I'm going to cut my hand off!!!?

I wondered that. I had a friend who had that many years ago, in her case she wore several silver rings that caused it. It was awful but it did go away eventually.

I pulled a poisonous weed out in the backyard garden and a rash on my hands for over 2 years. Some one might now the name of the weed but your not supposed to pull them out without gloves. It’s was a big ugly weed too.

Does it have little fluid filled blisters? Which once gone, scab over. Is it symmetrical across both hands?

If so could be Dyshidrotic Excema. I have it, and the cause of mine seems to be hormone fluctuations as I get it a week before my period every month, and it bizarrely vanished completely whilst I was pregnant.

Looks like Chilblains to me.

Swinging between temperatures can make it worse. So if you get cold hands and then go and put them on a radiator and then back outside it can make them worse.

I had them on my hips and outer thighs- a very specific horse riders location apparently. As we worked outside and got wet but then went in and then back out. Took about 5 doctors who all kept saying spider/ bug botes/ allergies etc. Old lady saw them and said immediately- got longer waterproof coat and they went away.

Awful awful burning itchy pain, I scratched mine into open sores. I'd rather give birth again than have Chilblains again.

If it started at a country park I bet it’s an insect bite. If it goes into a bulls eye rash then gets antibiotics to ward off Lyme disease

If it’s pompholyx - then you need a strong steroid cream like betnovate ointment (vaseline like base). It’s absolute agony. Whatever you do try not to itch it. I’d take painkillers also while it heals.

Pompolyx eczema? I get it horribly on my hands and it burns and itches so much, with tiny blisters that weep a lot if I scratch them. Do these symptoms sound familiar?

I’d bet anything that you’ve become allergic to the nail products. Take them off immediately and give it a few weeks before trying again, if you want to risk it.

An allergy can develop at any time and usually the symptoms get more severe each time you’re exposed to the substance you’re allergic to.

Mine started with small blisters and I didn’t realise what was causing it. When I started struggling to breathe, I realised it was serious and my GP diagnosed me. She referred me to a Consultant Dermatologist and I had a patch test done on my back to determine what chemicals I was allergic to.

If it's spreading definitely go to the doctor, I had cellulitis a few years ago and it can be very serious. Drawn a pen line around the redness and check if / how much it's spreading. I needed IV antibiotics every 2 hours and had to stay in hospital overnight, then IV antibiotics daily for the next 10 days.

https://www.bad.org.uk/dermatologists-reiterate-artificial-nails-warning-and-risk-of-at-home-kits/

Could it be you are developing an allergy?

Not sure if anyone else has mentioned but I think it could be dyshidrotic eczema.

I get it on my fingers sometimes, usually when I'm stressed or not so will. It's little fluid filled blisters that itch & burn.

I take fexofenadine daily anyway & put hydrocortisone cream on, which I know hasn't helped you in this instance.

HC45 and an anti-histamine

I would put money on this. I’m good at diagnosing

Chilblaines possibly. I had an insanely itchy toe a few weeks ago. The next day it was fine.

Not sure if anyone has commented yet, my dad has this about 2 months ago, started like yours has and it was cellulitis, he needed up in hospital and they cut it open after a 4 day stay trying to get the infection down and cleaned it out. He dies havw diabetes though and is 59 so thay added to it. I'd double check though because his ended up being serious as he just ignored it and thought it would get better

If it’s itching, it could be contact dermatitis.

That’s what my finger would look like if I got bitten by a mosquito because I get skeeter syndrome.

Things I would try - a cold pack, natural joghurt, hand bath with apple cider vinegar or baking soda, lavender essential oil. fenistil gel or any other antihistamine potion or tablets/sirup. Grapefruit seed oil or tincture.

It looks like an insect bite to me. The circle in the middle is pale compared to the redness. I’ve been bitten just sitting in pubs before. I got a bite on my finger like that last year when I was in Paris sitting outside in a bar. I never saw the insect that did it but it drove me crazy and was itchy for a long time and then it seemed to come back in the same place a month later. It left a tiny raised lump for a few months but it’s gone now.

Adults can get hand foot and mouth - I caught it off my daughter and felt rubbish!!! I had a couple
of mouth ulcers and my feet were a bit sore but nothing visible. Hope you feel better soon x

Er, if your daughter had hand foot and mouth a week ago, have you thought that maybe you’ve caught that from her? Hope you heal quickly whatever it is.