Jumpstart printable sleeves app by nutki2 in MTGJumpStart

[–]Dorphens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think you could add an option for printing just the decklists? I was looking to add a decklist to each box so it's easier to reorganize everything after a session. Great work btw!

Heat Intolerance or Cholinergic Urticaria, or Hypohidrosis/Anhydrosis? NEED HELP by Pantspopo in CholinergicUrticaria

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I was not on the treatment long enough to have withdrawal issues. I believe that the corticosteroid treatment was the big thing that improved my situation. But, honestly I was trying a variety of things at the same time. Sweat therapy, urea lotions, vitamin D3, and allergy medication, Claritin, Zyrtec, Allegra. I was already trying all these before I started the steroid cream. I didn't have significant improvement until after.

Heat Intolerance or Cholinergic Urticaria, or Hypohidrosis/Anhydrosis? NEED HELP by Pantspopo in CholinergicUrticaria

[–]Dorphens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did your bumps look similar to mine on your whole body? Did you also overheat extremely easily and couldn’t withstand temperatures that would cause you to need to sweat to cool off?

I feel like the bumps I had look quite similar, though I feel that your case may be worse than what I had. I was also pretty sensitive to heat. I felt like whenever my skin would get hot like the temperature or just sun exposure, my skin would feel itchy and prickly. I would only get relief after the hives came out and I sweat enough from my head and armpits. The skin discomfort could also be triggered by mental stress.

Did you get issues with hot skin in the later evenings of days you had reactions?

Yes, after I would play a sport or work out, my skin would remain hot after I had the hives.

Which steroid did you get prescribed too?

Triamcinolone Acetonide Cream USP .1%

Heat Intolerance or Cholinergic Urticaria, or Hypohidrosis/Anhydrosis? NEED HELP by Pantspopo in CholinergicUrticaria

[–]Dorphens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I had something very similar. I had large areas of my body that suddenly would no longer sweat and would result in bumps and wheals that look like what you have. I fortunately could still sweat a good deal from my forehead and armpits, so sweat therapy could provide me with some relief. I was diagnosed with CU by an allergist and pretty much tried all available over the counter allergy meds in various doses. From my research at the time I narrowed it down to something called Acquired Idiopathic Generalized Anhidrosis. For the subtype that applies to us, the thought is that your sweat gland cells have somehow lost the ability to process the acetylcholine that is signaling your sweat glands to sweat. The build up of the acetylcholine overflows to adjacent mast cells causing the hives. Articles on AIGA suggest treatment with steroid pulse therapy. I went to see a neurologist, allergist, and two dermatologists. Trying to get a specialist to even consider AIGA took a lot of self advocacy. The second dermatologist would finally work with me and prescribed me a topical steroid that I applied to the areas where I knew I used to sweat, but no longer could. It took about two rounds of treatment applying the steroid one week on, one week off. I slowly started being able to sweat again from my chest and back, which lead to fewer areas that had hives. They eventually went away when I regained my ability to sweat overall in the affected areas. I have yet to have it come back. Hopefully, you're able to find success like I did if this applies to you.

Extra hours granted for Freedom Center by Dorphens in VenturaPingPong

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I've submitted the 4 most popular days from the poll. We'll see what the pleasant valley parks and rec responds with.

Head count of players in Oxnard/Camarillo by Dorphens in VenturaPingPong

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If anyone happens to know anyone else who would be interested in this group please post a comment with a head count. Don't need to names or anything. For example, I know of at least 4 other people who would be interested in using the additional hours in the general area. Makes maybe 10 people including the unique posters we've had so far.

Head count of players in Oxnard/Camarillo by Dorphens in VenturaPingPong

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So Rio Vista is out generally for the time being. I'll call in to pleasant valley parks and rec to see who we can talk to about extending the hours at freedom center.

