My CU experience so far
Hi guys, I’m new here but I want to write about what I’m experiencing with what I assume to have is Cholinergic Urticaria.
I’ve had this condition for a few months now and every day is a pain to live. I have a routine where I walk my dog every afternoon around 1pm and I’ve been doing this for years (obviously without any problems up until when I started getting symptoms of CU).
The past few months have been a struggle for me because when I’m walking my dog I can just feel my skin start to warm up a lot and my skin begins to tingle almost like a sense that something bigger is coming up. I normally walk my dog for about an hour but only halfway in to the walk my skin sets off and it feels like it’s on fire or I’m being bitten by these nasty little ants. So far it’s been the same every day even after trying to sweat but maybe I’m trying in the wrong season as it’s coming up to summer now.
It’s also affecting my work since I work at a McDonald’s it’s obviously going to be hot inside with the grills, the fry station and the VATS etc.
I feel so embarrassed telling my managers I can’t work somewhere where I’ll get too hot but I can’t help it when my skin starts turning as red as a tomato with these little bumps and hives showing. I literally have to go into the freezer just to calm it down for a little bit although it only works for like 5 minutes lol.
I’m not sure which antihistamines I should take because I feel like they might not be effective enough to let me carry on with my normal life. I need suggestions on what to do to potentially cure or at the very least just delay this condition for a while so I can live out my life normally again.