Re: Your dad

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Hi Fiona,

Welcome, you are at the best place possible. I do encourage you to have

your dad join this support group, the people here are wonderful and have so

much knowledge! I honestly don't know what to tell you about your dad, but

i'm sure someone else can. I've never heard of doing ultraviolet light for

hives, my husband does go tot he tanning bed, but he has severe eczema and

that helps. I break out from the sun, so I really can't help you in that

department. Someone else will chime in here and help you as much as

possible. Take care and please keep us posted. Ann

>

>Reply-To: urticaria

>To: urticaria

>Subject: (unknown)

>Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 13:27:04 -0000

>

>Hi Everyone,

>

>I was recommended this sight by from Michigan, thank

>. Her's we I have joined.

>My name is Fiona Rennie and I am writing from Glasgow in

>Scotland.

>I am writing with regards to my dad , he is 55 years old and

>suffers from chronic hives. He has had this throughout his life at

>various stages. Doctors at first put this down to stress, such as

>when he retired, hives reoccurred etc. He had them at first when

>he was 25 and then at various stages throughout. He is at

>present studying for a degree at Glasgow University and having

>the time of his life, it is his final year next year and I would hate to

>see him give it all up at this late stage. He has had hives for the

>last 4 months and is at the end of his tether. He has been

>through it all and tried everything. From starving himself and

>introducing foods one by one, he gave up dairy products years

>ago, he has tried herbal remedies, Chinese medicine,

>acupuncture, hypnotherapy, all the antihistamines on the market.

>It seems to be getting worse, he telephoned the emergency

>doctor last week because he was so desperate and was given a

>steroid injection, this has not helped at all. He is seeing a

>specialist at the moment who has put him on a drug for leprosy,

>this is also not working, the next plan is ultra violet light for so

>many weeks, if there is no response with this they will be giving

>him a plasma (haemoglobin) change. Has anyone heard of

>this? As you can imagine I am a very worried 27 year old

>daughter, who feels helpless. It seems that so many people

>suffer from all sorts of hives and uticaria and have no idea of

>what is causing it. My dad now has it all over his face and neck

>his entire body is covered, his lips and eyes are all swollen, he

>can't sleep and he is constantly boiling hot, although strange as

>it sounds he never seems to sweat anymore. The only thing that

>seems to take it away is alcohol and this is a road that he just

>doesn't want to go down.

>I would be so grateful if you could reply back to me with any

>information at all. Thank you so much for taking the time to read

>my e-mail.

>

>Kind regards.

>

>Fiona.

>

>p.s Today he is starting ultra violet light therapy, which he will be

>going to three times a week over the next few months, has

>anyone ever tried this before?

>I will be recommending that my dad logs on to your support

>group, having read some of your messgages, i think it is just

>what he needs.

>

Ann

" I get by with a little help from my friends. "

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