Sounds awful! My husband gets it like you do. He had it last winter and it was oozing down his leg..... so awful! He found relief by taking long soaking baths in epsom salts. Now, he's had people tell him they are good to use and people tell him they're bad. All he knew is that they provided relief when nothing else was working. He also rubbed strong hydrocortizone cream on it several times a day. The cream was actually from the doctor, but if your doctor isn't available perhaps there's something over the counter?