Yes I was terribly upset at having to give it up, it was all I wanted to do growing up.
I went to a skin specialist after not being able to clear up what I thought was a bit of dermo from not drying my hands properly. I had a major reaction to the spot test and he told me to give it up as there is no way of getting around an allergy to PPD.
The guys I worked for had a cousin who had the same allergy and he was a insurance broker at the time.
I tried everything, gloves, hand creams, medication.... BUt it just got worse, I had hayfever constantly. I remember one time I colored my hair and wasnt happy with it so re did it. I had the worst flu thype symptoms, and my head swelled!!
And then i fell pregnant and they cleared up!! After having nice smooth sore free hands for the 9 months and 12 months mat leave I couldn't go back to the pain.
Now the weird thing is that not only do my hands and head blister when I come into contact with it, but my feet do too!!!
I have come to terms with it now though. 13 years have passed, I have tried many jobs since then but nothing felt right until I started playing with nails, and now I am studying to become a nail tech :biggrin: