I've been binding with a sports tape for the past three months. I use two strips per boob and place it to wear it's holding it out to the side. then I wear a sports bra over that and I have a moderately flat chest without feeling like my ribs are being crushed by an actual binder.
For the past two weeks pulling the tape off has resulted in my skin being reddened, but since I only use it three days out of the week (at work) I figured I'd keep doing it and let my skin heal the other four days. Yesterday I wasn't wearing tape, and suddenly broke out in a rash. It's specifically right where the tape lays on my skin when I'm wearing it. At first it was blotchy and itchy. Now it's raised and itchy. I have a very red, raised strip of skin along my ribs, and the rash also covers my nipples. I'm absolutely miserable.
I can't get these things cut off fast enough. They're nothing but misery for me. If I don't tape them down then I get called she. If I do I get called he, but then have to rip tape off. And now this. It's humiliating. I have my HRT doc appointment Monday and if it's still here I'll definitely talk to him about it and get a script, but since I know where it came from and why, and since it's not spreading or causing any other reactions in my body, I'm going to medicate at home and hope it goes away soon.
