Do You Have Any Allergies???

I saw the Dr this morning and told him about all the ideas & suggestions
you all shared about the allergic reactions. He & I sorta agree that Tide
probably is not the culpret because the rash would be more wide spread.
He also felt the inhaler I have will help control the shortness of breath,etc
and doesn't think I need carry the epi pen.

The swelling is way down on my face & eye and just a little redness left
on the skin. So I am to continue the meds & especially the antibiotic, to
treat for any lingering infection in the lungs.( He thinks this might have been
helpful the first time around.:rolleyes:)

If this happens again, he will send me to an Internist or Allergist to follow
up for testing for specific allergies. I told him if this all comes back again
for him to just shoot me & get it over with.:p:p Thanks for all your help
and suggestions.:)

My Mom was terribly allergic to tomatoes. She couldn't even slice them because getting the juice on her hands would cause a bad reaction. It was a problem because tomato is in so many different things and even a minute amount would cause serious problems. When I was small, Mom got a reaction so bad that she broke out in hives internally that blocked her airway. Any allergy is a serious situation and should be handled with the utmost care.

I have had 2 more episodes in May and again in June & July. My
Dr sent me to a allergist for testing. I had that done in June & the
result was negative for all the common allergies tested for. The Allergist
gave me a Rx for Pred to clear the rash & the swelling did subside.

He gave me his cell number & advised me to call him right away should
the swelling,rash etc return. It did return on7/10/11 & I went in to see
him again. He diagnosos was Poison Ivy.:eek:

Evidently I am super allergic to PI. My body overreacts to it , bringing
the breathing problems, rash & swelling. Believe it or not, I still have the
rash eruptions on my hands & arms even after my last dose of Pred. It's
been 22 days now, shouldn't the rash be gone by now?

Liz- are you saying it was PI all along, your allergy? If so, wouldn't your family doctor have recognized that one pretty easily? I think I could dx that one, LOL.

My friend has a serious PI allergy....she breathes it in...

I'm glad you found out what you were allergic too, just be very careful where your walking I guess! I hope it goes down and that solves it.

I've never really had a life threatening allergic reaction. However, I swear I'm allergic to just about everything. I'm allergic to Sulfa antibiotics, they give me the hives. I'm allergic to pretty much every animal with fur, ironic that I was born an animal lover eh? Sneezing, itchy eyes and nose, and Springen's slobber gives me the hives! Doesn't stop me from loving them though :) I'm much more allergic to cats than dogs. I'm allergic to grass, weeds, and pollen. I was so allergic to dust that when I was little my parents had to rip out the carpet in my room and put plastic covers over my pillows and take away my stuffed animals. I hate allergies.
I take zyrtec/claritin and flonase (nasal spray) every day. Benedryl when it gets really bad.

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Originally Posted by Cataholic

Liz- are you saying it was PI all along, your allergy? If so, wouldn't your family doctor have recognized that one pretty easily? I think I could dx that one, LOL.

My friend has a serious PI allergy....she breathes it in...

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My primary care DR. thought since it was so severe it must have been
something taken internally, like some meds I was on or a food I had eaten.
He treated me with a aggressive round of Pred (9 days) and it did go away.

He also eliminated one med after anouther to find what caused it but
never found it, so he sent me to an Allergist.

I too thought he should have suspected PI, but what do I know?

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Originally Posted by dab_20

I'm glad you found out what you were allergic too, just be very careful where your walking I guess! I hope it goes down and that solves it.

I've never really had a life threatening allergic reaction. However, I swear I'm allergic to just about everything. I'm allergic to Sulfa antibiotics, they give me the hives. I'm allergic to pretty much every animal with fur, ironic that I was born an animal lover eh? Sneezing, itchy eyes and nose, and Springen's slobber gives me the hives! Doesn't stop me from loving them though :) I'm much more allergic to cats than dogs. I'm allergic to grass, weeds, and pollen. I was so allergic to dust that when I was little my parents had to rip out the carpet in my room and put plastic covers over my pillows and take away my stuffed animals. I hate allergies.
I take zyrtec/claritin and flonase (nasal spray) every day. Benedryl when it gets really bad.

