Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 Thank you for writing, , and for your good wishes. We are glad that you have been hive-free. In your case, it may have been a true allergy to something in the new carpet. I have heard of that. Best wishes to you, too, for the New Year. Tami (NJ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 Thank you for writing, , and for your good wishes. We are glad that you have been hive-free. In your case, it may have been a true allergy to something in the new carpet. I have heard of that. Best wishes to you, too, for the New Year. Tami (NJ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 Thank you for writing, , and for your good wishes. We are glad that you have been hive-free. In your case, it may have been a true allergy to something in the new carpet. I have heard of that. Best wishes to you, too, for the New Year. Tami (NJ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 Hi , Welcome to the group. Have you had any testing done? Do you have any other symptoms? I am glad you found us ) Love, ~Alena's Mom my experience... > Hello all! My name is and I joined the board > again about 2 weeks ago. I was a member a little over > a year ago. > My story begins like this I woke up one morning with > an itchy butt,thought I just had a rash or something > by the end of the day I had " it " all over my legs,so > my first trip to Urgent Care,hives he said. I was > given a Medrol dose pack. Finished that and still had > " it " ,so back to Urgent Care given another dose pack > finished them and still had " it " only on my > butt,legs,back,arms,you name it and " it " was there! So > back to Urgent Care,was told no more dose packs > because of the steroid thing,was then referred to an > Allergest.I was given Atarax,Zantac,and > Prednesone.This medicine mixture continued for > months,only to have " it " everyday everynight,along > with the swelling of my feet,lips,eyes,in my joints at > the elbows,knessand ankles.After about a year I went > to the University of Virginia medical center in > Charlottesville,onlt then did relief come.This Dr. > tild me that the dosage of meds. I was being given > was'nt in a high enough mg.So I was uped from 75mg. of > Atarax a day to 300mg. a day,no more prednesone and up > to 300mg. of Zantac a day.This helped alot and then > more " its " returned. So a phone call to the Dr. at UVA > and my Atarax was uped from 300mgs. a day to 900mgs. a > day.BINGO!!!!!!!! I truly don't know if it was the > medicine that finally helped or if they " ran their > course " as the Drs. would say.I tried to think of > anything different I may have come into contact with > or new detergent or whatever.I can only thing of one > thing and that was my carpet,we had just bought a > house at that time and it had new berber carpet > throughout,that is what I blame my " its " on. But I > guess I'll never know for sure. > It's been about a year,and still NO hives.Thank > God!!!! > The only medication I take now is the Zantac for acid > reflux nothing else.I don't know if more mgs. of > medicine will help any of you but it may be worth a > call to your Dr. to at least ask,it could'nt hurt.I > truly hope you all find your " cure " I suffered a year > day and night withs hives and I would'nt wish that > misery on any living soul.My prayer for you is that > you find your " cause " and be able to live a life free > of this " disease " . > Happy New Year to all. > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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