hepe this helps. Sherri 466.9 surgery date/238 now/ 150 goal Surgery date July 12, 05 80 CM. Bypassed > > I am three years out and have rashes from time to time. I have put destin on them in the past and they've gone away. I think I have built up a resistance to it and it's no longer working. I have rashes on the inside upper thighs under my belly where all the loose skin hangs now and under my breasts. I can't get rid of them and they are getting worse. It is really painful. I have been putting cortizone 10 on them for the past week. It relieves some of the pain but the rashes are still there and getting worse. I know I'm not the only one with this problem. Please let me know ASAP what some of you have done for this. C. Jill > Dr. R. > 340/190 > > > C.Jill > > --------------------------------- > Everyone is raving about the all-new beta. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Try Lotramin. Or better yet, see your doctor. painful rashes I am three years out and have rashes from time to time. I have put destin on them in the past and they've gone away. I think I have built up a resistance to it and it's no longer working. I have rashes on the inside upper thighs under my belly where all the loose skin hangs now and under my breasts. I can't get rid of them and they are getting worse. It is really painful. I have been putting cortizone 10 on them for the past week. It relieves some of the pain but the rashes are still there and getting worse. I know I'm not the only one with this problem. Please let me know ASAP what some of you have done for this. C. Jill Dr. R. 340/190 C.Jill --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 I am three years out and have rashes from time to time. I have put destin on them in the past and they've gone away. I think I have built up a resistance to it and it's no longer working. I have rashes on the inside upper thighs under my belly where all the loose skin hangs now and under my breasts. I can't get rid of them and they are getting worse. It is really painful. I have been putting cortizone 10 on them for the past week. It relieves some of the pain but the rashes are still there and getting worse. I know I'm not the only one with this problem. Please let me know ASAP what some of you have done for this. C. Jill Dr. R. 340/190 C.Jill Hi Jill, My Mom use to get this under her breasts. When she was in Hospice they treated it with a product containing Miconazole Nitrate usp 2% Anti fungal. I believe they are fungal rashes. It is sold under the name Baza Anti fungal with 2 % Miconazole Nitrate in a Moisture Barrier Cream. It is sold by Coloplast Corp, Marietta, Ga. 30062. Here is the 800 number incase you want to call the. 1-800-533-0464 Product # 1611. There is a web address also. _www.us.coloplast.com_ (http://www.us.coloplast.com) Hope this helps. Hugs, 5/17/06 Dr. Rutledge/ 246//186/140 high/today/goal 34 minutes/6 ft. bypass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Thanks I'm writing down all the advice I'm getting from you guys. Thank You, Thank You So Much. Jill Leanna Owen <fatwoman77@...> wrote: Hi Jill Leanna Owen here. You have what is called a galled. I get them from time to time. Usually when I have been sweating alot. I use tinactin to help get over it. I shower first, them blow dry, and apply the tinactin. I will warn you, it will burn. But will clear up pretty fact. My husband also uses it for occassional rashes. Using the same method. Hope this helps. MGB Firend Leanna Owen Dr. H 10/25/05 highest 410 now 252 Jill <carolyn.smith01@...> wrote: I am three years out and have rashes from time to time. I have put destin on them in the past and they've gone away. I think I have built up a resistance to it and it's no longer working. I have rashes on the inside upper thighs under my belly where all the loose skin hangs now and under my breasts. I can't get rid of them and they are getting worse. It is really painful. I have been putting cortizone 10 on them for the past week. It relieves some of the pain but the rashes are still there and getting worse. I know I'm not the only one with this problem. Please let me know ASAP what some of you have done for this. C. Jill Dr. R. 340/190 C.Jill --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 I would love to have surgery. Yes, I have insurance but I haven't lost all of my weight. I don't think I'm going to. I've been stuck here for over a year and I'm three years out. I weighed 340 before surgury and 190 now. I'm still a very big girl at five feet tall. But, I am happy and can function where I couldn't before. I was getting around on a scooter so many problems that I don't have now. Now I look like a lot of other fat people not the freak that I felt like before. I would love to loose another 100 pounds but if I don't like I said I don't feel like a freak anymore just another fat person that blends in and doesn't stick out. No more high blood pressure, diabetes, I can walk. Jill juliewmson <jwmson1@...> wrote: What did I do.. have plastic surgery to remove the skin. This is a documented medical reason justifying necessity of skin removal if you have insurance coverage. See a surgeon.... Otherwise, I don't honestly know what to tell you. The skin is the problem... in GA > > I am three years out and have rashes from time to time. I have put destin on them in the past and they've gone away. I think I have built up a resistance to it and it's no longer working. I have rashes on the inside upper thighs under my belly where all the loose skin hangs now and under my breasts. I can't get rid of them and they are getting worse. It is really painful. I have been putting cortizone 10 on them for the past week. It relieves some of the pain but the rashes are still there and getting worse. I know I'm not the only one with this problem. Please let me know ASAP what some of you have done for this. C. Jill > Dr. R. > 340/190 > > > C.Jill > > --------------------------------- > Everyone is raving about the all-new beta. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Thanks for the suggestion. C. Jill akhansenxx <AKHansen@...