Recording summary · October 2023
Let's Talk About My Weird Hands
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Overview
Daniel experiences childhood teasing and insecurity over his long, skinny fingers and naturally pink nails, while noting how his hand anatomy affects daily activities such as gripping and cooking.
Since moving to Thailand, Daniel suffers from recurrent itchy rashes, bumps, and swelling on his hands that worsen with stress and resolve only with topical corticosteroid cream.
Dietary eliminations failed to ease Daniel's hand rashes, leading to suspicions about Thailand's water, heat, or humidity, especially after his visiting sister developed identical symptoms that vanished upon returning to the UK.
Daniel is recovering from an influenza-like illness that altered his voice and produced fever, a severe headache, and persistent dizziness.
Themes
Insecurities, childhood teasing, and physical functionality related to hand and finger morphology.
Onset, recurrence, and topical corticosteroid management of severe hand rashes and swelling in Thailand.
Investigation of potential rash causes, encompassing dietary factors, environmental conditions, tap water, and familial genetics.
Vocal changes and lingering dizziness resulting from a recent influenza-like illness.
Developments
Daniel developed itchy red rashes and bumps on his hands around one month after relocating to Thailand.
In November and December, Daniel's rash worsened, causing nighttime scratching, swelling, and reduced finger mobility.
Following recommendations from a doctor and pharmacist, Daniel applied a topical corticosteroid cream that resolved the rash overnight.
Daniel eliminated coffee for about a month, alongside dairy and nightshades, without improvement in his rash.
Daniel's sister visited Thailand in May, developed matching itchy red bumps on her hands, and saw them clear after returning to the UK.
Uncertainties & gaps
The exact cause of the hand rash occurring exclusively in Thailand remains unidentified, though tap water, humidity, and heat are suspected possibilities.
It is unconfirmed whether shared genetics explain why both Daniel and his sister developed the hand rash while in Thailand.
Daniel does not know the precise reason his fingernails are naturally pink.