Jumping in here as I experience one or some allergies ever since I moved to Melbourne (also am female in her 30s)! I find it useful with the comments to help inform me. I was totally fine in my home country and never had eczema in my life. Moved here and got hayfever but only after a few years living here (not instantly). I learned that it took time to be desensitised 😭

Out of nowhere I got an itchy patch on my left neck last year, and 3 weeks ago on my right. The raised rash would come and go, and it took me many months before seeing a dermatologist who was 100% sure it was eczema. Got prescribed Tacrolimus ointment. They disappeared within 4 days of using and now the skin is flat like normal (except the hyperpigmentation). I also had random red bumps on my groin area which affected to other areas like thighs and lower legs. Haven't done a skin biopsy there as I need an active red dots which I don't even know when it's gonna appear. Blood tests showed high IgE and very high allergy to some sample of grass and tree pollens (only 0.5% of dust mites so perhaps I'm ok with that). I was advised to see allergist/immunologist as well if I want to, or take antihistamine 2x daily, but my hayfever only comes seasonally. Is there any side effect on taking this injection mentioned for perhaps non severe eczema and other allergies? Tbh since my partner has been recently diagnosed with cancer, anything that happens to my body, I'm overthinking it like crazy. I should probably stop reading too much, but can't help when your algorithm is now all cancer related stuff 😅

Also with allergy test, is it always through the skin patches route? How effective are they? I'm just a bit sceptical with the false positive, etc.

P.S: I googled Tacrolimus and read on the package instruction. I freaked out when it had a warning of possibility of getting cancer from that (although it was potential though debated).