Hello there,
Strange one, I was scuba diving underneath a pier recently and accidentally my ankle rubbed up against the structure when I was diving (only bit of skin on show, apart from my hands). I felt a sting but not painful enough for me to stop. I looked at what I thought had stung me and it appeared to be a hydroid with fan like leaves. I told the Divemaster once I re-surfaced and she told me to let her know if it got any worse. It was just a small red rash. So I left it and now almost 13 days later it has got worse, weirdly gets itchy at night but not all the time. I decided to see the doctor to see if she could provide me with some steriod cream to sort the issue. She looked at it and then thought I might have shingles? Now I'm confused, I'm certain I touched something but she said it could have just been the initial pain from the shingles. Any ideas?
Strange one, I was scuba diving underneath a pier recently and accidentally my ankle rubbed up against the structure when I was diving (only bit of skin on show, apart from my hands). I felt a sting but not painful enough for me to stop. I looked at what I thought had stung me and it appeared to be a hydroid with fan like leaves. I told the Divemaster once I re-surfaced and she told me to let her know if it got any worse. It was just a small red rash. So I left it and now almost 13 days later it has got worse, weirdly gets itchy at night but not all the time. I decided to see the doctor to see if she could provide me with some steriod cream to sort the issue. She looked at it and then thought I might have shingles? Now I'm confused, I'm certain I touched something but she said it could have just been the initial pain from the shingles. Any ideas?