Dear Betty,
Your response sounds far too specific for a irritation response!
If I were you take another specialist on the job!!!
I am not without experience on this.
I am suffering (well, not anymore now that I know what it is) from
what *really* is an irritation response. Everything that practically
sticks to my skin and stays there for a while will cause the irritation:
i.e. it gets very very itchy. Had skin tests done and indeed I am
allergic (!) to pollen and a lot of animals. But when it comes to smoke
or the like I just get very itchy. And that's to their opinion
oversensitivity (irritation).
But your response is really an allergy. I mean it got all the signs of
it and should be treated as such. It is specific and time-dependent
indicating an immune resp.
Freddy
BBrid38 wrote:
>> I have a severe almost instant asthmatic reaction when exposed to a
> specific chemical often found in fragrances and fragranced products. My
> allergist says it is an irritant response, not an allergy. But other
> irritants such as smoke, dust, chemicals, etc do not cause a problem and I
> do not have asthma other than in response to this chemical. Other
> symptoms occur from 20 minutes to several hours after exposure .....
> fatigue, puffiness of hands, and muscle /joint aches.
>> Can anyone give me an idea of what might be going on?
>> Betty
