Today, I finally went to have blood taken for an allergy test I really need. Afterwards, I had an allergic reaction to the bandaid they used on my arm. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I sliced my arm open on the weekend, patched it with a fabric bandaid. Had an allergic reaction to the bandaid, arm now swollen, blistering and keeping-me-awake itchy. Pharmacist's advice? "Oooh, that looks bad. Better put a bandaid on that." FML
Today, I discovered that I'm allergic to band-aids. I now have a band-aid shaped rash around a tiny cut on my leg. Oh the irony. FML
Today, I had an allergy test. Not only was I allergic to 35 out of the 40 items, they also found out that I'm allergic to the latex gloves my doctor happened to be wearing. Now my entire back is covered in a rash that will last at least another week. FML
Today, I had an allergic reaction to my deodorant. My armpits wouldn't stop itching, and by the time my shift was over, they were raw and bloody. FML
Today, I went to the gym to run. I ended up at the hospital because i went into anaphylactic shock. Apparently I'm allergic to exercise now. FML
Today, I learned the hard way that I'm allergic to a particular brand of tampon. FML
Today, I got a new skin cream for my acne. I tested it on a small patch of skin just to make sure I wasn't allergic. I was, and the reaction didn't stay on that small patch of skin. My left arm is now almost entirely covered in a horrible rash. FML
Today, I went to the blood bank to donate plasma. All went well until the machine went to return my red blood cells. It turns out the nurse sliced my vein and the blood built up in my tissues. I now have a massive swollen arm and bruising, and look like a junkie. FML
Today, I was getting ready for a very unpleasant doctor's appointment. I got out of the shower and used a new body spray all over my torso and arms. Turns out I'm allergic to it and now my skin is on fire, so now I get to go to an already uncomfortable appointment even more uncomfortable than I'd planned. FML
Today, I had to get bloodwork done. I'm deathly afraid of needles. The whole lobby heard me scream as soon as the nurse said 'hello'. FML
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jellenwood 35
I had one of those allergy tests too. They told me I had a skin condition that shows I’m allergic to everything on those tests but I’m really not. So, I still don’t know what I’m allergic to.
Allie614032 34
Wouldn't they have covered latex or rubber or whatever the bandaid was made of in the test?
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jellenwood 35
I had one of those allergy tests too. They told me I had a skin condition that shows I’m allergic to everything on those tests but I’m really not. So, I still don’t know what I’m allergic to.
Allie614032 34
Wouldn't they have covered latex or rubber or whatever the bandaid was made of in the test?
Rebekah Lyn Burton 8
The test takes time. It takes a few days.
Dave_Davington 34
Well, we found one of the things you are allergic to. Baby steps, I suppose.
rhee 1
I feel you. Was it the adhering part? I ended up testing oh so positive to synthetic resin and every sticky product will make my skin have bad eczema for weeks and blisters in worse cases. The dermatologist was surprised when she peeled off the tapes holding the test patches on my back.
j10 4
Welcome to the club...only I am also allergic to the alcohol that they would use for the blood draw.
mandymoo78 22
Results: Bandaid allergy ✔️✔️
Rebekah Lyn Burton 8
Welcome to latex allergies. We hate it here. Make sure to have benadryl handy most places. Especially if you are like me and the reaction gets worse every time.
KittyMack 13
Same thing happened to an acquaintance. She drive 5h to the clinic, laid there for a couple hours while they painstakingly pricked samples over most of her back (I had my allergy tests on my inner arm, but she's got a LOT of allergies so I assume she was given a much larger array of samples which wouldn't fit on the arms), and then turned into a mass of blisters, swelling, hives & rashes that took ages to heal, necessitating a whole second trip to the city to try again. It was not that they'd used latex bandages (surely an allergist would avoid latex religiously?) but something in the adhesive of the "low risk" bandages. She learned that day that she can't trust "hypoallergenic" products.
boredgirl_02 14
Yeah, I’m allergic to bandaid glue too