Hey Everyone!
Just checking back in with a pityriasis rosea update. It had just started to go away when I wrote my last post on March 4. It has been 4 more days, and things are still going well. As I said in my last post, the bumps went away, and now there are just light spots all over my body. A few of the smaller spots have disappeared completely. It doesn't itch at all (even when I wear yoga pants) and I totally forget the spots are there except when I take a shower. I have gone back to my normal workout routine and have been sweating profusely everyday in my workouts and the bumps have not returned. I read on a few blogs that you shouldn't workout with PR because it aggravates it, but that is not the case for me. Once the raised bumps go away, I think it's fine!
I have stopped showering with Selsun Blue and have been moisturizing as usual. I haven't taken an oatmeal bath since Friday (thank goodness). I've been showering at a normal (hot) temperature. I haven't been tanning (I only laid out in the sun 2x with PR - both times with SPF 30). My diet has been normal.
Thank goodness because I am off to Las Vegas this weekend and then Hawaii and I was really worried about wearing a bikini with PR. The spots are still there and might not fully go away before my vacations, but they are faded enough to the point where I am not as self conscious as a I previously was. So if you are struggling with it right now, don't worry! It gets better, even if it can seem like the worst thing in the world at the time.
Have faith :)
-Alex
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