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The Allergy Life Readerhi! i’m Dannyelle
Wife, mother, & wellness coach
My name is Dannyelle, and I live in Louisville, Kentucky – home of The Kentucky Derby! – with my handsome hubby and 4 amazing kids. I was diagnosed with Allergic Contact Dermatitis (Stage IV Delayed Immune Response allergies) more than 15 years ago. I was given a lengthy list of crazy-sounding chemicals to avoid. It seemed daunting, and itʼs been a rocky road at times since then with many twists and turns, ups and downs.
Recently, even knowing my specific contact allergies and doing my best to avoid them, I had a year-long battle with incessant itching on my face and neck. It was an itch that didnʼt go away even with the most ferocious scratches or by applying topical steroid creams. It was to the point I was desperate. And it left me with patchy, thick lesions on my face, not from the allergy itself, but my non-stop scratching.
Out of desperation, I headed back to my allergic contact dermatitis specialist. I just knew he could tell me what to do. He said my itch was from deep within. Something that no topical steroid cream could help. He suggested a medication to keep my brain from recognizing the itch. I was pretty stunned. No way, I thought. It was at this point that I began to really dig deep into my ACD allergies. I wanted to know everything I could about them. How to prevent them. How to avoid them. Like most of us, my health is critical to me.
