19th January 2008
Hello everyone I wanted to start on this message board because all of you seem to know and understand about the difficulties living and coping with dpu
I have always suffered with allergies and sometimes suffered with acute urticaria that would only last a few days or even hours at one time and would respond well with antihistamines,it would usually be caused by my own horses/cats/dust/plants/heat etc, but I have been able to live a normal life.
However 10 weeks ago I started to develop these hives all over my body that would not go away with the usual treatment, the worst places affected are my hands and feet, on xmas eve my hubby had to carry me into the doctors as both feet had swollen so badly I was unable to walk.
My doctor has been very supportive but was unsure why I was developing these hives all over and requested an urgent referral to see a dermotologist who diagnosed me with having chronic pressure urticaria, he had doubled my dose of loratadine and also perscribed me atarax for night, I have an epien also because I get them in my throat and they restrict my breathing.
Having been an asthmastic for years I am used to steroids and if there is no improvement then these will be used to calm it down, although I hate how I feel when I am taking them.
It upsets me so much when I read about how long so many has had this awful condition, I am an emergency response officer and now having difficulty in my job, one day I can be ok then the next just from being on mobile response I cannot walk through pain and swelling, I had been signed off a few times now and am deeply concerned about how long I can bluff my way through such a demanding position that I have been working for many years.
Basically all of this is making me depressed and suffering pain constantly is a nightmare, my children do not understand why mummy can not run about for them all the time and this causes bad feelings and makes me feel inadequate.
I am not here to give my sob story because I know that you have all been suffering with this for many many years and I dont know how you have got through, I am here to learn.
I have listed all the suggestions of medication that you have mentioned and will put these to my doctor in the future.
Could anyone suggest a good anti'imflammatory because diclofenac sodium has made me terribly sick also what would be good for all the muscle pain that I have had all over various parts of my body. Ruby
I have always suffered with allergies and sometimes suffered with acute urticaria that would only last a few days or even hours at one time and would respond well with antihistamines,it would usually be caused by my own horses/cats/dust/plants/heat etc, but I have been able to live a normal life.
However 10 weeks ago I started to develop these hives all over my body that would not go away with the usual treatment, the worst places affected are my hands and feet, on xmas eve my hubby had to carry me into the doctors as both feet had swollen so badly I was unable to walk.
My doctor has been very supportive but was unsure why I was developing these hives all over and requested an urgent referral to see a dermotologist who diagnosed me with having chronic pressure urticaria, he had doubled my dose of loratadine and also perscribed me atarax for night, I have an epien also because I get them in my throat and they restrict my breathing.
Having been an asthmastic for years I am used to steroids and if there is no improvement then these will be used to calm it down, although I hate how I feel when I am taking them.
It upsets me so much when I read about how long so many has had this awful condition, I am an emergency response officer and now having difficulty in my job, one day I can be ok then the next just from being on mobile response I cannot walk through pain and swelling, I had been signed off a few times now and am deeply concerned about how long I can bluff my way through such a demanding position that I have been working for many years.
Basically all of this is making me depressed and suffering pain constantly is a nightmare, my children do not understand why mummy can not run about for them all the time and this causes bad feelings and makes me feel inadequate.
I am not here to give my sob story because I know that you have all been suffering with this for many many years and I dont know how you have got through, I am here to learn.
I have listed all the suggestions of medication that you have mentioned and will put these to my doctor in the future.
Could anyone suggest a good anti'imflammatory because diclofenac sodium has made me terribly sick also what would be good for all the muscle pain that I have had all over various parts of my body. Ruby