Question about allergic reactions

[TRAGChick]

Hey, all....

I have a question about how a person's system reacts to allergic reactions....from what I've read in the past, we have a few people here in the Medical Profession....I, myself, am not....

Anyway, I have a question regarding how the body fights off an allergic reaction....I am VERY allergic to Poison Ivy - here's what I've written about how I react:

In 2003, I was helping Mark move some trees that he and a bunch of guys cut down from our property....I had the logs balanced on my right shoulder, along the top of my arm bicep, and held onto the end of them with my right hand.

About 24 hours later, I felt all-of-a-sudden EXHAUSTED, chilled, and dizzy......I went to sleep early that night, thinking that I was tired from all the work.

Yeah, right

I woke up with POISON EFFING IVY on about 90% of my body

On top of that, I also have a "pins and needles" feeling on my arms and legs.....I fell asleep at 4:30 today and felt the pin/needle thing.

Is this a "normal" reaction?

[Saint John]

Don't ever fuck around. Go straight to the doctor.

[G.I.Jim]

Don't ever fuck around. Go straight to the doctor.

+1!!! I had it earlier this year, and was put on some serious antibiotics! My throat started to swell.

[Saint John]

My throat started to swell.

stevew2???

[G.I.Jim]

My throat started to swell.

stevew2???

I really wouldn't want to cut in on your action Dan... I know how you can be so damn possessive!

[Saint John]

My throat started to swell.

stevew2???

I really wouldn't want to cut in on your action Dan... I know how you can be so damn possessive!

Outing me again. I see how you are.

[G.I.Jim]

My throat started to swell.

stevew2???

I really wouldn't want to cut in on your action Dan... I know how you can be so damn possessive!

Outing me again. I see how you are.

Check your PM!

[S2M]

Too freaky, Nora.....I was clearing brush near my apartment and the next day I broke out with what the pharmacist said was poison sumac.....I've tried calomine lotion, benadryl, alcohol, and hydrocortisone....and nothing is stopping the damn 'weeping', and drying the shit out....its been 6 days already......what is the shelf life of sumac????

[Journey Mom]

The pins and needles sensation is because your immune system is in overdrive at the moment. It's making you hypersensitive to everything. Your nerves are reacting to the influx of histamines in your body. Definitely get yourself to a doctor. I get the same type of reaction whenever I accidently touch something (don't know what it is) that comes over our fence from the neighbor's yard.

[G.I.Jim]

Damn Nora, I meant to say Steroids, not Antibiotics! I had to take a huge round of pills, AND use a steroid cream. It really sucked! I got it from shaving my dog. He runs through our woods all the time. Sorry... didn't mean to tell you personal stuff.

[Saint John]

Damn Nora, I meant to say Steroids, not Antibiotics! I had to take a huge round of pills, AND use a steroid cream. It really sucked! I got it from shaving my legs. He runs through our woods all the time. Sorry... didn't mean to tell you personal stuff.

[G.I.Jim]

Damn Nora, I meant to say Steroids, not Antibiotics! I had to take a huge round of pills, AND use a steroid cream. It really sucked! I got it from shaving my legs. He runs through our woods all the time. Sorry... didn't mean to tell you personal stuff.

You forgot to change the rest of it numb-nuts!

[bluejeangirl76]

Damn Nora, I meant to say Steroids, not Antibiotics! I had to take a huge round of pills, AND use a steroid cream. It really sucked! I got it from shaving my dog. He runs through our woods all the time. Sorry... didn't mean to tell you personal stuff.

Yep - sounds like you had Prednisone.... that shit is awesome... will stop all that in about 18 hours. First 6 hours it reduces by about half. I don't know, to this day, what I reacted to, but it was BAD, worse than poison ivy or any of those. Red, itchy, swelling - a couple of weeks worth, would not go away. Calamine didn't work, I can't take benadryl, so that was not an option, hydrocortisone, nope did nothing. Every other product on the shelf, nope... useless.

But 20 mg of Pred, 3x on the first day - only 2 doses and it was almost all gone, but you have to finish the course.

Take it from he queen of allergic reactions, Nora.... Go to your doc or the closest urgent care clinic and demand Pred.

[G.I.Jim]

Damn Nora, I meant to say Steroids, not Antibiotics! I had to take a huge round of pills, AND use a steroid cream. It really sucked! I got it from shaving my dog. He runs through our woods all the time. Sorry... didn't mean to tell you personal stuff.

Yep - sounds like you had Prednisone.... that shit is awesome... will stop all that in about 18 hours. First 6 hours it reduces by about half. I don't know, to this day, what I reacted to, but it was BAD, worse than poison ivy or any of those. Red, itchy, swelling - a couple of weeks worth, would not go away. Calamine didn't work, I can't take benadryl, so that was not an option, hydrocortisone, nope did nothing. Every other product on the shelf, nope... useless.

But 20 mg of Pred, 3x on the first day - only 2 doses and it was almost all gone, but you have to finish the course.

Take it from he queen of allergic reactions, Nora.... Go to your doc or the closest urgent care clinic and demand Pred.

Yep, that's what it was. Oh yeah... talking about personal stuff here... sorry!

[scarab]

hope you recover soon.