General Chat

I just keep loosing my voice -not a bad thing some people will say. !! Off work today as going to Practice Nurses Conference in Hampden Stadium at 12.-it`s only 15 minutes away so took a 1/2 day rather than go to work this am,
Ros xx

My daughter has this allergy, she first found out when she went to the gym and did exercise with those things that look like large rubber bands, face started to swell, also eyes and mouth, she was told to take an anti histamine and it went she didn' know that it had been caused by the band only found this out later. When a friends daughter was getting married and we went to help get the reception venue decorated and offered to blow up the balloons, daughter ended up being taken to hospital face so bad couldn't see, people waiting in emergency room thought she had been beaten up! she now has to tell doctor, dentist, ect not to tough her with latex and cannot let her children have balloons or let them get near her.

Rosalyn,...Yeuk!! i had thrush in my mouth when i had really strong anti biotics so i know how your'e feeling, So Painful too, take care xx ps The only plus side to it was i couldn't eat so lost loads of weight xx

Been at GP today -being referred to allergy clinic-6-8 weeks waiting time . He didn`t know what it was.Got thrush in my mouth which is probably causing my cough-had Flagyl recently so that what`s caused that,
Ros xx

AND MY COLLEAGUE AT WORK HAS TAKEN MY BLOOD FOR ALLERGY TESTING

ALSO WRITTEN TO MANUFACTURER OF DRESSINGS

Was just going to ask you about that Ros....lol....

Also written to Boots to ask what is in the stocking tops ,
Ros

Glad you got it sorted Ros.

UPDATE
The same patient ,who saw my eye last week all puffy ,was in today for her dressing a rubber one Activo-that`s the culprit!!
Ros xx

Hi when my friend was a midwife she was having itchy eyes and thought it was her mascara. She tried all sorts on her arm and no reaction. I don't remember how but she found it was the powder on the latex gloves at work. A test at the doctors proved it. So she used the powder free ones and was okay

antihistamine tablets in sainsburys about 70p for seven. Ask at the chemist for own brand!

bought Piriteze this morning - over 7 pounds for 30 tablets !!, Right eye bad today , but rash on legs gone, Ros

I have latex allergy. My hands and wrists end up bright red, itchy, hot and weepy. The rest of my body isn't affected. It doesn't matter whether the gloves are powder-free or not.
A good alternative is nitrile gloves - they come in green, blue or purple though.

I found out by constantly having eczema on my hands during the week, and started to clear up at weekends and when I was on holiday.

What is the hand rub that you use? I am also allergic to aldehydes which is in some of those.

Zinc as well and one of the steriod creams they was treating it with.....

Yes I have it.... and very uncomfortable it is too!!

I used to buy my own gloves as a carer... and it is one of the reasons I trained in Health and Safety... long story!!

Rosalyn, most of the modern antihistamines do not make you drowsy... the old fashioned ones did and are now sold at pharmacists as *sleep aids*.... they are still the best antihistamines if you don't have to work and have a fairly serious reaction to something, though (NOT anyphyllactic, (sp) that is SERIOUS). And are in a position to be able to allow yourself to sleep for about 10 hours!! But piriton and loratidine (available at pharmacies) are non-drowsy these days.

I have multiple sensitivities, but a life threatening allergy to Aspirin and Nsaids... bummer when you've got rheumatoid arthritis, lol! And a less serious but debilitating sensitivity to coconut, latex, lanolin and sommat in those under-eye creams you can buy!!

If you have a sensitivity.... your practice has to provide you with the appropriate gloves.

Also... an awful lot of people are sensitive to the talc used in some gloves... and that spreads around as you pull your hands out, you can't help it!!

Hope you get it sorted soon.

Love

Daff xxx

My hands are fine. I thought it may have been the spirit I rub on my hands and maybe touched my eye but don`t think so now it`s on my legs, Ros xx

i noticed when i wore latex gloves and my hands came up in hives....there are new guidelines re latex allergy in nhs...the pct i work for has a new policy...it is worth checking it out if you also work for nhs

i use non latex gloves at work now

you can get the non droweys stuff now Roz...surely you would of got it years ago...trying wearing them inside out ...

Wondered if it was the latex gloves at work , got some non latex today. One of the GPs said it was an allergy and to get piriton but didn`t want to take it when driving

Hiya Ros

I worked in a kitchen for years...and the strong washing up liquid sent my skin raw sometimes till it cracked and bled...so I started wearing marrigolds...the ichy powered stuff inside was worse....this went on for years....was sent for allegy tests...and was tester for rubber..yep then they did the latex one ...a DR had to be there with a antiwhatsit injection...and it can cause low BP and slow your heart beat down..as you will know....they did a tiny slit in my arm and put a pinhead bit on a cotton bud.....stright away it began to swell...so thats how I know and even when I had my op the DR had to wear something else and I cant wear plasters or miroctape...