> wrote: Jill call your doctor. I use prescription cream on my rashes. I have been using Loprox cream. It can be very painful. Good luck. Anne Hansen 312/158 > > I am three years out and have rashes from time to time. I have put destin on them in the past and they've gone away. I think I have built up a resistance to it and it's no longer working. I have rashes on the inside upper thighs under my belly where all the loose skin hangs now and under my breasts. I can't get rid of them and they are getting worse. It is really painful. I have been putting cortizone 10 on them for the past week. It relieves some of the pain but the rashes are still there and getting worse. I know I'm not the only one with this problem. Please let me know ASAP what some of you have done for this. C. Jill > Dr. R. > 340/190 > > > C.Jill > > --------------------------------- > Everyone is raving about the all-new beta. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 go to a dermatologust & get it documented. They will have proper meds for it AND by documenting it, if you want plastic surgery later on to remove the excess skin - Insurance will pay for it because its documented that the loose skin is causing a yeast infection (which is what it most likely is). Sue G ( who just danced with Dr. R yesterday and so far so good!) painful rashes I am three years out and have rashes from time to time. I have put destin on them in the past and they've gone away. I think I have built up a resistance to it and it's no longer working. I have rashes on the inside upper thighs under my belly where all the loose skin hangs now and under my breasts. I can't get rid of them and they are getting worse. It is really painful. I have been putting cortizone 10 on them for the past week. It relieves some of the pain but the rashes are still there and getting worse. I know I'm not the only one with this problem. Please let me know ASAP what some of you have done for this. C. Jill Dr. R. 340/190 C.Jill --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Fellow MGber's, Here is a thought. This might be a fungus instead of rash. You might need to try something they use for fungus and see if it goes away. My reasoning for this is that my mother in law had something similar. I took her to doctor because nothing was working for an extended time. She took one look and said it was a fungus. We got some antifungal spray liquid (Tinactin) over the counter at Wal Mart. It worked and she wasn't bother with it again. Not this lady was obese by any means. But her skin did hang on her boobs,tummy due and underarms due to weight loss(she was 89). So try that are ask your primary care doctor about it. I think is it kind of like H Pilory(sp) and ulcers, there can be more than one cause to an illness. No, I'm not a doctor and I'm not prescribing anything just a suggestion to see if it helps. I'm sure this can be meserible not and in the summer time. Wanda J Dr. P/ SpringBranch mgb August 2 2005 then 295/155 now yeppie age 55 5'2 " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 FYI .. insurance companies almost never pay for an " augmentation " .. they will however pay for a reduction or a " lift " ... I had a lift which actually reduced my breast size by 3 cup sizes! I had NO breast tissue removed, just skin... and yes the insurance company paid for it. in GA > > Jill, > > I have heard these types of rashes could qualify you, for your insurance to > pay for some plastic surgery. When you get rashes like that in skin folds it > is a danger so check it out with your doc, you could have a tummy tuck and > get it paid for by your insurance, as well as a breast augmentation. > > > Hugs, > Elissa > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Even if you are not at your goal weight if your skin is causing you medical issues .. and it sounds like it is .. you can consider having a " tummy tuck " . My mother died from what started as a similar issue .. long story ... but this is not something to mess around with. It is a lot more than just a nuisance. in GA > > > > I am three years out and have rashes from time to time. I have put > destin on them in the past and they've gone away. I think I have > built up a resistance to it and it's no longer working. I have rashes > on the inside upper thighs under my belly where all the loose skin > hangs now and under my breasts. I can't get rid of them and they are > getting worse. It is really painful. I have been putting cortizone 10 > on them for the past week. It relieves some of the pain but the > rashes are still there and getting worse. I know I'm not the only one > with this problem. Please let me know ASAP what some of you have done > for this. C. Jill > > Dr. R. > > 340/190 > > > > > > C.Jill > > > > --------------------------------- > > Everyone is raving about the all-new beta. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 I had a rash under my breast prior to surgery and the Hibiclen scrub healed it, never to return for about 4 years. I recently had it again and scrubbed again and hopefully will resolve it for another 4 years. --------- painful rashes I am three years out and have rashes from time to time. I have put destin on them in the past and they've gone away. I think I have built up a resistance to it and it's no longer working. I have rashes on the inside upper thighs under my belly where all the loose skin hangs now and under my breasts. I can't get rid of them and they are getting worse. It is really painful. I have been putting cortizone 10 on them for the past week. It relieves some of the pain but the rashes are still there and getting worse. I know I'm not the only one with this problem. Please let me know ASAP what some of you have done for this. C. Jill Dr. R. 340/190 C.Jill --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Please be carefull w/ what you perceive to be a plain old rash. I had what I thought was a couple dry skin patches on my stomach & under my breast for about a year........long story shortened......went to my dermatologist & I have what is called Localized Scleroderma. There is Scleroderma that is in your body/blood & causes your organs to harden & then there is what I have " localized " or " on the skin " & it has caused me pain while in it's early stages, but I have had it for 2 years now & only have 2 new spots on my legs & most of the pain & spreading is minimized by some strong medications that