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Thank you for your input, Gemini.  I already have the aloe vera gel from last time, and it was worse then.  Right now it is worst on my right foot, and definitely flared when I took 2 aspirin this week.  Within hours, it was brighter, redder, more dotted, and had moved up my ankle more and got itchy and hot.  

I asked could it be allergy, food problem? I mentioned I had stopped gluten 5 weeks ago.  He basically said .... eh, its a form of eczema, I'll give you a cream for it.

I take Synthroid and Metformin daily--I saw there is a possible Synthroid connection to DH. This does not look like DH;  I have no blisters.  I've had Rosacea flares, with pustules.  I googled if you can get Rosacea on the extremities, but it does't look like broken capillaries and veiny--it looks like petechia but the dots get raised.

Right now, I wish I stopped gluten at least a year ago so I could see where I am today.  

This is the prescription cream the dermatologist prescribed for my feet and hands.  After reading the insert, I'm inclined NOT to use it. The insert states that it is a super high potency corticosteroid.  It WILL raise my blood sugar, it likely will cause sugar spillage into my urine.  It states that in as little as a week can produce HPA axis suppression - adrenal gland issue - cushing disease, and more.

It seems the potential cure is more harmful than the rash.  He said it was a form of eczema.  I feel that I just reached a point about 3 months ago where I was putting the pieces together and coming to the conclusion that gluten was at the root of much of my symptoms and conditions.  I am eating healthier and trying to heal my body.

I think I will treat the symptom of this rash the way I did last time, with aloe vera gel and lotions.  I think I'd rather take my chances than add this corticosteroid into my system where it can cause other, perhaps more severe, issues.  

My dog has Cushings, and at 14 y.o., there is nothing we or the vet are willing to do for him - fortunately one of the worst symptoms hasn't happened to him yet (extreme thirst and urination).  

Anyhow, I don't want to cause my body more harm to get rid of the rash.

I wish I had asked what the medicine was (they emailed it direct to the pharmacy and my husband picked up 2 tubes of this today) and I know the pharmacy won't let us return it b/c of tampering laws, so we're out $20 but I just don't think I can bring myself to put this onto my skin to be absorbed into my system.

I'm going to call the dermatologist on Monday and ask if there is anything with less side effects.  These side effects happen quickly and at 52% of the time.  

Anyone use this stuff?  Am I being rational?

This is obvious but I have to ask - are you sure the blood is coming from the vagina and not the urethra?  "Vaginal" bleeding from the urethra when one pees can be a sign of diabetes; not to make you worry further, but if it is only when you go to the bathroom, and your period doesn't come; are you sure which "hole" the blood is coming from after you wipe?  I only know of this because a friend's young daughter, was experiencing this, and it definitely was not menstruation at 2 years old.  She did have diabetes, type 1, they discovered.  So, you may want to check where that blood is exiting from; if indeed your vagina, then it is not likely diabetes.

"Our information shows that 1 causes ofUrethral bleeding are related to diabetes, or a family history of diabetes (from a list of 11 total causes). These diseases and conditions may be more likely causes ofUrethral bleeding if the patient has diabetes, is at risk of diabetes, or has a family history of diabetes."  http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/symptoms/urethral_bleeding/diabetes.htm