Raised rash on back

[Heart Sutra]

Hi Lexi,

I had a rash on my back a few months ago. My onc. couldn't say what it was from.
My daughter had just bought a fish in the same week and took it home put it in water and the next morning the fish was dead. She went back to the pet shop and they gave her another fish and told her that our town has recently changed the water purification process from chlorine to chloramines and that will kill the fish. She needed to treat the water so it was safe for fish.
I did some research and found that in some cases chloramines can cause a skin rash.
The rash was red, raised (looked like hives) and stings like a burn when you touch it. It took a couple of weeks to go away.
I had the director of our water treatment facility come and test my water and he said the rash is not caused from the water on your skin, it comes from inhaling the steam but because there are so few cases of this reaction it will be documented and nothing will be changed until enough cases are reported. He did say to take cooler showers making sure the bathroom is vented.
You may want to check your water supply if the onc. can't tell you what it is.
Hope all goes well
Sue

[suzan w]

Hope you are finding out the answer to your rash and I hope it is nothing!!!! Isn't is tiring to have to worry about everything? Sometimes my little brain just gets exhausted with all this cancer-worry! Sending happy thoughts your way!!!