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Allergic to Pop?


Chris Sheppard
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I've never had much bother with allergies, but Saturday we were working on a Pop of some sort and by Saturday night, my arms and neck were itching like mad and by Sunday morning I had what almost looked like a bumpy, but fine nettle rash in the same areas, and more worryingly my eyelids were inflamed and peeling a bit.

 

Antihistamines seemed to calm it a bit, but yesterday we were working on some smaller Pops and I've got up this morning to it being quite sore and red again.

 

Off to docs for something more powerful but a quick look online seems to think it's not uncommon for Pop pollen to cause a reaction like it with some people (though it's never been a problem before). Not to say that it's definitley Pop yet, but it seems a bit coincidental.

 

Anyone else had similar?

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These things can occur at anytime Chris. I once worked for a dermotologist removing a leylandii. He asked me if I ever had problems with it, then went on to tell me that he had treated arborists who had worked with leylandii for years then developed an allergic reaction out of the blue

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Doctors gave me some hydrocortisone cream to use - seems to have taken some of the redness away but it's still itchy, mainly on an evening so it's driving me nuts!

 

We're back to finish off the job with the little pops tomorrow so be interesting to see if I turn into elephant man or not

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