Please help me with some rashes

I know that I am NOT alone...but I need some help. I am currently preop at 5'5,300 pounds. I have been getting these absolutely horrible rashes under my breasts,between my legs, under my stomach, under my arms etc.... They are bright red,absolutely huge, burn terribly (almost like a really bad sunburn) and then itch continuously as they heal. Oh... and they SMELLL really really bad. I have to shower 2-3 times a day just to keep others from noticing. To me, it smells worse than something dying. It is totally embarrassing! I am a very clean person. I have been to my doctor many times regarding them and I have been told over and over again that they are yeast infections. I have been prescribed every thing under the sun by my doctor and have tried EVERYTHING over the counter for them. Everything works for a few weeks...and then my body seems to magically become immune to the medicines/powders/creams... and I just keep getting them. The only medicine that ever worked for me really good was a cream called LORTISONE, but you have to get it by prescription. My doctor stopped giving it to me about a year ago, because he said that because it had steroids in it...it would cause thinning of my skin over long periods of use. I could handle 1 or 2 rashes once in awhile...but I probably have get 20-30 rashes a month!!! I can't go a single day without one or two starting up somewhere else. I have even had six at one time!!! It has been so bad that I can't even walk because it hurts so bad between my legs. Does anyone have any ideas? Does anyone else get them as bad as me??? Will this surgery help them go away after I lose the weight? I think I started getting them at about 200lbs...so I am thinking weight has a lot to do with it... But any ideas would be great. Thanks so much!

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