11 weeks in and still have patches. What is going on?
23M. So I first noticed it on my back after Memorial Day Weekend (I was wrestling my buddy in recently pesticide treated wet grass and got tons of micro-cuts all on my back, which turned to itching, which developed into PR. Just an aside, though my derm says it’s not noteworthy, but I have to imagine there’s some correlation).
It’s obviously 11 weeks on now, and while it’s largely faded from my back (flared up again last week even though I cooked my back in the sun the week before), it’s still lingering on my triceps and my legs/feet look like I have ringworm all over them still.
I don’t know if it’s worth another dermatologist visit— I’ve hardly seen anything online about getting it on the legs and feet, which I didn’t really notice when I first saw my derm, but I’m wondering if anyone else here has experience this? I think I’m almost out of the woods but a flare up again last week coupled with how long it’s taken to recover makes me wonder if it’s worthwhile.
And as a lurker in this sub all summer now posting, let me just vent and say this shit fucking SUCKS. And what a shitty time of year! I worked hard all year in the gym just to look like a leper with shirt off. In the least douchey way possible, it’s been such a nightmare having to explain to girls why I’m covered in fucking ringworm when they wake up and see me shirtless. And I train BJJ, which has been so so awkward to explain to people at my gym especially since people in the sport have zero tolerance for any skin conditions, especially ringworm! The constant itching, the stress and anxiety of taking my shirt off… and not being able to do anything about it other than rub some medical grade cortisone cream on it. It’s been brutal. Everyone thinks you’re gross and even when you tell them it’s not contagious yada yada, they still couldn’t give a shit. It’s horrible. I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy!!!!