Erythema Nodosum

VerbatumVixen · Feb 10, 2008

I used to have Erythema nodosum "breakouts" that would last for weeks on end, which first appeared when I was 6 or so. These incredibly painful breakouts went on for years, breaking out about every month.It would get so bad in my ankles, I had to use crutches to get around, it was sooo incredibly painful. My mom and I used to call it my "spots". After I got older and into high school, it just miraculously cleared up. When I was 20, I began to get really stressed with life in general and went a few months w/out my enzymes (insurance didn't cover it), so my immune system was weakened. My spots made a come-back every time I got super-stressed, then went away for good again after a year or so. Well, nearly 7 years later, I've noticed the spots slowly coming back a few times the past 2 weeks everytime I get a bit stressed. Although it feels like it REALLY weakens the body, feeling really run-down and getting a fever, I noticed any kind of pain/fever reducer helps....I usually take a cheap ibuprofen, nothing fancy or expensive. I almost always feel like I'm dying, but after I take a pain reducer, I feel better and the spots go away overnight. I know rest and chilling out about whatever is causing stress is helping it go away a lot quicker than it used to when I was a kid.

I hope my history and recent findings help out anyone who gets these ourbreaks....... when I was a kid, the spots would be HUGE, larger than the standard quarter size on both my legs, arms, butt and sometimes chest; my ankles would balloon and double their size over a few days and it would be incredibly tender and very hot to the touch.... and one of the most painful things I've ever gone through **** Parents, be sure to practice sensitivity and patience if you have children with this ailment.......... my mom's sensitivity and support meant so much everytime I had a breakout, and that was one less thing I had to worry about........... The few outbreaks I've been getting recently have been very, very small spots just on my arms and a few on my legs, and although it feels a bit like pneumonia (due to fever, body aches and feeling run down), once I take ibuprofen, I feel better overnight....one last thing, I'm not on any kind of birth control, as word-of-mouth shows birth control can cause this.

I really hope this helps!!

Susan

VerbatumVixen · Feb 10, 2008

I used to have Erythema nodosum "breakouts" that would last for weeks on end, which first appeared when I was 6 or so. These incredibly painful breakouts went on for years, breaking out about every month.It would get so bad in my ankles, I had to use crutches to get around, it was sooo incredibly painful. My mom and I used to call it my "spots". After I got older and into high school, it just miraculously cleared up. When I was 20, I began to get really stressed with life in general and went a few months w/out my enzymes (insurance didn't cover it), so my immune system was weakened. My spots made a come-back every time I got super-stressed, then went away for good again after a year or so. Well, nearly 7 years later, I've noticed the spots slowly coming back a few times the past 2 weeks everytime I get a bit stressed. Although it feels like it REALLY weakens the body, feeling really run-down and getting a fever, I noticed any kind of pain/fever reducer helps....I usually take a cheap ibuprofen, nothing fancy or expensive. I almost always feel like I'm dying, but after I take a pain reducer, I feel better and the spots go away overnight. I know rest and chilling out about whatever is causing stress is helping it go away a lot quicker than it used to when I was a kid.

I hope my history and recent findings help out anyone who gets these ourbreaks....... when I was a kid, the spots would be HUGE, larger than the standard quarter size on both my legs, arms, butt and sometimes chest; my ankles would balloon and double their size over a few days and it would be incredibly tender and very hot to the touch.... and one of the most painful things I've ever gone through **** Parents, be sure to practice sensitivity and patience if you have children with this ailment.......... my mom's sensitivity and support meant so much everytime I had a breakout, and that was one less thing I had to worry about........... The few outbreaks I've been getting recently have been very, very small spots just on my arms and a few on my legs, and although it feels a bit like pneumonia (due to fever, body aches and feeling run down), once I take ibuprofen, I feel better overnight....one last thing, I'm not on any kind of birth control, as word-of-mouth shows birth control can cause this.

I really hope this helps!!

Susan

VerbatumVixen · Feb 10, 2008

I used to have Erythema nodosum "breakouts" that would last for weeks on end, which first appeared when I was 6 or so. These incredibly painful breakouts went on for years, breaking out about every month.It would get so bad in my ankles, I had to use crutches to get around, it was sooo incredibly painful. My mom and I used to call it my "spots". After I got older and into high school, it just miraculously cleared up. When I was 20, I began to get really stressed with life in general and went a few months w/out my enzymes (insurance didn't cover it), so my immune system was weakened. My spots made a come-back every time I got super-stressed, then went away for good again after a year or so. Well, nearly 7 years later, I've noticed the spots slowly coming back a few times the past 2 weeks everytime I get a bit stressed. Although it feels like it REALLY weakens the body, feeling really run-down and getting a fever, I noticed any kind of pain/fever reducer helps....I usually take a cheap ibuprofen, nothing fancy or expensive. I almost always feel like I'm dying, but after I take a pain reducer, I feel better and the spots go away overnight. I know rest and chilling out about whatever is causing stress is helping it go away a lot quicker than it used to when I was a kid.

