What a "B". The doc always gives my DH a shot of something (kenalog) I think & a pill pack where you take 6 pills one day & work down to the final one. There is a medicine you can buy called Ivyarest. I think all the stores carry it. Walmart does. It has calamine & benadryl & some other stuff. Best I ever found for it. My poor mama & Dh suffer real bad with it. You might check into Tea Tree Oil. It helps a lot of skin irrations. Stay cool & hope it heals fast.