Not a bite as far as I'm aware. The day before it occurred, I took delivery of a gifted chair which is in very good condition but is fabric upholstered - I'm wondering now whether there was something on it that irritated my skin as I carried it into my flat. I've vacuumed it since to make sure any dust/bits are lifted from it.
It came from a really nice lady who helped me take it in - but she brought it in her car - and she has a couple of dogs - so I don't know whether some dog hairs or something came into contact with my neck. The dogs weren't ever allowed to be near the chair - so it's in very good condition. I'm not normally this sensitive. The odd thing is that it's just my neck - the side of it - and I've sat and used the chair quite a bit so if it was the chair, I would have thought I would have had skin reaction in other parts of my body (like my arms and hands) too.
The rash is a big oblong red shape on my neck and there are small red areas spreading off from it - it's less itchy today which is good. I've taken 4 antihistamine tablets over the last couple of days which I think have helped -- but they zonk me out so I'm not fit for much
A rash is listed as a side effect of HRT on the leaflet - but the Dr I saw said that almost every medication he knows has a rash listed as a possible side effect!
I've not taken an antihistamine today so far as I want to drive to the sports centre this afternoon and do some exercise. Am due to see the Dr about my HRT on Wednesday so I'll see how things go.
I guess the whole thing has just made me feel a bit down - I've been ill for what seems so long now (since March) and was feeling like I had turned a corner a bit recently even with all the early morning nausea and anxiety I'd had of late - so for that to go and then to be hit by a hive type rash was like the last straw for me yesterday - it's hard staying hopeful and optimistic when you're on your own.