Guest guest Posted June 5, 2001 Report Share Posted June 5, 2001 Hi, A big warm welcome to the group. Love, ~Alena's Mom Urticaria newbie Hi all. I'm very new to trying to find out what my "disease" actually is. After reading some of your correspondence, I'm beginning to believe that what I have is not actually urticaria. I do get the hives, but they are only caused by physical contact (i.e. scratching) where I welt in streaks, not in patches. It does not affect my face or throat or anything of the kind, but is a miserable condition. I initially went to an allergist and he gave me the standard skin patches and needles to try to diagnose, but every test came out negative. He prescribed Claritin and sent me on my merry itching way. I cannot do anything physical without welting and would like your input on whether I am on the right track. Benadryl makes me extremely sleepy and I can hardly function on the drug. Your input would be greatly appreciated. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~If you do wish to unsubscribe then you can click on the following link: urticaria-unsubscribeegroups~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This list is in the service of those who suffer from Chronic Urticaria (hives). We strive to support and lift each other as a worldwide cyber-family. We share whatever needs to be shared to help one another in our struggle with Chronic Urticria. Information provided in this forum is not to be taken as medical advice. Always consult your health professional before trying anything new.Any posting that is off the main topic of Chronic Urticaria, we post with a prefix of NCU -. This is done out of respect for those who do not wish to read such postings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2001 Report Share Posted June 5, 2001 Here's a newbie on the prowl. Here's what I've uncovered so far. Click on the link: http://www.mgoldmandds.com/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2001 Report Share Posted June 5, 2001 thank you Harry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2001 Report Share Posted June 5, 2001 Hi Sherrie, I also get the streaks, but mine are caused by pressure. When I wake up in the morning, you can see where I laid on the sheets (they don't fit as tight as I'd like and sort of have extra material in the middle.) I also get streaks from seams and tight clothing or from " edges " that I sit on or lean up against. Sharon >From: Dplaquer@... >Reply-To: urticaria >To: urticaria >Subject: Re: Re: Urticaria newbie >Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 20:54:58 EDT > >Hi and welcome, > You are the first person that seems to get the streaks like me. (I also >get >the patches and small hives too though) I swear sometimes they appear as >parallel lines even without scratching there, but my new doctor insists >it's >from scratching. I know when I scratch it will leave crazy red marks but >these others are a little different. Anyway it's a form of urticaria. The >intense itching can drive you crazy but at least in my case, the itching is >getting less intense and there are actual good days now and then. Like you, >I >am just beginning my search for medication. Right now I am just on Allegra. >Good luck with your search. > > Sherrie _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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