Heat and cold allergies / physical urticaria
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Hey everyone... just wanted to jump in here and see if anyone might have some advice or help to offer... I've been dealing with this allergy thing, and at first, it was just triggered by hot water... but now even cold water does it. It shows up on my legs—shins, knees, and a bit on my thighs—as red bumps and redness, kind of like a stinging nettle rash. It’s really irritating; sometimes it itches, but if I scratch it even a little, it starts burning intensely. The weird thing is, it only happens when the weather gets cold... it started back up in late November, and I guess it'll stick around until spring when things warm up again. If anyone knows what this could be or has ideas on how to deal with it, I'd really appreciate it because, honestly, it's becoming unbearable... I'm getting pretty frustrated, maybe even losing my mind over it... everything clears up once summer hits. I'm 50, and I never had anything like this happen until about two or three years ago...
And a quick shoutout to our pathetic healthcare system—honestly, when I went to my doctor to get a referral to a dermatologist while I was covered in these spots, they told me I'd have to wait 40 days for an appointment... by then, everything had cleared up, so there was no point in seeing them or doing any testing since they supposedly needed to take a skin biopsy. The whole system is just ridiculous... I don't even know what to say... anyway, thanks and take care, everyone...
And a quick shoutout to our pathetic healthcare system—honestly, when I went to my doctor to get a referral to a dermatologist while I was covered in these spots, they told me I'd have to wait 40 days for an appointment... by then, everything had cleared up, so there was no point in seeing them or doing any testing since they supposedly needed to take a skin biopsy. The whole system is just ridiculous... I don't even know what to say... anyway, thanks and take care, everyone...