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Oct 06, 2004 18:06

Someone help me out here.

Last night I started getting hives. Today I can barely walk because the allergic reaction is affecting the tendons in my heels...my left heel is swollen and both are sore. Not to mention I have about 20-30 hives on the rest of my body.

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Ohhh.... whitepapi October 6 2004, 16:32:17 UTC
OK first off...do you know what the reaction was to?
And second, have you ever had the reaction before?
For a quick fix, take a good over the counter antihistamine. If you want the good ol stuff try Benadryl. But if you want the newer 24-hour non-drowsy ones try Alavert or Claritin.

If need-be and they dont help and the reaction lasts more than a day, go see a doctor because you may have a case of severe hives, which can simply be treated with a shot, or pill form, of epinephrine.

Lotions, moisterizers, and other skin products wont get rid of the hives. Heat can cause the hives to itch and burn, more if not already, so avoid hot baths and long exposure to the sun (including tanning beds) Take a cold shower to subdue the itching.

If you have anymore questions, just email me, vicPIMP@bvunet.net

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Re: Ohhh.... married_chick October 6 2004, 20:10:29 UTC
Thanks...

I took an oatmeal bath tonight that helped for about 5 minutes after the 25 minutes I spent in the tub...

It's so hard to NOT dig and dig, but I can't get an appointment to see the doctor tomorrow...at least, all the ones that are available are inconvenient. So I think I'm just going to have to go to the E.R. tomorrow.

I have no idea what caused them other than I had a big midterm this morning and I wound up staying up until 4 AM to study. It was quite stressful and I bet that's what caused it because I was fine until I started studying last night.

Egads...I've never had hives before.

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Re: Ohhh.... whitepapi October 7 2004, 04:55:28 UTC
yea, the doctor is the best bet. well i just hope everything is ok. i know how much hives can suck, many friends have gotten them and do the first worst thing they can think of..scratch..lol...but as you know that just makes it worse. well i hope you get to feeling better.

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Re: Ohhh.... married_chick October 7 2004, 09:21:55 UTC
By the way, who is this?

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Re: Ohhh.... whitepapi October 10 2004, 13:41:05 UTC
this is Chris. I go to Virginia Intermont College. I dont really remember where I found your name but I did.

And did you get everything taken care of with the hives and such? I hope so, well talk to you later.

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Re: Ohhh.... married_chick October 10 2004, 15:47:23 UTC
I'll add you as a friend since my journal is friends' only...I accidentally posted that as a public entry, but I suppose it's good I did :)

I'm originally from Dungannon, VA (I graduated from Twin Springs HS) which is about an hour west of Bristol, but I got married and since my husband is an officer in the Army, we're out here in Oklahoma. I'm going to the University of Oklahoma now which means I'm extremely busy unfortunately..but I hope to get my degree soon :)

I'll add you as a friend where you can read about what the doctor told me...I'm doing much better since he put me on tons of meds :)

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Re: Ohhh.... married_chick October 10 2004, 15:47:48 UTC
Oh, and my dad is a VI alum :)

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