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I'm not sure what you are asking, Snow...
That we are MORE prone to these "skin" sensitivities because we have RA.. or does does RA come along as do these other allergens.>
I'm sorry.. I am not sure what you are asking/saying.
Thanks.
I'm not sure but I don't seem to be hypersensitive myself.Snow, I think I am hypersensitive too. I have long had issues with allergies, well, the last 4 years I have. Getting off the MTX helped some, but I still have mystery rashes that I can really attribute to nothing.
About the poison ivy/oak... you could be re-exposing yourself. My son had a horrible case when he was younger. No matter what we tried - steroids, creams, oatmeal soaks - nothing worked and he kept getting new waves, as you describe. Turned out to be on the dog and probably on the furniture as well. We did a bath to dog, cleaned furniture and
anything else we though he/dog was in contact with where the oils may have deposited. That is how we finally ended the prolonged exposure. Also, same dermatologist told us you can inhale the nasty stuff if you burn the clippings. You can carry it in your home on your shoes and just about anything else it comes in contact with.
You many need an exorcist! I do know that while the oatmeal soaks work well and are soothing, there is NOTHING that really relieves that itch! I feel so very
Allergies to poison ivy,oak, sumac are the most common allergies in humans. More than 50% of humans show some sort of reaction to these plants so I suspect it would be very difficult to arrive at a conclusion whether RA makes you more susceptible ..at least in this case. Snow
I've always had hayfever (horrible swollen eyes from itching). 10 years ago my skin began to do the hives/ichty/red welt thing if anything cold touched it. I was referred to a dermatologist who did a heat and scratch test too. I was diagnosed as having pressure/heat and cold urticaria for which I take 2 zirtek tablets a day. Before I had my sinus op last year I had a patch test and am allergic to everything green (they leave the allergens 10 mins, within 6 they had to wash off and apply cream because of the swellings. If I kneel on the grass for longer than 5 mins the skin goes red and swells. I cleared weeds in the garden last weekend and for 2 days my asthma just about suffocated me. The doctor thinks that the drugs I'm taking for the RA are exacerbating my sensitivities and I feel inclined to agree. 5 days on my brown inhaler and its starting to settle.
What's frustrating is that things you use on a daily basis can withouth warning become another thing you cant use. I had an antihistamine injection at an emergency night clinic last year because the hives on my thighs were so bad I looked like I had scarlet fever... this was all down to tea tree oil.
Thanks Snow, I've had allergies for a long time, you just have to learn to live with them. I know gardening will cause problems but I still do it, I love pottering in the garden, especially when the sun is shinning, the birds are singing, the cats are chasing bees etc. Life's for living and if I dont just get on with things I might as well live in a bubble..... and what would be the point in that? That said, I am careful.ok.. the reason for my question to you was:
I've never had airborne allergies like this past spring .. and continuing til present..... horrible horrible time I've had since the mold allergies at winters' end... bad stuff.
but, I have never ever had a skin allergy (*knock on wood with my luck ;) *) I've been around poison Ivy and oak.. and others have gotten it...and I've not ever had it...
That's why I asked for clarifications..... thanks Snow..
(BTW< I thought it was a great question-- we can only learn by asking)
babs102009-06-19 13:27:20Allergy to nickel is a kind of eczema. I now have eczema. I am not sure if it is related to the RA. May be.
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I hope you start feeling better soon SnowOwl
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