Dear kimass1- you have got to figure out how to get the 5 Day Extended Patch Test. You have learned only a few derms or allergists are licensed in any area to perform the test. Get in to see one and see if you can work out a payment plan or a discount. Ask you derm for reference to a testing doctor. If they don't know one, run the other way, this doctor doesn't want you tested and wants to keep you as a patient. I think that is what happened to me for 10 years. I wasn't even told about this test. My derms advice as to stop washing my hands. EGAD. I can wash my hands, I simply needed a soap free from my allergens. Try contacting the True Test Kit company as they may have a list of licensed doctors in your area. Both derms and allergists test for this. I saw an allergist as the wait time was less.
With Allergic Contact Dermatitis, ACD, which each additional contact with an allergen your body will not get used it instead your reaction time will lessen and will become more severe and it is for life. I muddled along for 10 years with hand and scalp eczema only using the go to doctors prescription of steroids until my entire body was on fire. I was toxic from my exposure to allergens It began to react inside my skin, burning, stinging, itching. Sleep was impossible. If you have this form the sooner you find out the sooner you can get your life back. You know I have both GD and ACD and autoimmune diseases collect in our bodies if we are prone to them. There is no reason to believe you don't have both of these forms until your get tested. You can never guess all your allergens. I was allergic to elements I didn't even know cause allergies.