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Too Late To Be Tested?


Lemontree

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I have blisters on my fingers.

My blisters started on 5/14/07 with what I thought was a spider bite (looked like a spider bite and itched) by late day it had a small group of blisters on it. By the next day my fingers itched on the opposite hand, then both hands. Every day they would alternate which hand, always middle and ring fingers. They itched before they errupted- I knew when it was coming. The back of my hands got pink itchy areas, but no blisters. My hands and fingers burned and felt electric, I kept them over the Air conditioner while driving and held onto frozen corn at home. My doctor gave me a progesterone shot 5/19/07 and said it was Poison Ivy. I tried to tell him that this was no poison Ivy and the blisters came semetrically one at a time (this did not matter to him). The blisters healed with in a week, but more itchy spots occured on my legs and hips these just had itchy areas that turned into little red/pink dots. (on both sides, but the right more than the left).

Since my blisters are gone is it too late to get tested?

Does anyone else know about this electric tingly feeling (burning stopped) in fingers and when will it go away! I am hoping that with my hands still feeling electric/tingly I can still get a biopsy. I have an appt at dermotologist in blister clinic on 7/3/07.


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