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I have been taking Claritin and Bendyrl this last time. It is so weird
that I am not allergic to the usual things and then have a bad reaction
to PI.:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by lizbud

I have been taking Claritin and Bendyrl this last time. It is so weird
that I am not allergic to the usual things and then have a bad reaction
to PI.:rolleyes:

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Liz, don't feel bad. Lots of people who have food allergies are allergic to peanuts, or dairy, or wheat and gluten ... but not me! I'm allergic to things like celery and eggplant and beef!

When I worked in the hospital I was sensitive to the powder in latex gloves. I'm not allergic to latex, but the powder gave me red blotches on the backs of my hands and fingers. Unpowdered gloves helped but didn't solve the problem completely. It couldn't really be avoided which is partly why I left bedside nursing.

I get raised red welts when I get insect bites. A friend who's a dermatology nurse told me it's sort of a hypersensitivity reaction to the bite. I need a prescription topical steroid to get them to quiet down.

When I was little I had some sort of reaction to either Hi-C or Hawaiian Punch, but I can drink them both with no problem now.

My brother-in-law carries an Epi Pen because he's allergic to bee stings.

Glad you finally found out what the problem was, Liz. I never had PI so obviously I'm not allergic to it, however one of my brothers was severely allergic to it. All he had to do was walk near it, and he would be covered all over in huge, weepy blisters - even in his mouth! It would be so bad that he couldn't even go to school. Funny the way things run in families - some have horrible reactions, and others - nothing.

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Glad you finally found out what the problem was, Liz. I never had PI so obviously I'm not allergic to it, however one of my brothers was severely allergic to it. All he had to do was walk near it, and he would be covered all over in huge, weepy blisters - even in his mouth! It would be so bad that he couldn't even go to school. Funny the way things run in families - some have horrible reactions, and others - nothing.

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Well I'm several years past retirement age & I used to think I wasn't
allergic too, but I guess not.:D

I didn't get the blisters at first, just large welt like swelling on my face
and neck. One eye was nearly swollen shut.:( It looked awful.

Liz, be aware that because you are allergic, you need to be even more wary than ever before, because from now on, every reaction will tend to be more and more severe. My brother-in-law ended up hospitalized a couple times because of poison ivy allergies. He was the reason I was so diligent about ripping to out - by the roots - whenever it appeared in our yard at the last house.

Penicillin, and selected Amway products.

FOOD : allergic to musscles

MEDS : allergic to Primperan, which is a fluid against nausiness; it is usually always given after an operation

I'm sorry to hear so many folks suffer from scary (or downright annoying) allergies.

When I was pregnant with Quinn, I had to be rushed to the ER after suffering a severe allergic reaction to Advair (that purple discus thing). My eyes swelled shut, both of them, face swelled, and more scary still, my throat began to swell shut. I was struggeling to breathe. I was pregnant and had to be given a shot of epinephrine, which is a HUGE no-no previous to the 3rd trimester. Thankfully I was just days into my 3rd trimester but I was terrified until I saw that she did, indeed, have 10 fingers and 10 toes. I guess it's known to cause many birth defects, including webbed digets. I had an epi-pen to carry around in case I ever came into contact with Advair, but the epi-pen expired and I never bothered to get a new one. I know I should, but I don't know anyone who uses it.

I was allergic to my Goffin's cockatoo bird and had to find a new home for her. It was like adopting out a child and it's a pain that still hurts to this day. I loved that bird and it shattered my heart to find her a new home. She made me have to use my rescue inhaler ALL the time, and I ended up having to use my rescue inhaler about every 4 hours, even after I re-homed my bird, her dust lingered for quite some time before my asthma became under control again. Stooopid allergies :(