Sometime in late February or early March, some rash showed up on my belly. It was quite strange, I remember the day I filed my taxes was the day that it became unbearable and I finally had to tell Shawn. This shit was not going away and it was scary. It was a Thursday and I’m surprised I can’t remember when exactly it was, but I cried. And cried. And told Shawn I didn’t know what was wrong with me, really you guys, it was SO BAD. Probably the worst thing I’ve ever come down with…
So that Thursday I filed my taxes and came home and the rash slowly became more and more painfully itchy and I thought I was coming down with a flesh-eating disease. The next morning it had spread to my back, my poor body was like the meat on a rash bread sandwich.
Are you grossed out yet?
I high tailed it to the doctor that morning and he informed me that I was either experiencing an allergic reaction or a Staph infection. I got a shot and some antibiotics and I was sure it was Staph because I’ve never been allergic to anything. I spent that weekend laid up on the couch and miserable… MISERABLE. I don’t know if you’ve ever experienced such a thing but it was horrific. Two weeks later I was done with my antibiotics and the itch was gone. My skin was still pretty rough and scaly but by April everything was back to normal.
Well well well, guess what! I was getting in the shower today and when I pulled down my hair I noticed this weird spot on my chin. It looks just like a hickey but it’s not, because the first thing I did was run to ask Shawn if he gave me a hickey… under my chin??
At first I thought it didn’t burn or itch and wondered if I was imagining things to think it did, but a few hours after discovering it I believe it does indeed burn a bit and I’m just wondering what the fuck is it now?! WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE WRONG WITH MY CHIN?
May 5th, 2008 at 8:19 am
oh gosh, maybe you should go to the doctor and get it checked out, just in case, you don’t want it to spread. at first, i thought you were going to say you had hives from being nervous. when i’m extremely nervous and panicky, i get redness like everywhere.
May 5th, 2008 at 8:35 am
I’d go get this one checked out, too. I don’t know what you’d be allergic to, but I think allergies can pop up any time, even if you haven’t had any before.
I hope they can figure it out! That’s crazy.
May 5th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Oh god, if it were me I’d probably have a heart attack, irrationally freak out, and then go to the doctor. Skin rashes creep-me-out.
Good luck! I can definitely sympathize with you’re strange unexplained rashes! Take a benadryl.
May 6th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Herpes? Eww. LOL. Just kidding. Hopefully not on your chin!
There are several things that can cause a rash. It could be an allergic reaction to a food or medication, or your skin could have a reaction to something with which it comes into contact (e.g., soaps, perfumes, metals).
LOL>Here you go:
3. Q:Is it possible to have herpes (genital) on the chin only? My husband, before we were married, was told he had genital herpes. His outbreaks are always on the chin area and occur three-to-five times a year, never in the genital area. Another doctor told him anything “above the waist” is herpes simplex. Who is right?
When he has an outbreak (always on the chin, never anywhere else) can the herpes virus be passed through bodily fluids during sex (not oral sex)? He contracted the herpes through oral sex years ago. Please advise. Julie
A: ‘Ok’, let’s start with a bit of terminology clarification: The title Genital Herpes is only descriptive of where the herpes is on the body. The virus family is called Herpes Simplex. There are two sub groups - Herpes Simplex type 1 and Herpes Simplex type 2. While cold sores (on the face) are most commonly caused by type 1 and genital herpes are most commonly caused by type 2, either can be found above or below the waist. Which type of herpes he has contracted depends on which type the person he received it from had, irrespective of where on the body it was.
It seems odd for a doctor to tell someone they have “genital herpes” if the lesions are on their chin. I wonder whether a swab of his chin lesions grew type 2 herpes and its just been called genital herpes because of the common association with that herpes type.
The main significance of knowing whether it is type 1 or type 2 is that if you have antibodies to which ever type he has then you may be already immune.
If your husband has an outbreak on his chin then you can be infected by contact with the fluid from the active lesions. There are a small number of people who do shed the virus in body fluids even when they don’t have an active lesion. My understanding is that shedding usually takes place in the area supplied by the affected nerve root, so it’s not likely to happen from his genitals. Kissing him would put you more at risk than sexual intercourse in that situation.
May 6th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Ha! I am so bored!
May 6th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
I have lost my freaking mind!
May 6th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Google-ing “herpes on chin” is not something people should do while at work. Ha! I bet people think I have herpes now! HAHA, and it took me to a herpes forum! WTF!?
May 6th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
LMAO JENNIFER YOU HAVE LOST YOUR MIND.
I do not have herpes, everyone. The mysterious spot on my chin has indeed disappeared.
It wasn’t even a bump or anything it looked just like a hicky, I guess I knocked my chin on something?
May 6th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
You probably got drunk and fell or something.
By the way, I was SNOOPING (lol) on Chris’s myspace, what the fucks he sending you messages for now?????
May 9th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Has it gone away yet? If you have a flesh eating disease I will be SO upset man LOL. I’m totally kidding, you’re fine and I’m sure you just knocked your chin on something! I always psyche myself out on the smallest things, so just go get it checked out.
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May 10th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
It could have been hives, well, maybe. When Laura gets really upset, she breaks out all over her face with them. :cry: It is sad, but hers usually go away within an hour or so.
May 11th, 2008 at 5:02 am
hey if i needed a safe place to do it with someone could i come to your house? this is a serious inquiry, by the way. lmfao. for real.
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