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Oh this was a good series of messages!
I have had hives and swelling before, it was a reaction to an antibiotic, so I do know at what point I need to get help! It’s all skin just now, no airway issues, so I’m dealing with them topically. I’m currently trying to ease the swelling with cold compresses and tone down the itch with apple cider vinegar and nettle tea. We’ll see. It’s hideous, and worse today.
What’s causing it? Sun. Directly, I can tell, if the sun touches me, it actively immediately prickles. I made the mistake of going to brunch with my family, and the place we were going downtown was closed, so I walked back and forth with them around the farmer’s market etc., and I was like– like a vampire, slinking between patches of shade, and it wasn’t enough. I’m on fire. I am actually convinced i might melt.
But I’m clearly not allergic to anything environmental, I’m apparently dealing with sun poisoning or something. And here’s the shitty thing: I’m off every one of my meds, some of which used to cause light sensitivity. I’m not on them, I’ve been off close to a year, so this is just me, and so there’s nothing I can stop taking to ease up the light sensitivity. I just don’t know what else to do. I’m not allergic to anything! I hadn’t even used any lotion or herbal tinctures or anything. St John’s Wort, which I take occasionally, can do this, but I stopped using it when I ran out, over a month ago.
It’s appallingly hideous though. And so painful. I just feel like I’ve been burned. Both arms, wrist to shoulder, and my chest and my neck. Anywhere the sun touched. It’s so ugly I could cry. People can’t look at me.
I guess I should be grateful it’s not my face.
Oh this was a good series of messages!
I have had hives and swelling before, it was a reaction to an antibiotic, so I do know at what point I need to get help! It’s all skin just now, no airway issues, so I’m dealing with them topically. I’m currently trying to ease the swelling with cold compresses and tone down the itch with apple cider vinegar and nettle tea. We’ll see. It’s hideous, and worse today.
What’s causing it? Sun. Directly, I can tell, if the sun touches me, it actively immediately prickles. I made the mistake of going to brunch with my family, and the place we were going downtown was closed, so I walked back and forth with them around the farmer’s market etc., and I was like– like a vampire, slinking between patches of shade, and it wasn’t enough. I’m on fire. I am actually convinced i might melt.
But I’m clearly not allergic to anything environmental, I’m apparently dealing with sun poisoning or something. And here’s the shitty thing: I’m off every one of my meds, some of which used to cause light sensitivity. I’m not on them, I’ve been off close to a year, so this is just me, and so there’s nothing I can stop taking to ease up the light sensitivity. I just don’t know what else to do. I’m not allergic to anything! I hadn’t even used any lotion or herbal tinctures or anything. St John’s Wort, which I take occasionally, can do this, but I stopped using it when I ran out, over a month ago.
It’s appallingly hideous though. And so painful. I just feel like I’ve been burned. Both arms, wrist to shoulder, and my chest and my neck. Anywhere the sun touched. It’s so ugly I could cry. People can’t look at me.
I guess I should be grateful it’s not my face.