I apply daily. So, please do not assumen anything.......see a dermatologist for a qualified medical opinion. My 2cents for the day! Jeannie painful rashes I am three years out and have rashes from time to time. I have put destin on them in the past and they've gone away. I think I have built up a resistance to it and it's no longer working. I have rashes on the inside upper thighs under my belly where all the loose skin hangs now and under my breasts. I can't get rid of them and they are getting worse. It is really painful. I have been putting cortizone 10 on them for the past week. It relieves some of the pain but the rashes are still there and getting worse. I know I'm not the only one with this problem. Please let me know ASAP what some of you have done for this. C. Jill Dr. R. 340/190 C.Jill ------------ --------- --------- --- Everyone is raving about the all-new beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Jill, I am 6 years out from having my MGB. I had these rashes that you are speaking of really bad for a couple of years. At first they treated them as yeast infections but I still had the problems. They would get so bad they bled. They finally decided that it was actually a staph infection. We were able to get documentation from the doctor that I had been to and we took pictures of it. Using that information I was able to get my insurance company to help pay for me to have my apron of skin removed. They would not pay for a tummy tuck becaust that was considered cosmetic but they would cover the other. That was fine with me because I have never had a problem since. Good luck with whatever your outcome is. Karla Attamack 8/4/00 364/171/211 Starting/Lowest/Now 1st MGB Baby 6/16/02 2nd MGB Baby 6/27/03 3rd MGB Baby 5/20/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 To add my two cents here, first of all GO to a doctor to document and TAKE PICTURES...keep going to the doctor NOW and make them document it and KEEP taking pictures. It will all help you when you decide and IF you decide to go the PS route in the future. was a PRO at this! But, I had the same problem before I lost weight. The product that helped me the most was Vagisil powder, sold in most grocery stores. Used daily after a shower that stuff WORKED...so there's another idea! It has an anti-fungal in it and it helped to keep the skin dry which is most of the problem. V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 ok thanks for the advice. Jill juliewmson <jwmson1@...> wrote: Even if you are not at your goal weight if your skin is causing you medical issues .. and it sounds like it is .. you can consider having a " tummy tuck " . My mother died from what started as a similar issue .. long story ... but this is not something to mess around with. It is a lot more than just a nuisance. in GA > > > > I am three years out and have rashes from time to time. I have put > destin on them in the past and they've gone away. I think I have > built up a resistance to it and it's no longer working. I have rashes > on the inside upper thighs under my belly where all the loose skin > hangs now and under my breasts. I can't get rid of them and they are > getting worse. It is really painful. I have been putting cortizone 10 > on them for the past week. It relieves some of the pain but the > rashes are still there and getting worse. I know I'm not the only one > with this problem. Please let me know ASAP what some of you have done > for this. C. Jill > > Dr. R. > > 340/190 > > > > > > C.Jill > > > > --------------------------------- > > Everyone is raving about the all-new beta. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 I have ten years of documented cases of rashes and skin problems, I was just turned down by my insurance company even with two referrals from my diabetic doctor and a dermatologist. So it doesnt always work. Anne Hansen 312-158 > > > go to a dermatologust & get it documented. They will have proper meds for it AND by documenting it, if you want plastic surgery later on to remove the excess skin - Insurance will pay for it because its documented that the loose skin is causing a yeast infection (which is what it most likely is). > > Sue G ( who just danced with Dr. R yesterday and so far so good!) > > > > painful rashes > > > I am three years out and have rashes from time to time. I have put destin on them in the past and they've gone away. I think I have built up a resistance to it and it's no longer working. I have rashes on the inside upper thighs under my belly where all the loose skin hangs now and under my breasts. I can't get rid of them and they are getting worse. It is really painful. I have been putting cortizone 10 on them for the past week. It relieves some of the pain but the rashes are still there and getting worse. I know I'm not the only one with this problem. Please let me know ASAP what some of you have done for this. C. Jill > Dr. R. > 340/190 > > C.Jill > > --------------------------------- > Everyone is raving about the all-new beta. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 Thanks for the advice. Jill Wanda II <tljwlj@...> wrote: Fellow MGber's, Here is a thought. This might be a fungus instead of rash. You might need to try something they use for fungus and see if it goes away. My reasoning for this is that my mother in law had something similar. I took her to doctor because nothing was working for an extended time. She took one look and said it was a fungus. We got some antifungal spray liquid (Tinactin) over the counter at Wal Mart. It worked and she wasn't bother with it again. Not this lady was obese by any means. But her skin did hang on her boobs,tummy due and underarms due to weight loss(she was 89). So try that are ask your primary care doctor about it. I think is it kind of like H Pilory(sp) and ulcers, there can be more than one cause to an illness. No, I'm not a doctor and I'm not prescribing anything just a suggestion to see if it helps. I'm sure this can be meserible not and in the summer time. Wanda J Dr. P/ SpringBranch mgb August 2 2005 then 295/155 now yeppie age 55 5'2 " C.Jill --------------------------------- Check out the all-new beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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