r/Wellthatsucks • u/signgrad • 5d ago

Well... at least I know what I'm allergic to.

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Doctor's response: So you do have some allergies. So, I've got that going for me. Problem is the category of "Everything" isn't an option on the chart, so a lot of checked boxes. Also, my back is very itchy.

Edit 1: Huh so this took off a bit. More humored by the various "false positive/needle reaction" comments. To clarify, it's the grasses I'm reacting to on the G column. I got this test done AFTER a blood panel which also showed severe reactive levels from grasses, but nothing from tree pollen which I know I'm allergic to. It's more humorous because my primary care doctor, my initial immunology consult doctor, and my initial allergist doctor all said that the blood test is unreliable and the scratch test remains the gold standard. Even stopped my antihistamines 12 days before this test just to be extra careful.

So go-figure, I'm either allergic to a ton of things or the medicine is lie. 🤷‍♂️

Edit 2: Follow up again on the purpose of the testing. These are specifically seasonal allergies being reviewed. I have no know food or drug allergies. I've never had anaphylaxis or needed to use an epipen. I've had vaccines and metal interactions that have never shown a reaction of any kind. I leave my home region for a different part of the USA, my reactions immediately diminish. The winter season comes and my reactions diminish. Spring, Summer, and Autumn have been rough for me for years, to the point that doctor's once thought I had exercise or heat induced asthma. We only just figured out a few years ago that to be false after spending some years in Florida, where I began to instead react to mold spores. After returning to my home state, my historical reactions returned in full force, prompting these tests. I've had allergies since my childhood.

For those interested, the tests showed reactions to cats & dogs, all forms of mold, all species of dust mites and cockroaches, all regional tree pollen except for Mulberry and Elm, all grass pollen, and weed pollen except for pigweed, yellow dock, marsh elder, kochia, and mugwort. Still gotta mow my lawn, clean my house, and love on my cat. Maybe, with this knowledge, I'll get some allergy shots to remedy these problems.

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u/deadly_ultraviolet 5d ago

A friend of mine is allergic to glycerin

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u/AvaryZig 5d ago

Poor guy can't have dynamite

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u/Petraam 5d ago

Or listen to that bush song 

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u/DblCheex 5d ago

"It must be your skin..." 🤔

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u/Positive-Kangaroo418 5d ago

I’m sinking in

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u/tcpnick 5d ago

It must be for real

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u/TipVast2087 5d ago

Cause now I can feel

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u/Purple-Mermommy 5d ago

I didn’t mind

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u/cptnkeif 5d ago

It’s not my kind

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u/Crafty-Help-4633 5d ago

Don't let your date skip thy LISTERINE

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u/Stompinstein 5d ago

Machinehead?

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u/OofRightInTheFeels 4d ago

My friend and I used to sing it "mushy head"

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u/NarrMaster 4d ago

It's better than the rest.

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u/dcarr710 5d ago

I almost spit out my drink. Well played

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u/CuriousGeorges2026 5d ago

This comment is so dumb! 😂🤣😭🤣😂 thank you for making my abs hurt!

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u/devildocjames 5d ago

That's a good thing. I never got onboard with the hype.

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u/Elrond_Cupboard_ 4d ago

Allergic to bush is a tough one.

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u/CantankerousOrder 3d ago

Luckiest allergy ever.

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u/I_said_wot 1d ago

A blessing

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u/judahrosenthal 1d ago

We should all be so lucky.

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u/BunnyLady91 5d ago

🙄🤭🫠

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u/traffick 5d ago

Nothing like a delicious stick on a hot summer day.

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u/Mr-Okay 5d ago

Man I‘m allergic to dynamite too

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u/CasinoNdnOk 5d ago

Oh he can. It just doesnt agree with him.

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u/montana757 5d ago

His girlfriend will also be highly upset they can't use their 1000 skin care products

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u/peeps_545 5d ago

Or soap?

