HIVE FEST '10

[robssexhair]

I've been having an allergic reaction to GOD KNOWS WHAT for the past three days. I thought it might have been some pomegranate I ate on Tuesday; I haven't had pomegranate in YEARS so I thought I may have developed an allergy to it. The doctor I saw today said if it was the pomegranate, it would have been out of my system already, so the only other

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[jinkun2702]

Day 2 pics and day 3's arm pics make me hardcore think ringworm. I've had it before but I've only ever had one bullseye...not 50. Holy fuck that looks so uncomfortable. Get better soon huh.

[robssexhair]

That's what the guy that checked me in said too. It hardcore looks like ringworm, but ringworm doesn't appear EVERYWHERE like that. The nurse assured me they were hives, cause he freaked me out, lol.

[robssexhair]

Got some! It's slowly working... Not fast enough for me though, lol.

[el_avion]

i had these earlier in the year. i think they were worse. i even had them on the palms of my hands. it ended up being an infection in my lungs and i had the hives for like a week. it was horrrrrrible

[robssexhair]

WORSE?! Holy shit, you poor thing! This was really bad, I don't even want to imagine it being worse. :(

[hypomanic_poet]

Oh my GOSH that looks like HELL. D:

I'm glad it's getting better though! *hands you a cookie bigger than my head and a gigantic cup to dip it in* :)

[robssexhair]

OMG COOKIE! Thank you! Cookies always make things better. :D

[hypomanic_poet]

Don't they? :)

[starrylight99]

I have a ridiculously unfortunate amount of experience with this. I've had allergic reactions to who knows what that have resulted in my body just being COVERED in hives.

I know everybody else has offered their thoughts, but I have a few ideas of my own. Many times, doctors are quick to attribute hives to an environmental trigger, but it isn't always the case. Two thoughts:

1) are you getting over a viral infection? In my experience, when I get a cold or other similar virus, my immune system goes into overdrive and I will break out in hives.

2) did you take any sort of over-the-counter painkiller (besides Tylenol) prior to getting the hives? I have Aspirin sensitivity (Samter's Triad) which causes hives, is more common in women, especially those with asthma, and usually doesn't develop until your twenties. Aspirin derivatives are found in Ibuprofen, Aleve, Excedrin, etc. and usually cause massive breakouts of hives for me.

I hope they clear up soon!

[robssexhair]

The last infection I had was pneumonia but that was back in July, so I don't think it's from that. I did feel like I was getting sick a little while ago, but nothing really came from it.

I always take Excedrin (which has aspirin in it) for my headaches, but I've never had a reaction like this before from it! The only painkiller that gives me trouble is hydrocodone, which makes me SUPER nauseas. I don't ever take it long enough to see if it causes a reaction like this. :/

Thanks! They're really slowly going away. They're still really red and blotchy but they aren't raised and welted anymore, which was the worst part. :(

[starrylight99]

The swelling is so annoying. I used to get them on my feet so bad that my shoes wouldn't fit :( My aspirin allergy developed when I was about 20. One month I was popping aspirin every day for a toothache, the next month I was breaking out in hives all over my hands and feet from it. It can arise quickly, but if you haven't had any trouble with Excedrin and you've taken it recently, it's probably not the problem. Hope you figure out the cause and never ever get them again. I fully sympathize with how miserable you are :(