I hope my history and recent findings help out anyone who gets these ourbreaks....... when I was a kid, the spots would be HUGE, larger than the standard quarter size on both my legs, arms, butt and sometimes chest; my ankles would balloon and double their size over a few days and it would be incredibly tender and very hot to the touch.... and one of the most painful things I've ever gone through **** Parents, be sure to practice sensitivity and patience if you have children with this ailment.......... my mom's sensitivity and support meant so much everytime I had a breakout, and that was one less thing I had to worry about........... The few outbreaks I've been getting recently have been very, very small spots just on my arms and a few on my legs, and although it feels a bit like pneumonia (due to fever, body aches and feeling run down), once I take ibuprofen, I feel better overnight....one last thing, I'm not on any kind of birth control, as word-of-mouth shows birth control can cause this.

I really hope this helps!!

Susan

VerbatumVixen · Feb 10, 2008

I used to have Erythema nodosum "breakouts" that would last for weeks on end, which first appeared when I was 6 or so. These incredibly painful breakouts went on for years, breaking out about every month.It would get so bad in my ankles, I had to use crutches to get around, it was sooo incredibly painful. My mom and I used to call it my "spots". After I got older and into high school, it just miraculously cleared up. When I was 20, I began to get really stressed with life in general and went a few months w/out my enzymes (insurance didn't cover it), so my immune system was weakened. My spots made a come-back every time I got super-stressed, then went away for good again after a year or so. Well, nearly 7 years later, I've noticed the spots slowly coming back a few times the past 2 weeks everytime I get a bit stressed. Although it feels like it REALLY weakens the body, feeling really run-down and getting a fever, I noticed any kind of pain/fever reducer helps....I usually take a cheap ibuprofen, nothing fancy or expensive. I almost always feel like I'm dying, but after I take a pain reducer, I feel better and the spots go away overnight. I know rest and chilling out about whatever is causing stress is helping it go away a lot quicker than it used to when I was a kid.

I hope my history and recent findings help out anyone who gets these ourbreaks....... when I was a kid, the spots would be HUGE, larger than the standard quarter size on both my legs, arms, butt and sometimes chest; my ankles would balloon and double their size over a few days and it would be incredibly tender and very hot to the touch.... and one of the most painful things I've ever gone through **** Parents, be sure to practice sensitivity and patience if you have children with this ailment.......... my mom's sensitivity and support meant so much everytime I had a breakout, and that was one less thing I had to worry about........... The few outbreaks I've been getting recently have been very, very small spots just on my arms and a few on my legs, and although it feels a bit like pneumonia (due to fever, body aches and feeling run down), once I take ibuprofen, I feel better overnight....one last thing, I'm not on any kind of birth control, as word-of-mouth shows birth control can cause this.

I really hope this helps!!

Susan

VerbatumVixen · Feb 10, 2008

I used to have Erythema nodosum "breakouts" that would last for weeks on end, which first appeared when I was 6 or so. These incredibly painful breakouts went on for years, breaking out about every month.It would get so bad in my ankles, I had to use crutches to get around, it was sooo incredibly painful. My mom and I used to call it my "spots". After I got older and into high school, it just miraculously cleared up. When I was 20, I began to get really stressed with life in general and went a few months w/out my enzymes (insurance didn't cover it), so my immune system was weakened. My spots made a come-back every time I got super-stressed, then went away for good again after a year or so. Well, nearly 7 years later, I've noticed the spots slowly coming back a few times the past 2 weeks everytime I get a bit stressed. Although it feels like it REALLY weakens the body, feeling really run-down and getting a fever, I noticed any kind of pain/fever reducer helps....I usually take a cheap ibuprofen, nothing fancy or expensive. I almost always feel like I'm dying, but after I take a pain reducer, I feel better and the spots go away overnight. I know rest and chilling out about whatever is causing stress is helping it go away a lot quicker than it used to when I was a kid.

I hope my history and recent findings help out anyone who gets these ourbreaks....... when I was a kid, the spots would be HUGE, larger than the standard quarter size on both my legs, arms, butt and sometimes chest; my ankles would balloon and double their size over a few days and it would be incredibly tender and very hot to the touch.... and one of the most painful things I've ever gone through **** Parents, be sure to practice sensitivity and patience if you have children with this ailment.......... my mom's sensitivity and support meant so much everytime I had a breakout, and that was one less thing I had to worry about........... The few outbreaks I've been getting recently have been very, very small spots just on my arms and a few on my legs, and although it feels a bit like pneumonia (due to fever, body aches and feeling run down), once I take ibuprofen, I feel better overnight....one last thing, I'm not on any kind of birth control, as word-of-mouth shows birth control can cause this.

I really hope this helps!!

Susan

christyisnutz · Feb 10, 2008