One night i woke up with little, non-itchy
bumps over my upper back. I was told by
friends that they were dust mites but my
boyfriend did not have any. Two days
later, I woke up and tiny, red, itchy
bumps appeared on my neck, behind the
ears, shoulders, and arms. By the end of
the day, red rashes of different sizes
covered my entire body from head to toe.
They were on my face, stomach, in between
my thighs, on my legs, and at my ankles.
At this point, I was freaking out so Iwent
to the hospital. On the way there, my left
ear swelled up. The Dr said it was an
allergic reaction to something new I've
come into contact with but I am still
alittle unsure about that. I was given a
shot of a steroid and benadyrl and a
prescription for Zyrtec. My rashes
disappeared the next moringing. However,
tiny, itchy red bumps appeared on my arms
by the end of that day. After I took
Benadyrl, they went away. Its been one day
since and the bumps have not returned.
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ebarnhard33
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Joined: 08 Nov 2006 Posts: 533 Location: Denver, CO
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Posted: 04-08-08 11:25am
People, these are called HIVES (in medical
lingo, uticaria). Most people get them at
some point in their lives, and about 80%
of cases are from unknown causes.
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punkprincess16
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 1 Location: Atlantic, IA, USA
i hav it Posted: 04-25-08 14:05pm
i hav little red bumps on my arms, parts
of my hands, legs, stomach, back, some on
my neck
they do itch and i hav had them for about
3 weeks if not a little longer. i went to
the doctor cause some of them were really
bothering me. she said 2 get benadryl and
she perscribed me 2 things for them cause
some of them in certain areas got infected
and hurt extremly bad. cortasine +10 she
said that it would help with the itching
but i dont notice a big difference. idk
how to get rid of them or treat them but
they hav not gone away and really bother
me. i am thinking about going to a better
skin doctor but idk yet
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Marianne0558
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Joined: 10 Sep 2007 Posts: 1619 Location: Charleston, SC USA
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Posted: 04-25-08 14:23pm
How often do you change your bed linens?
It could be bed bugs.
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