Allergy was the first thing we thought of and I went to see my doctor yesterday to make sure that wasn't what was going on. It wouldn't have surprised anyone given that I have allergies to everything from latex to most metals and even sunlight.
Sadly, because that would have been the simple answer, that is not what is happening. :( But then again it could be something almost as simple as an allergic reaction. I do have very sensitive skin, to the point that Mathew and my daughter "draw" on my arms with things like closed pen tips (no ink nib, just the plastic end of the pen) finger nails and coffee stir sticks when they are bored. There isn't even a mark to begin with but a few minutes later the skin will swell and get all red in the shape of whatever it was they drew.
It's kind of neat in a really strange way. It is also possible that what I am dealing with is just a more pronounced version of that. My CP is certainly not ruling it out!
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Allergy was the first thing we thought of and I went to see my doctor yesterday to make sure that wasn't what was going on. It wouldn't have surprised anyone given that I have allergies to everything from latex to most metals and even sunlight.
Sadly, because that would have been the simple answer, that is not what is happening. :( But then again it could be something almost as simple as an allergic reaction. I do have very sensitive skin, to the point that Mathew and my daughter "draw" on my arms with things like closed pen tips (no ink nib, just the plastic end of the pen) finger nails and coffee stir sticks when they are bored. There isn't even a mark to begin with but a few minutes later the skin will swell and get all red in the shape of whatever it was they drew.
It's kind of neat in a really strange way. It is also possible that what I am dealing with is just a more pronounced version of that. My CP is certainly not ruling it out!