Rash on body after vaccine

[bertieboy1]

I would be very interested to find out if anyone has experienced a rash after having their covid vaccine.
I've never suffered with any skin condition,but about 4 weeks after I had my second jab(I had it 31st.May),I noticed a slight itchy rash develop on my tummy.
In August,I contacted my doctor and she asked me to send her a picture of it,which I did.
That evening she rang me and said it looks like a type of eczema and prescribed cream to use.
Now approx.8 weeks later its much worse and has spread up my chest,in my groin area,and under my armpits.
I rang her yesterday and politely refused to send another picture and explained......NO.....this needs to be examined properly by yourself to try and determine exactly what this is and prescribe the correct cream/tablets etc...
After viewing many photos on Google of others who have come out in a rash after having the vaccine(very similar to mine),I asked her if this was possibly the vaccine having an effect on my body.
She said quite categorically,no.
Well she would wouldn't she.
So has anyone had a similar reaction????
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I told the doctor I couldn't send photos showing my condition and reluctantly got an appointment.

 

[Dustydog]

The anti coagulation drugs mentioned are not blood thinners and work completely differently. You cannot just go out and buy them they are prescribed by your gp generally following a recommendation from a haematology consultant. Your tolerance is watched and if side effects occur a change in prescription can be advised again generally based on a specialist advice. My input is not amateur having had a DVT in September 2017 following a long drive back from Scotland. The medical investigations were comprehensive. But one thing came out from the scoring system. If you score two points or more you are on them for life. You get one point for a first DVT. A second point if over 70 years…. and Robert is your uncle

On my three covid jabs I was asked each time if I was on anti coagulation drugs. The doctor/ nurse then administered the vaccine slightly differently. They rubbed the injection area for 30 seconds to reduce the propensity to bruising.

Sorry Clive that is not true , depending what you read.

Rivaroxaban is a type of medicine known as an anticoagulant, or blood thinner..

IMO it is very unwise to discuss medical drug things and health matters unless the author is a medical practitioner. We must be careful not to mis inform the less learned members and set hares racing. I speak with a little bit of authority having studied Human Physiology for three years some 50 years ago. Maybe I am ring rusty😉

 

[otherclive]

Sorry Clive that is not true , depending what you read.

Rivaroxaban is a type of medicine known as an anticoagulant, or blood thinner..

IMO it is very unwise to discuss medical drug things and health matters unless the author is a medical practitioner. We must be careful not to mis inform the less learned members and set hares racing. I speak with a little bit of authority having studied Human Physiology for three years some 50 years ago. Maybe I am ring rusty😉

Sorry they don’t thin the blood. They work by modifying enzyme links to prevent or reduce clotting. The reason I mentioned them was there can be side effects of skin irritation, rashes or itching as that was relevant to the question re covid vaccinations. The thread was about a medical issue namely skin rashes and side effects of covid vaccinations. Nothing I wrote encouraged or discouraged any action wrt anti coagulants but served possibly to make some aware that if they were taking such medications to read the information sheets.

 

[RogerL]

Sorry Clive that is not true , depending what you read.

Rivaroxaban is a type of medicine known as an anticoagulant, or blood thinner..

IMO it is very unwise to discuss medical drug things and health matters unless the author is a medical practitioner. We must be careful not to mis inform the less learned members and set hares racing. I speak with a little bit of authority having studied Human Physiology for three years some 50 years ago. Maybe I am ring rusty😉

None of the anti-coagulants actually thin the blood - it's another urban myth - they do what it says on the tin, stop the blood clotting, whether it's Warfarin or one of the newer medications.

I'm not sure why you want to dismiss direct patient experience - especially as no-one seems to be advocating anyone doing anything other than consulting their GP/consultant.

 

[otherclive]

Here’s the information from the makers of Rivaroxaban. It mentions “ blood thinners” as that’s a colloquial term but does say it doesn’t actually thin blood. I don’t think there’s any purpose in continuing this part of the discussion.
https://www.xarelto-us.com/what-is-xarelto

 

[Beachball]

Thanks Beachball.
Although its a nuisance and its spreading,I don't feel its an emergency.
I expect they have enough more serious cases to deal with.

If I got this i would be getting it sorted asap and any cream might be some help to you .

 

[GeorgeandAde]

**Update**
Saw my doctor on Tuesday who decided that it would be best to take some skin samples and send them in to be studied in more detail.
She prescribed a different cream to try until the results come back from the lab.
She commented that as the majority of the rash is in "warm areas",it could possibly be a fungal infection,but depending on the labs report,it may require tablets.

 

[RogerL]

**Update**
Saw my doctor on Tuesday who decided that it would be best to take some skin samples and send them in to be studied in more detail.
She prescribed a different cream to try until the results come back from the lab.
She commented that as the majority of the rash is in "warm areas",it could possibly be a fungal infection,but depending on the labs report,it may require tablets.

Thanks for the update - sounds like progress of a sort.

 

[Beachball]

**Update**
Saw my doctor on Tuesday who decided that it would be best to take some skin samples and send them in to be studied in more detail.
She prescribed a different cream to try until the results come back from the lab.
She commented that as the majority of the rash is in "warm areas",it could possibly be a fungal infection,but depending on the labs report,it may require tablets.

Let us know what outcome is when you are told good luck

 

[Hutch]

**Update**
Saw my doctor on Tuesday who decided that it would be best to take some skin samples and send them in to be studied in more detail.
She prescribed a different cream to try until the results come back from the lab.
She commented that as the majority of the rash is in "warm areas",it could possibly be a fungal infection,but depending on the labs report,it may require tablets.

My wife is still waiting her biopsy results, they stated it could take between 6 to 8 weeks. Only 5 weeks at the moment.
Rash almost totally gone though.

 

[GeorgeandAde]

Thats good news Hutch.
I was told it could take 7-10 days for results but won't hold my breath.

 

[ProfJohnL]

Thats good news Hutch.
I was told it could take 7-10 days for results but won't hold my breath.

There are numerous tests the medics can request, and in some cases even the same type of test may use a different methodology depending on where the test is carried out, so you cannot assume that your test is exactly the same as anyone else's, or necessarily expect the results to be be available in the same length of time.

 

[Hutch]

There are numerous tests the medics can request, and in some cases even the same type of test may use a different methodology depending on where the test is carried out, so you cannot assume that your test is exactly the same as anyone else's, or necessarily expect the results to be be available in the same length of time.

That is so true, my wifes Biopsy was split and sent to two different laboritories. She was told.