I’ll come back too! Last year I resolved to go dairy free...and succeeded for quite awhile. I felt good but cheese lured me back, delicious creamy cheese...my kryptonite! Since my last post, when I found out I had osteoporosis, I have also been diagnosed with COPD...fun. Doc thinks it’s all related to my wonky immune system.
Current issues...when we returned from our trip to India and Nepal I broke out in hives, so bad that I ended up in emergency. I also experienced chest pains so they ran a huge amount of tests and I’m fine, but they think I had a reaction to the antimalarial pills I was taking. A round of prednisone and handfuls of antihistamines and I was clear. Went to Mexico, it was lovely. On the return trip, while sitting at the airport, my lip started to swell. The next day( and another flight) my face was covered in hives and the lip swollen still...lovely. Surprised they let me on the flight, I looked nothing like my passport photo..lol
Been back for a week now, saw the doc Monday for the horrific heartburn pain...oh, forgot to mention that the chest pains are thought to be heartburn, never had it in my life!...
More meds prescribed but I didn’t want them, until yesterday when I thought I was dying...
Last night my lower lip started to swell and my lower torso is covered in hives. Today I have swollen lips, swollen eyes, huge itchy hives on lower torso, shoulders and head. Had to cancel dentist appointment.I am not a happy camper. I have a prescription for prednisone sitting on the counter. I do not want to take them. Will see how bad I am tomorrow...
About me...I eat paleo, yes dairy is out again.... no grains, very limited sugar...I eat a very healthy diet. I am not overweight and never have been. I go to the gym daily, lift weights and do yoga along with some cardio machines. I walk every day. I am retired, No stress in my life.
I am writing here to figure this out, this crazy health issue that is plaguing me. My doc, and she is great, says something triggered in my body and it could take weeks to resolve...ok, on week seven now...
To note, I have had a lifetime of hives...but not for many years.
I am trying something that was recommended to me by someone who had tons of food allergies and gut issues. She went to a very expensive specialist in the states (she is American and lives in Mexico) who suggested this supplement. She is thrilled with the results! It’s expensive, and weird, but I am desperate and it’s not dangerous. If it works I will tell you what it is...right now it just sounds crazy...fingers crossed.
So for me it’s good food, exercise and positive thinking...the rabbit hole is dark and scary and I’m not going there!
I am so itchy!