I have read several post in here that sound similar to what I have been going through but one difference is I don't think it's allergies in my case, I have been to doctors who just tell me it's allergies and to take Benadryl. I just really believe it's something else though I have no clue what.
I have one pair of shoes I can wear all day. I have plenty of pairs of shoes that are comfortable but it seems that if they rub my foot at all anywhere the result will be whelps first that itch, then swelling because I scratched the whelps then my skin just feels like a sunburn for a few hours then it's gone until the next time anyway. This also happens on my hands and fingers. Sometimes my hands will feel irritated and I will start wringing my hands and before I know it they are too swollen to bend my fingers. It has happen a little on my ankles, wrists, forearms, and belly but mainly my hands and feet. It's weird and I can't make any doctor understand. I want to be able to wear my shoes and the thing is I will put a pair of shoes on and they feel fine, not tight anywhere or anything, I mean sometimes I am talking about tennis shoes and after a couple of hours my feet begin to protest bad! I will take off my shoes and see my itchy burning whelps on my feet. When my hands have an attack I don't know what triggers it since I dont wear any jewelry or anything. It's terrible and I hate living this way. I think it's something to do with water retention because of the swelling and loss of circulation when an attack is going on my fingers will be white at the joints but my palms are always bright red. I don't know what to do. Doctors don't listen or care.
I have one pair of shoes I can wear all day. I have plenty of pairs of shoes that are comfortable but it seems that if they rub my foot at all anywhere the result will be whelps first that itch, then swelling because I scratched the whelps then my skin just feels like a sunburn for a few hours then it's gone until the next time anyway. This also happens on my hands and fingers. Sometimes my hands will feel irritated and I will start wringing my hands and before I know it they are too swollen to bend my fingers. It has happen a little on my ankles, wrists, forearms, and belly but mainly my hands and feet. It's weird and I can't make any doctor understand. I want to be able to wear my shoes and the thing is I will put a pair of shoes on and they feel fine, not tight anywhere or anything, I mean sometimes I am talking about tennis shoes and after a couple of hours my feet begin to protest bad! I will take off my shoes and see my itchy burning whelps on my feet. When my hands have an attack I don't know what triggers it since I dont wear any jewelry or anything. It's terrible and I hate living this way. I think it's something to do with water retention because of the swelling and loss of circulation when an attack is going on my fingers will be white at the joints but my palms are always bright red. I don't know what to do. Doctors don't listen or care.
I have the same problem and the doctor sent me for xray and they discovered the lymph nodes in my neck were enlarged. Got to go back for more test. Get yourself checked out.