In your last life you were a pickpocket, Elizabeth. Any rope burns around your neck? Margaret L >I'm asking you, Kay, just because you seem to know the answer to >everything! On hot days when I'm working outside, sometimes my hands >swell up. They start to itch, and feel better if I wash them in cool >water, or hold an ice cube. Often just one hand will do this. > >It also happens sometimes (don't laugh) when I get excited, like when I'm >shopping and find something I really want. My hands start to itch, >literally, and feel warm and swell a little. So, it happens when I don't >think I've touched anything to have an allergic reaction to. > >Anyone have this problem, or know what it might be? > >Itchy Fingers Elizabeth >tiarella@bellsouth.net