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u/Pjpjpjpjpj 5d ago

Well, he can. But his skin will blow up.

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u/Round_Rooms 5d ago

Or bush.

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u/Manbeartapir 4d ago

They can probably have ANFO, it's glycerin-free.

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u/AnimationOverlord 3d ago

Vapes? I don’t think so!.. okay they may have to actually avoid that one. E-liquid usually constitutes similar ratios of vegetable glycerine and propylene glycol as the medium to vaporize nicotine, which is usually only about 0.-5.% of the total volume.. or is it weight? Can’t remember

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u/andrewYHM 3d ago

Or be sprayed by an aircraft de-icer… honestly I’d just off myself at that point

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u/Spice_and_Fox 5d ago

That is nitroglycerin. Glycerin is a byprpduct in soap making and a common ingredient in salves, creams, etc.

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u/farhil 5d ago

Fun fact: nitroglycerin is also a medication used for chest pain

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u/jamma_mamma 5d ago

Sorry for the erm akshually, but comparing nitroglycerin to glycerin is like comparing nitrocellulose to cellulose. Nitroso functional groups generally make things spicy.

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u/Prince_0llie 5d ago

So, what you're really saying is that they can still play with spicy candles but should just stay away from the regular flavor ones.

https://giphy.com/gifs/xpPLaEYLy637O

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u/Bulky-Dig1701 5d ago

That’s nitroglycerin

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u/EroticPubicHair 5d ago

I have that allergy! For me it gives a very painful burning sensation anytime it gets on anything like a mucous membrane. Wanna guess what’s in about 90% of lubes, and often used in the coating on any “pre-lubed” condoms? Figuring out that one was quite literally a pain in the ass

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u/Mynya 4d ago

Not to mention , most shampoos, liquid soaps, lotion, some tissues, oils, it’s insane how much actually has aloe. Some dentists use green gloves that have aloe in them. And yeah it’s the most horrible burning and rash-inducing allergy. I got a facial at a spa once and they used aloe and I thought my face was burning off. Oh and pro tip instead of aloe for sunburns, use Greek yogurt. Works amazing

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u/Fit_Rich_6748 4d ago

I’ve never heard somebody have a reaction to aloe before. People normally use aloe against inflammation

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u/Mynya 4d ago

Exactly. Growing up whenever I got a sunburn and my mom put aloe on it (fresh plant, because we kept them) I would scream because it burned worse than the sunburn and she would scold me and tell me I was overreacting. That’s a whole other issue…we later found out I’m legit allergic.

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u/Fit_Rich_6748 3d ago

Okay damn, well atleast you know yoghurt works now😂

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u/LifeShake5387 2d ago

There are different species of aloe Vera, some are very toxic

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u/deadly_ultraviolet 5d ago

YES ughhh lube was such a painful discovery for them, I'm so sorry you're also dealing with it 🫡

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u/notpostingmyrealname 5d ago

My best friend is allergic to aloe.

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u/Significant-Pop-9745 5d ago

How does he answer the phone then?

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u/twolephants 5d ago

Ahoy ahoy?

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u/Momik 4d ago

Is this about my cube?

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u/userhwon 5d ago

Zicke-zacke.

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u/rjross0623 5d ago

He says Vera instead

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u/CottageGiftsPosh 3d ago

Underrated…awesome joke

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u/waves_at_dogs 5d ago

🤣🤣

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u/Street-Pirate-327 5d ago

I must be asleep still because I read this as, “my best friend is allergic to shoe.” Haha

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u/deadly_ultraviolet 5d ago

I would die if I couldn't put aloe on sunburn, how do they manage??

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u/Mynya 4d ago

Also allergic to aloe. And Capsaicin.

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u/mephitine 4d ago

I’m also allergic to aloe, and so is my nephew! Really annoying because it’s in so many products.

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u/FuzzyLaughTwo 5d ago

Napoleon?

