Massive, painful hives/bites/spots - WTF???

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Seriously, help!

2 days ago I started coming up in what looked like bites. Some on my legs, arms but stomach but mostly (sorry, TMI) all over my bum. Today I've got quite a few more and they are MASSIVE and they hurt like fuck. They feel hard inside with a red dot in the middle and a red area around them.

Possible suspects:

We just got a hot tub last week. It's brand new and I've only been in it twice. I know about hot tub folliculitis but surely not from a brand new tub with all the right chemicals in?

My nephew was in my hot tub at the weekend. He had a weird spot on his back but my mum said it was a bite. Now found out it's shingles.

I can't have shingles because it's not just on one side and I don't think you can catch shingles from shingles? Could I have chicken pox for a second time?

I don't think it's insect bites as DH doesn't have any. De-fleaing the cat tomorrow just in case.

WHAT THE HELL IS IT?!?! I will contact the GP tomorrow but I started a very big new job today and I don't have time for this!!!

Anyone got any wisdom???

It can't be chickenpox anyway, it takes over 10 days doesn't it?

Coronavirus

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Any other symptoms?

Does it look like a target?

I don't have any spots on my hands or feet so I assumed not. They look just like bites but there's so many of them and more have come up under my (clean!) clothes today.

@stepbackfromthecircles no not that tick bite sort of ring. And there's too many of them to be ticks I think.

Looking carefully now some of them have tiny white heads with a large red area around.

I had some painful bites. Had to send a photo to my GP got a text saying they had prescribed me antibiotics. No idea what they were as never actually spoke to anyone but the antibiotics has sorted them!

@Roblakeswife antibiotic cream or tablets? I am allergic to penicillin and antibiotics are awful for my existing stomach condition. God I'm a mess!

Have you slept away from home recently? Could they be bed bug bites? They can take 24-48 to come up sometimes, and are horrifically itchy if you react to them.

@SilentStorm had a weekend away but it was the weekend of the 22nd. They did have a fly problem but seems too much of a delay...

It hurts so much to sit down!

Yes unlikely it's that then. I think the GP your best bet. You can get antihistamine cream from the chemist which helps soothe this sort of thing if you're desperate!

I'd say I'm pretty desperate! Been preparing for this new job for months and now it's started all I can think about is the giant pain in my arse!!!

Do they look like this

A picture would be helpful.

Hot tub rash? It's quite common my friends kids had it a couple of weeks ago have a google.

Yes post a pic. Also try some hydrocortisone cream and some piriton

Fucking hell smug 🤯

@NotSuchASmugMarriedNow1 what is that?? I'd say the heads oh mine are smaller.

I really don't want to post a pic of my arse! Just eating dinner, will try and find an inoffensive leg one to photograph in a bit

Wondered about Covid too!

But I think that's also 2020 for you!

Also thought about chicken pox from your description. Shingles tends to be in an isolated spot not all over.

Hi OP,

I'm also going through this! At one point I had nine bites, mainly on my legs and bum but also on my stomach. No idea what they are but they are angry and itchy and swell up when I itch them. I've attached a photo of the back of my leg.
I was advised to ring the GP for them to prescribe antibiotics if they don't go away after a few weeks.

Never did get to the bottom of what caused my outbreak. They put it down to Uticaria in the end (after 2 hospital visits and mainlining anti-biotics, anti-histamines and steroids). The itchy bit of the rash has gone now but my god it's taking a long time to fade away

@NotSuchASmugMarriedNow1 oh my goodness!

@reservoircats how long has it been going on for you? Mine are a lot redder than that sadly!

OK, here's some of them. So sore!

Those are the only 3 in a straight line BTW - I know bedbugs bite in straight lines but those ones I think are a coincidence!

I had very bad hives and rash a couple of years ago, it was so bad I ended up in A and E. After tests it seemed that my potassium was very very low. I spent a few hours on a drip and the rash disappeared gradually. I now make sure that I eat bananas because it really was dreadful and I do not want to risk it coming back. I hope that you are feeling better soon.