Today, I found out I have a new allergy: the sun. My face is so swollen that it has started to bleed to relieve the pressure. Today is also day 6 of the 3-month European trip that I spent all year saving for. 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 used sunscreen on my face. Said sunscreen was expired and I had an allergic reaction. FML
Today, I found out that I am allergic to one of the preservatives that they put in aloe. I found this out after I put some on a severe sunburn I have. Not only am I sunburned, but now I am severely itchy as well. FML
Today, I went to the store and bought some cream to help with a sunburn I'd gotten a few days ago. What's worse than having red, peeling, and painful skin? An allergic reaction on top of it. FML
Today, I got the worst sunburn I've ever had in my life, and then discovered I'm allergic to aloe when I went to treat the burn with some gel. FML
Today, I found out about allergies suddenly getting worse out of nowhere when it happened to mine. I can hardly step outside without feeling like hell when I get back home, which was never the case before, and I'm going through allergy medicine like a drug addict (almost). FML
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
Today, I discovered that I have developed an allergy to salt water on my face. Now, every time I sweat or cry, I come up in a bright red rash. I am allergic to my own bodily fluids. FML
Today, I found out I'm allergic to the pills my doctor prescribed for coughing, which I really need because I ripped a muscle in my stomach. Now my whole upper body is covered in a terrible itchy rash. I also found out it will last for at least another week. FML
Today, after an 8-month wait, I went on my big vacation. The beach, the sea, the dive, the jellyfish, the allergic reaction, the hospital. FML
Today, I woke up to find my face all red and swollen. Turns out it is caused by the medication I’ve been taking for over a week now. Only in very rare cases it will cause redness on your skin. I’m glad to know I’m special. FML
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storm74 9
I don't understand how this can be a NEW allergy. how did you not know before? have you never gone out into the sun at all? I'm thinking you're allergic to something else, especially since you've travelled to a new place.
Glowworm56 27
So when did you recently become a vampire?
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storm74 9
I don't understand how this can be a NEW allergy. how did you not know before? have you never gone out into the sun at all? I'm thinking you're allergic to something else, especially since you've travelled to a new place.
SailorSolaris 43
Allergies can develop at any time. I know someone who is severely allergic to the sun and needs special clothes as a result.
bluejello2001 18
Sure, it's not unusual for people to develop allergies to something they had no problem with before. My mom developed a peanut allergy in her late 40's and she's still bitter about it. ;) But reactions this extreme? OP most likely has been exposed to something new while traveling. A sun allergy that severe would have made itself know before now.
pinilicious 19
your body can randomly start a new allergy. just like you can grow out of allergies.
BeachMammal 8
Maybe she started taking a new medication that causes photosensitivity.
turd_apple 6
No people can actually be allergic to the sun. And sometimes your allergies don't come up until later in life. I didn't find out I had allergies till I was in my late 20s thankfully, I'm not allergic to the sun, just everything else found in nature.
lexos 16
You can get allergies later in your life. I didn't have any allergies for 25 years, now I have hay fever.
Glowworm56 27
So when did you recently become a vampire?
Havinci 19
It's those damn European vampires man
gring40 10
Not that sunny now, but wear a hat and get a good sunscreen with Mexoryl. Contact your Doc at home for advice, &/or see a local Doc; medical care is inexpensive in Europe. Sounds scary, though, take care of it quickly.
ragnarok1540 39
I advise that you see a physician for confirmation, but this sounds like a possible case of late onset or acquired porphyria (porphyria cutanea tarda) ... If it is PCT, iron chelation or phlebotomy are the generally preferred management, although some medications can also be used ..:
Zekfen 17
It could always be worse! You could be attending burning man. The irony in that can’t be understated.
RichardPencil 32
Europe should be ok. It’s dark and dank there. I guess we won’t be seeing you at Spring Break in Florida, the Sunshine State.
ARISKomuniszt 24
We are dank as hell here yea
Mauskau 36
It is incredibly dark here, I've just spent a week in the North of Sweden and the only darkness is at 2am and then the sun starts rising again.
ArtLover 13
Did you perhaps use a new sun block you may be allergic to and hadn't known? Otherwise, if it's really the sun, ouch, I hope you find a solution.
ARISKomuniszt 24
Hayfever!
Lobby_Bee 18
Bahhh, you just need to get your body used to the European sun. Go to a nude beach for a day and you'll be fine.
Blair White 3
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My salty self wants to say YDI because if it is the sun....you would know beforehand unless you're on meds that make your skin more sensitive. 2....look at the poor richie who can afford to save for 3 months in a country, after a ticket that cost hundreds or thousands. boohoo. first world problems.
chosha_fml 27
First world problems? OP didn’t complain about getting a cappuccino instead of a latte. You’re going out of your way to be an asshole.
aruden 25
People who prioritize their spending habits to save for something they want doesn't make them rich even if that includes going to Europe. You just sound like a douche who spends all of his money then complains that he doesn't have any.
PhoenixChick 26
Being able to afford a three month trip after saving for only a year is pretty rich to me. Save up enough in 12 months for a 3 month trip? Dunno about your definition of rich, but to me if 1/4 of your income is disposable you're rich.
Blair White 3
Truth hurts...
Blair White 3
it s still a fwp, saving up for 3 months vacay and then whining they can't enjoy it due to sun. Most normally average hard working people have a vacay of a week or two max. A hotel can be hundreds, rent a car can be hundreds, food drinks, essentials add up. Plane ticket can be hundreds or a thousand. Simple math. Again, that would be only for maybe a week or two stay. Now imagine 3 months. Talking 5-10k. At least. Now on topic, I used on be on a medicine that clearly stated avoiding the sun, even doing so, small exposure would case a red rash and feeling of burning. With life, obviously you can't avoid the outside completely. I got off it and the issue stopped OP,if you're on any new meds, check that. Having a natural sun allergy without other cause is insanely rare