How Many?

When I was a young girl, there was a commercial that had a little boy asking how many licks it would take to get to the center of a certain lollipop.

Well...I've been feeling a lot like that little boy lately. Although my question is:
How many "healing" products will it take to get rid of my terribly ugly itchy, red, stress rash on my neck?

I seem to have tried everything. Nothing works...except for being away from stressful situations.

Of course, when I saw my doctor about it last Monday, the rash was pretty much gone. He was however able to see where it had been because the skin was dryer in the affected area than on the surrounding areas. The reason why it was gone when he saw me was because I saw him on a Monday...after two days of being away from work. And even on that day, I was taking a"vacation day", so I still hadn't been to work, which meant that I was "stress free."

Fast forward a few days and the rash was back in full effect. Bumpy. Hot. Itchy. Red. My neck looks like a lobster and a lizard had a baby. It's awful, and embarrassing because when people talk to me I watch their eyes focus right in on my neck. I can't even get upset about it. If someone's neck looked like mine I would probably gawk too.

On any given day I use one (or more) of the products pictured. There's even one that's not in the picture because I couldn't find where I put it. It was Eucerine, and it burned...so I may have thrown it away which would explain why I can't find it.

Anywhoo...I am doing my best to stay calm even in the midst of all that is going on with and around me. Try as I might...I can't trick my body though. It knows what's going on...and unfortunately...it's reacting.

I'll give these products another week and if the rash doesn't clear up, it's back to the doctor I go.

Now, for your viewing pleasure, and perhaps a trip down memory lane for those of you who are my age...I've included the link to the commercial that I referred to earlier.

Before you watch though...Let the DIALOGUE begin: Do you have any tried and true remedies for a rash?

Talk to me!

Til next time...