Aquarium/allergic reactions
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Topic: Aquarium/allergic reactions
Posted By: gobie
Subject: Aquarium/allergic reactions
Date Posted: January 05 2008 at 11:43pm
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I was doing tank maintanance the other day and I had a cut on my finger A few hours later I started breaking out with what appears to be poisin ivy rash and was wondering if anyone has ever had this happen to them before? If so what did you do to get rid of it! Now I know what a fish with ich feels like must be people ich!
Thank's Mark J.     ------------- 135 with vhos |
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Posted By: pa_reptileman_4
Date Posted: January 05 2008 at 11:48pm
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here check this out it may help a little bit...
http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22714&KW - http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22714&KW = ------------- pitiful guppy tank. shane |
Posted By: shaggydoo
Date Posted: January 05 2008 at 11:49pm
I know jared from reefkingdom has had some wicked reactions in the past. I don't know what he did to feel better at the time but he always wears gloves now  ------------- 60g LPS Cube |
Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: January 05 2008 at 11:49pm
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did you have little spines sticking out of it? or touch any corals? ------------- I <3 Boxers Achilles tang lover |
Posted By: gobie
Date Posted: January 05 2008 at 11:58pm
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I just recieved a small frag of bergonya and canycane I was positioning in my tank at the time . I will definately be waering gloves from now on !!!! . I don't have any spines sticking out because the rash appears to be taking over my entite body from head to toe really itchy ! ------------- 135 with vhos |
Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: January 06 2008 at 12:03am
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oh no! try taking some benadryl. if your having an allergic reaction it should help out. I got stung by a torch coral the other day. it itches like poision ivy, but everytime i put my arm in the tank the cleaner wrasse thinks its "ich"! ------------- I <3 Boxers Achilles tang lover |
Posted By: gobie
Date Posted: January 06 2008 at 12:14am
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Pa reptileman 4 the link you gave appears to be the same rash as in the pics as well as itchy like described. I haven't had any of the other symptoms yet.I know hydrocortisom cream dont' touch the itch when it starts. Im headin for the benadryl as I type thank's!! ------------- 135 with vhos |
Posted By: pa_reptileman_4
Date Posted: January 06 2008 at 12:33am
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no problem, hope all goes well ------------- pitiful guppy tank. shane |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: January 06 2008 at 2:35pm
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Benadryl should help. I hope you are feeling better soon. Mike -------------  |
Posted By: gobie
Date Posted: January 06 2008 at 6:47pm
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Today im doing a lot better after the benadryl !! most all of the rash has disapeard what little is left still itchs like crazy !!
thank's  ------------- 135 with vhos |
Posted By: kgwilliams
Date Posted: January 06 2008 at 9:56pm
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If it doesn't go away soon, you can go to your doctor and get a steroid shot. Sometimes it takes a steroid to get rid of something like that. And if it were me, I would either get some allergy testing done, or ask your doctor for an epi pen. Because personally I would want to know exactly what it was that made me break out from head to toe, mainly because if you reacted like that, that quick, you never know, you might have an anafelectic reaction next time. (not sure if I spelled that right) ------------- 75gal reef /sump/ref 150MH 2 96w CF Perhaps I would be better at basket weaving. . . at least it would be cheaper! |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: January 07 2008 at 12:50am
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Another point to consider is each subsequent exposure can be much worse than the previous one.
Mike ------------- |
Posted By: CrimsRayne
Date Posted: January 07 2008 at 1:18am
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Ouch. Be careful if you have cuts. I use New Skin on my cuts if I am going to be sticking my hand/arm in the tank. It works great. Many of us have reaction to sticking our hands in the tank too much. I have some cream that I have to use when my arm breaks out in a rash. You can read more on the "normal" reactions here http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21204&KW=itch - http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21204&KW=itch I should wear gloves as I spend more time with a rash than without, but I haven't found a pair that will work for my deep tank. I just make sure to wash my arms as soon as they are out of the tank and apply lotion to keep the tiny skin cracks away. It really sucks but hang in there.  ------------- "What we know from this hobby is too hard to share with the people who just want to look and not get wet." -Rioreefer "The Puffer Girl" Zoo freak :) West Jordan |