HIVES
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Topic: HIVES
Posted By: Shorty
Subject: HIVES
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 10:54am
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So my DS has woken with hives on his face this morning!
We have never had them before and I don't know what to do....if anything. He has been very wheezy for over a week now. Which I no longer know if that is a reaction to food or he is having problems with asthma.  The Dr wont diagnose asthma till he is 5. So I have no help there.
He has salamol which I have been using, DS even went and got it out of his bag yesterday when he was really bad and said "huffer plise mumma" Do you think I need to do anything about these hives? I am at a loose end and feel I do not know where to turn...I hate not knowing what to do. 
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 11:08am
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Oh you poor things. You dont need to do anything about the hives as such, unless they are extremely itchy and dont go away, or get worse. Keeping the area cool, or if real bad use cold flannels to cool the area, and u can use calamine lotion too.
But if u have no idea what he reacted to, and with the wheeziness, sounds like he should be getting some sort of allergy testing done to work out whats going on. I would be going back to GP til I got answers! Edited to fix spelling |
Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 11:22am
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Thanks Kellz.
The hives didn't seem to bother him so will leave them Thanks again! He is under Dr Liang for his allergy testing and we aren't due to see him until August. Which we were going to have the tests done again, skin prick and bloods. Maybe I should just bring the appointment forward. He said he was happy to see us earlier if need be. |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 11:49am
| Yeah I would if u can. Its not good not knowing whats going on with him,,...u wont know what to avoid cos u dont know what cuased it,..and the breathing issues arent good at all. Good luck! |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 2:32pm
aww poor wee boy james is astmacit and hes only coming up 3 i relly had to push or them to dignose him he ia also has a allergy to cats and long grass so push with your docs because just leaving the way he is isnt fair on him or you (i mean the docs push them) ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 4:17pm
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It must be so frustrating to not have any real answers yet..I hope you can get some clarification soon. If the doc is happy to do allergy test earlier then why not? If you're gonna do it later anyway..
I used to get hives when I ate too much of certain types of fruit when I was younger (although, also had asthma so wheezing was always there). I remember having phenergan quite often as a child whenever there were hives and allergy related symptoms.. 
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Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 7:27pm
I have been able to bring the appointment forward to Monday. (I rang just after someone had cancelled  )
We had progressed so much with the food allergies it is just so disheartening that something has flared up again.
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 9:49pm
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have you taken him to a new environment lately? like a different park or something?
charli has never had any problems with allergies apart from 'asthma' mostly when she has a cold but DH took her to a park one afternoon and the next day, her cheeks were bright red like sunburn and she had red splotches all over her body. dr's said it was hives and gave her a syringe of something (can't remember what it was called) and the redness went away the next day. poor boy coming and asking for his puffer but good in a way as you don't have to fight him to take it. jack has asthma (gets it from me and my family) and it's abit of a mission to get him to breathe into the spacer  ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 7:28pm
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Ugh, poor Tyrell!
My girls are the masters of stealth hives - as in completely random hives that have no obvious cause. Maya used to get them all over, Sienna only seems to get them on her face. Mind you, I get what my doc describes as "stress hives" when I get run down so maybe they inherited it from me... Best of luck next week! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 9:32pm
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HAnnah gets random hives all the time too - tonight she had a few on her face and I have no idea what they were from.
Good luck with your appt next week. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 10:28am
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Grr the hives went away and came back last night...very random!
We are both feeling better today, he slept from 8.30 - 5.30 and me from 9.30 - 5.15. He was in a nice mood! and so was I as he stayed in his own bed 
Thank you for your well wishes. I am going to write a list this weekend and MAKE the Dr go through it all with me...I deserve to get my $100 worth! |
Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 28 April 2008 at 7:38pm
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Ok so 10 minutes and $100 later! Phew I am in the wrong profession!
We are heading down the asthma track. I walked away feeling better about it all. He says his sleep is due to his chest/flem(sp?) and coughing. We have Ventalin now and are to give it to him every time he coughs...although he has informed me it is a stimulant....like we need any help there. If it helps we are to go back and he will help us with preventing further. We also go back in August to have all allergies tested again. FIngers crossed it works for us 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 28 April 2008 at 8:12pm
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Fingers crossed!
Any luck with the cause of the hives? ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 7:29am
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We mentioned it and he took note.
I wonder if he will wait till we do the testing in August? Not sure to be honest. 
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 1:07pm
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Hmmmm, I hope some answers appear for you soon. Are you keeping a diary of the reactions? Might pay to take a pic if you have a digital camera of any significant ones, and note down the date and anything that he's been exposed to - what he ate beforehand (though reactions can be delayed too, which is a pain), any change in environment... see if a pattern appears. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 2:44pm
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hhmmmm didn't think of that! I am useless at remembering things too. Thank you, might take note of how often he needs the huffer too! That way the paed will see we are serious about sorting our wee fella out too
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 8:03pm
I take photos lol, the specialist thinks I'm nuts  ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 30 April 2008 at 11:18am
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Maybe that is why you get somewhere with it all.
I have taken note of the last 2 days and am sticking to his strict diet....lets see how long it lasts
Oh my gosh this ventalin sure is a stimulant, I asked him last night where my handsome little man had gone and his reply "gone MUM" argh no more mummy either
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