Hives ... AGAIN!

[Seshat]

AAHHHHHHHHH!!!!


<sigh>

We're going to shell out for a damn allergy test. I haven't eaten ANYTHING unusual, and we've been checking for that turmeric-based food colouring that's in the two different items that gave me hives the last three times.


In the interim, can I cry on someone's shoulder?

[crazylegs]

My G/F has an allergy to something in Boost chocolate bars - the swelling in her lips/tongue is a little worrying!

[Mishi]

*Gentle cuddles* Argh! How irritating! Any chance of getting it through Medicare? The only one that I've had was done at the hospital as a part of the battery of tests before my eventual diagnosis, and so the cost was covered.

[telecom_goddess]

Hugs...good luck tracking down what it is!

[Seshat]

Mishi:

Our GP (family doctor, for those who don't use the term) knows our financial situation quite well. If it's possible to squeeze it through medicare, she will find a way. And if she can't, our mental health nurse will try.

Besides, when she hears that I have hives AGAIN; if Medicare doesn't cover the allergy tests, Anna's mother will insist on seeing that it gets done even if she pays for it. (I only wish my parents would do that. )

[Sapphire Silk]

Here, Seshat. Cry away.

So sorry to hear it; hope you feel better soon.

[LillFilly]

I've broken out in hives when I was severely stressed; happened within hours. Any stress in your life? Oh, you can get some relief from that by washing with generic selson blue, then putting on something with aloe; it really soothes.

[Zaiida]

I'm so sorry, hives are a bitch to deal with.
Run into orange/citrus blossoms recently? That's a surprising new hives cause for me and a few friends. Would have been wonderful to know before I pruned the dratted things. Or Balsamic vinegar, had a recent reaction to some on salad and never have before or possibly the chlorine in your tap water has been increased - that's the big hives and dermatitis cause in my house. Tap water should not be white.
Hope you find the cause soon.

[Lurking Sockpuppet]

I hope you get relief soon. As for cause it could be anything. I get them just from extreme changes in temperature. I can go from a Heated house out into the cold outside in winter and will break out. Same from cold ac to hot outside in summer. Luckily I live in Florida and the winter isn't too bad. In the summer I just try to stay indoors.

[Mishi]

I'm really glad that you have awesome medical people and that Anna's mum is wonderful! *hugs* Have the hives gone yet or are they still hanging around?

Don't worry, you're not the only one with less-than steller parents and it's great that you have a mummy-figure that is a darling. *more hugs*

[Seshat]

I collected a few more, but they're easing. I upped my antihistamine dose for a few days.

I have baths with a substance called 'pinetarsal' - it's a derivative of pine tar, apparently, and yes, it does a good job of easing the itch. Between baths, I'll put a little on a cotton ball and we'll dab each hive.
(And yes, we consulted with a pharmacist. In fact, we simply showed the pharmacist the hives, told him the doctor's diagnosis & had him check my list-o-meds, and he went to the 'soothes itches' shelf and chose it for us.)

My life is pretty much always stressful (if only from pain), but I did have a set of minor stresses hit all at once and become one big uberstress. So if it's not a new allergen or a seasonal effect, it could well be that.

And thank you all - and yes, Anna's mom is a godsend.