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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Terytha on 2024-10-22 14:39:42+00:00.
This was actually Saturday but the consequences are ongoing.
Anyway we've been at max stress for a while so I was like you know what we need? R&R at a spa. Got the whole massage/pedicure/facial package.
They asked me, of course, any allergies. And I said I'm allergic to perfume, aluminum and zinc, because I am.
My dumb ass did not say, oh and hyaluronic acid. That thing that's in like every cosmetic in North America. That thing that once made my face hurt because it was in a moisturizer. I forgot allll about that one.
Sunday I woke up covered in hives. Popped an antihistamine and slept/whined about the itching all day while basically bathing in anti-itch cream. Which you can't put on your face. Naturally.
Monday I woke up so swollen I couldn't open my right eye. My husband had to take a sick day to take me to ER. They gave me like 7 pills, a week-long prescription for some of those pills, and an epi pen in case it gets worse and I stop breathing because I guess I'm the type to get the allergies that come in waves.
Oh, and a paper that says You Are Allergic To The Following. In case I forget again.
TL;DR: Forgot I'm allergic to most cosmetics. Went on a spa day. Ended up in the emergency room and have at least a week of suffering left.