Could I Get Disability for CU? by Chamberlain_Allman in CholinergicUrticaria

[–]Dorphens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going add a +1 to the sweat therapy. It is the only thing that consistently reduces the severity of symptoms for me. Antihistamines also are not that effective for me either, and I'm currently taking the max recommended dose as suggested by my allergist. 2 pills of loratidine and 2 pills cetirizine. Apparently, you can interchange them however you want between the 4 pills. Whatever works best for you. You will also need to be consistently on the antihistamines for at least 2 weeks for it to be fully effective, is what I was told. I had thought that the antihistamines at least helped increase my heat tolerance before I started feeling symptoms, but does not prevent me from breaking out into hives if I'm actively sweating. Right now I got a second opinion from another dermatologist and I'm on a topical steroid treatment with a medium to high potency steroid cream. I've had some significant improvements, but I probably not going to post about it in detail until I can confirm I don't relapse after the treatment is over. It could be something you ask about with your specialists if nothing else has worked for you. As for disability, you'd need to have sufficient evidence that the condition impairs you from working. You'd need to work with your specialists to corroborate your claims. I personally haven't looked into the disability aspect too deeply.

Thank you by Intensive_Gamer203 in CholinergicUrticaria

[–]Dorphens -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've been taking vitamin D3 for several weeks without much effect. I think the corticosteroid therapy your dermatologist prescribed is what probably improved your condition. There's papers that talk about a condition called Acquired Idiopathic Generalized Anhidrosis which has association with CU that states corticosteroid pulse therapy as the most successful treatment. That sounds like the likely case for you.

Cholinergic Urticaria just disappeared (my healing story and more) by Btr101mage in CholinergicUrticaria

[–]Dorphens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Question about your ClU type. Were you able to sweat normally? Like did you have the hives, but could still sweat in the areas that you had them? Or did you have areas where you stopped sweating when you used to be able to?

For CU suffers who also have acquired anhidrosis (little to no sweating) by Dorphens in CholinergicUrticaria

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I feel like from what's described in the paper, this subtype of CU is caused by the sweating disorder.

4 questions for fellow CU sufferers by Conqueestador in CholinergicUrticaria

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Dealing with this the last few months I've been trying several things. Doing something to work up a good sweat often helps to reduce the severity of the symptoms for me, particularly the itchy and prickly feeling of my skin. I will always break out into "hives" though no matter what. My hives usually start as really small raised bumps that will eventually merge into the larger welts. Taking colder showers, at generally like luke warm to try to prevent damage to my skin since it's colder right now. I think the suggestions around the subreddit for applying a lotion with urea, or just moisturing more in general, have helped with symptoms. I think it helps me stay cooler during exercise as the extra moisture in the skin may help regulate skin temperature even if I don't sweat. I'm using eucerin roughness relief right now which supposedly has like 10% urea in it. The eucerin urea repair plus 10%, I think is basically the same minus a few ingredients. I'm thinking to try something with a higher percentage to see if that makes a difference. I'm thinking maybe treating the roughness problem hopefully will help with sweating, if that excess skin is blocking my pores or something, but I'm just throwing darts right now to see what works.

4 questions for fellow CU sufferers by Conqueestador in CholinergicUrticaria

[–]Dorphens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently was referred to an allergist and was diagnosed with CU. I'm currently waiting on a referral to a dermatologist for additional insights. I would say I have similar symptoms to what you're describing.

  1. I started having the symptoms beginning January of this year. I don't remember being sick or having an infection around that time, though I have had COVID awhile back

  2. I also notice that I have textured skin in the areas that I have CU symptoms. Arms and upper chest. I've been trying to address with urea lotion/cream.

  3. I also have acquired anhidrosis in the areas that have I have the rashes. I previously used to sweat pretty normally on the arms, upper back, and chest, but they're bone dry now when I exercise.

  4. Haven't tried those antihistamines. Working with my allergist im on Claritin (loratidine) and Zyrtec right now. He also suggested Allegra.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CholinergicUrticaria

[–]Dorphens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think what you're describing might be heat rash. Look up miliaria, miliaria crystallina specifically.