Re: RA and allergies or both

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Roselyn and group;

I moved to South Carolina from Cleveland Ohio....With in 3

weeks,,,,I developed an itching rash on my back and arms,,,,I went

to the nurse practictiner and she said it was scabies and gave me a

lotion to rub on me......I could't understand how it could be

scabies cause we are very clean also at the time no pets and I wasnt

in any wooded areas...

I didn't have scabies and the lotion only made it worse.....I went

to the hospital 3 times till I found a dermatologist....I had hives

from my head to my toes,,that itched me to death.. What I am

getting at is every nurse doctor people and family I saw said to

check everything.....Could it been the water in a new

place,,,,,could it been soap,,,,maybe it was the new air....What I

am trying to say is check every and anything that is new and not new.

Have you tried any new products such as ,,,detergents a new kind of

drink,,,fabric softerner,,,,Dove is the best bath soap I use...

Any new pets...New clothes that hasn't been washed yet,,,,I ate a

tiny basket of peaches could it been a food that I just started

being alergic too...maybe a hand cream....body lotion...Shampoo or

dish liguid...milk,,,hot chocolate...peanuts any kind of nuts... I

am terrified of itching now

She gave me prednisone for the rash...It make me so hungry......YOU

know the kind you take 10 the first day 9 the second day and so

on.... The prednisone was great..I didnt itch anywher... I felt like

a million dollars.. But the prednisone made me swell like a hot air

balloon haaaaaaaaaa.... finally got down to the last dose and broke

out again.... The doctor ask me if I was trying to get drugs,,,

Omg I hate drugs that really upset me....

She gave me another batch of prednisone and I took that... with all

the miserable side effects but it felt great not to itch... I

really thought I was dying... I even made out a will on a sheet of

paper... The end of the prednisone I started myself on benedryl

and was able to calm it down.. I didnt want to go back to that

doctor cause I was really upset she accused me of wanting drugs...

To this day I don't know what cause the hives... I was taking a lot

of asprins and tylenol at the time for headaches... Has your husband

been taking any over the counter medicine... An allergic reaction

can start from something you been using or taking for years...

Please tell your husband,,,,I feel for him... I went through an

horrible time with that itching....Also after that I was sensative

to a lot of things... I use a white soap dove now... I use

everthing that is hypo-allergenic also...

I didnt have any pain in my joints at that time so he may have

something different,,,but to be on the safe side check anything that

he could have developed an allergy too,,,especially the things that

are labeled for allergies like nuts milk etc.........

At the time I did have a lot of body pain.. I contributed that to

fibromyalgia I later was diagnosed with... I wasn't diagnosed with

RA at that time..

I hope you find out what is causing his allergies and/or pain is

from...I had to bring up the time I suffered from an allergic

reaction... It sure was a learning experience for me... I even

had to quit using a full cup of bleach cause it was making me itch

too... But I can use a half a cup of bleach in the laundry,,, I

am so sorry for your husband,,,, itching real bad is as bad as RA

as far as I am concerned... And RA put me down pretty bad at first..

The swelling and pain could also be that you havent found what is

making him itch... Maybe if you go to the doctors again he can run

some more test... God bless and please let us know what it is when

you find out

OH welcome to the group,,, I hope I made a difference for ya..

gentle hugs

Clora

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>

> Hi to all.

> I have RA - mostly mild symptoms and just one flare a year ago.

(I

> know - I'm very lucky - or blessed!) Now I'm concerned about my

> husband. For 3 weeks he's been dealing with something. Started

with

> a rash all over his body - head to toes! Then he developed

swelling

> in his hands, knees, and elbows. THEN - still broken out and

still

> swollen - his joints started hurting really bad. We've had 2

trips

> to the emergency room and he's seen his PCP twice. This doctor did

> blood work but only a blood count. Said it was probably an

allergic

> reaction to something. (Big help!) BTW - my hubby is 66 years

old,

> still works full-time, fairly good health.

>

> This doesn't sound like exactly like a flare from what I've read

in

> this group (no fever, no response to Prednisone) but I don't know

> what else it could be. Did some research on the net and wonder

about

> parvo virus. Has anyone here had similar symptoms that turned out

to

> be RA or some other related problem?

>

> Thanks in advance for any help.

>

> Roselyn in Louisiana

>