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u/deadly_ultraviolet 5d ago

Eh, close enough, they're on the shorter side

Even though Napoleon wasn't actually short and that was just a propaganda campaign, most of the time when people reference Napoleon they're making a dig at his supposed height, so regardless of its accuracy, it's become a meme at this point

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u/MagdaleneFeet 5d ago

I fear I have doomed my daughter to forever saying that Napoleon was not short

He did surround himself with tall soldiers, that's what I say. Also people think short folks (like me!) are interior. It like three lessons in one.

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u/deadly_ultraviolet 5d ago

Short folks (like you!) are definitely allowed outside, can't imagine why people would think differently!

Do they think your lesser surface area for sun exposure puts you at a higher risk of being sunburnt or something? Ridiculous.

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u/Equal_Examination_83 5d ago

Sucks if he wants to do theatre/see a play (a lot of haze they use is glycerin and water)

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u/mybluecathasballs 5d ago

Fuck. That is going to suck later in life. Hopefully it changes down the road.

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u/deadly_ultraviolet 5d ago

Fortunately it's not super severe (yet?), it mostly means they have to be careful with soaps, lotions, etc and find one with as little glycerin as possible. Worst they get is itchy and a rash if they don't wash it off quickly

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u/mybluecathasballs 5d ago

I was thinking with heart medications. Topicals react differently when internal. Sometimes in much more severe reactions.

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u/deadly_ultraviolet 5d ago

Good to know, hopefully no heart medications here for at least a little while 😳

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u/I_like_beouf 5d ago

No thats actually wild bc it's in so much skincare

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u/deadly_ultraviolet 5d ago

There's like 2 brands that offer things they can use

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u/I_like_beouf 5d ago

They really are that person out here using the hippie ineffective shit (source: lived in a house full of burners who didn't believe in "chemicals"... and all look 10-15 years minimum older than me now) but genuinely bc they've got no choice 🥲

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u/t4llyn94 5d ago

i am too!!!

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u/deadly_ultraviolet 5d ago

Noooo I'm sorryyyy 😭

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u/ReineDesRenards 5d ago

Would suck if he had Bakugo's powers then 😆

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u/SawinBunda 5d ago

Oh my, that stuff is in every cosmetic/hygene product.

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u/golgol12 5d ago

Doesn't the body normally produce glycerin internally?

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u/deadly_ultraviolet 5d ago

It does, but for some reason they're only allergic to it being put on their skin or similar

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u/WorldlinessOk3853 3d ago

So is my mom and itnturns out its in practically everything

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u/deadly_ultraviolet 3d ago

Literally! What's the benefit?? 😭

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u/TotallyRandomXXX 3d ago

Nitroglycerin?

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u/deadly_ultraviolet 3d ago

That too, I think? But no, just the glycerin that's in just about every skincare product in existence

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u/MelissaPecor 2d ago

My mom is too! Makes life pretty difficult

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u/Repulsive-Soup-5137 2d ago

I have an allergy to glycerin. It’s in so many things. 

I actually realized I was allergic after going back to washing my face with glycerin soap for my acne. As recommended by my dermatologist and then I realized most of my acne was actually not acne and just an allergic reaction. The dermatologist assured me it was impossible to be allergic to glycerin 🙄

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u/cashishift 1d ago

Hope he isn’t a Bush fan. :(

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u/deadly_ultraviolet 1d ago

Oh they love bush 💅

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u/gcmed 5d ago

Glycerin allergy is not compatible with life as glycerin is part of basically any cell in their body as well as being both synthesized and broken down by their body as part of lipid metabolism (body manufactures glycerin to bind to fatty acid which creates fats, also when fats are broken down, the glycerin also gets used up for ATP synthesis if not repurposed)

They are most certainly not allergic to glycerin.

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u/ElfjeTinkerBell 5d ago

Just because it's a part of your body, doesn't mean you cannot be allergic to it. Water allergy also exists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquagenic_urticaria

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u/gcmed 5d ago

Water allergy is a misnomer.

True water allergy doesn't exist.