tomato vines hurt when rubbed on cuts and scrapes, who knew?

I was out in the garden and had a tangle in one area with a bean vine that was unexpectedly blocking the path. It left a little scrape across my arm, right in the crook. Then I went into the tomatoes and started picking them. My arm started to hurt right there by the scrape, which had not hurt that bad when it happened. I continued to work, and it still HURT - more and more. I really didn't think that should have hurt that bad. I gave up picking tomatoes and came in the house - washed it off and the soap turned bright green as I washed. When all of the green washed off I put peroxide over the area and the small scrape and an inch to either side of it turned bright red. It is still some bit red an hour later but is going down some. I really think it was an allergic reaction to getting the green tomato vine 'dust' into the wound.

Two unhappy days with hives

On Saturday afternoon something happened at work, still not sure what, that started me going on a semi-severe allergic reaction. I had bright red and pink hives spreading out from my neck, down my shoulders, up the side of my face etc... Benadyrl from an ER doctor put it down for about six hours then it continued it's march across my face, arms and stomach. Everywhere the rash spread cleared up four to eight hours, leaving only a slightly reddened surface behind. The rash continued in an 'orderly' downward and outward spread from the original point. That was actually the most confusing part, that it was so regular in pattern. I went to my doctor on Monday morning. She gave me a steroid shot. The hives have mostly subsided now but it was definitely something I don't want to happen again. Doctor couldn't explain the cause of it. She said most cases like this if the person doesn't know themselves what triggered it a doctor can't pinpoint the cause without allergic reaction tests. The pattern of spread was 'systemic', something following the bloodstream?