Re: Hives!!

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Sounds like a reaction to a biologic. Had an infusion lately. On MTX? Plaquenil. All these can cause that but it sounds like Remicade or Enbrel or Humira reaction to me. Hugs, Deborah P>S> Someone on the board recently got over a terrible case of the HIVES after a remicade infusion.

On 6/9/06, aclavern33@... <aclavern33@...> wrote:

Anyone else suffer from Hives? I have had hives ALL over for the past two days. I first thought it was started due to an allergy to a hair cream I had used. I am deathly allergic to sulfa and sulfites. But after 48 hrs of suffering I finally went to the doc today. 80 mg steroid injection and Clarinex pills I am feeling much better. He told me continue taking Benedryl as I feel is needed. I saw a nurse practitioner who was wonderful!!!

Still sore and a prickly feeling on the worst places...but much better. I called my rheummy and let him know. To see if he wanted to see me. I get hives right before a major flare. But he told me to see my PCP to get the Hives documented and see him if I had RA symptoms!! Wow lots of help!!! I am tired of this jerk and I can not wait until the new doc arrives in town.

Toni

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Hey there Tawny,

Already there!!! But the large shot of solu-medrol is really helpful!! I

am going to try to take my Humira this weekend. ICK!! Now I have a sore butt

from the shot!! LOL But I feel much better today. The hives are completely

gone, but the sore spots where I was scratching are still here. Now I need

to take all my blankets and pillows to the laundrymat and wash them!!

Toni

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Toni,

I have never had hives, but they sound very painful. I am so glad you

went to the doctor, and they got you on some meds. I hope you don't

go in a flare now, my prayers are with you, Tawny

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I hope your able to take the Humira shot this weekend. Glad your

feeling better, other then your sore butt,lol I'm not laughing at

you, but with you:) Make sure you put something on the sore spots,

you sure don't need an infection. Sorry you had to do all that

laundry feeling miserable. Stay out of the heat, I know that doesn't

help you. I know its hot there, its roasting here. Hugs, Tawny

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No Biologics and heck no on the Methotrexate...that stuff is poison!!!

Actually I am not on any meds right now. I was suppose to re-start my meds over a month ago. But just keep forgeting. Humira burning like acid is a good reason to forget! LOL

I am allergic to sulfa so I discovered sulfa was an additive in a hair cream I was using. That is the only change I have made. I got a shot of steriods and Clarinex to take. The hives left with in minutes of the steriod shot and have not returned.

I called my rheummy but he told me see my PCP which was many hours after I called him. But the time I got the message I had already seen my doc. I don't know why I even bother to call him!!! He is a total waste of time and money!!!!

I just need to wait a few more weeks until the new rheummy opens his practice in the old clinic I use to go to.

Toni