So I'm having my first outbreak and I thought I was going to die from the pain, which made me feel like a whiner/wuss but once I read how many people have trouble dealing with the first outbreak I started to feel better. I just hope after this is healed that I remain healthy to avoid another hell outbreak like this, ‘cause I don't know how much I can take this. I have been reading a lot on this site, and I’m super thankful for the peeing in a container tip, that works better for me than in the shower.
I started getting symptoms on Tuesday, at first I got antibiotics for an UTI until I saw the bumps and got diagnosed on Friday and received Zelitrex (I’m from a dutch island and the info on the medicine is all in Dutch so perhaps ya’ll don’t know it) So I started that on Friday; 2 pilss 3 times a day and the doc gave me paracetamol and ibroprofen. It seemed like it wasn’t working so I looked up tips on here. Unfortunately I don’t have a bath at home or eptome salt, so that is out of the question for me. I thought of maybe preparing a small tub, but I live with my parents and I haven’t told them so grabbing a tub to fill with hot water draws too much attention.
I don’t have any diaper rash ointment at home or Vaseline, I asked my ex who I recently slept with who gave it to me to go get some coconut oil, baby diaper rash ointment or camu camu supplement , but of course since he is an asshole we got into a fight and he couldn’t . I don’t have any of those items at home and was in too much pain to get them.
Yesterday I went commando and at night the pain was gone and I felt that it was starting to scab up, so I figured scabs meant they were healing? As they were not releasing the liquid anymore.
However it did itch a lot , so I thought to try out the Aloe tip, I have some Aloe gel that says it is 98% aloe, but says it contains lavender, tea tree oil, carbopol and phg. I thought it was gonna sooth but it only started stinging more. Than later last night and today it was drama again, so maybe the Aloe did more damage than good? Thursday night I had used regular baby powder but yesterday I though it was perhaps best not to use anything. I also have Ammens medicated powder at home, it contains zinc oxide o.9% but I’m not sure I should use it cause it says on the bottle do not use on open skin and I guess an outbreak qualifies as open skin?
Ice pack thing hurt for me, I did also try a warm washcloth with warm water and that did feel better.
But today it is so bad that even water stings
Is a “relapse” like this normal? How is it that I stopped feeling pain last night and today it is excruciating again? What else do you all recommend?
I have to go to work tomorrow, So I need to be able to sit and walk.