Let me preface this with information that Ilive overseas in eastern Europe; therefore, my access to western style care is somewhat limited.
Since January, I have been experiencing periodic rashes/hives on my hands. These come and go. In the summer, I was getting some rashes on my feet, especially when I work socks and shoes (not so much with sandals). The past couple of months (and I even remember one case back in July), I get periodic rashes on my thighs around my underwear line. Sometimes, these rashes/hives appear around my bra line. They come and go as well. The hives on my hand appear every day without fail, even when I take the antihistamine. Sometimes the allergies go away in an hour, and other times, they last for a day.
I have taken Claritin and Benadryl to help alleviate the symptoms, but the problem is that these outbreaks of hives are becoming more frequent and less responsive to the antihistamines. I went to the doctor where I live, and she just said for me to take Claritin every day for a month to see if that helps.
At the same time, I have some kind of vaginal irritation. I saw my obgyn in atlanta in august, and she said I had a yeast infection, which cleared with medicine. I now have red itchy area around the external portions of the vagina (which have been there over two weeks). It is basically like a red ring, with no bumps. I have taken diflucan, which has not helped ease the problem. I have an appointment for a obgyn visit next week. However, I am also wondering if this might be related to the other skin irritation/allergies I am having.
Do you have any ideas what these problems might be? Also, could you suggest some possible tests I should ask the doctors to run to help narrow down the problem?
Thank you.