Probably OT -- swollen mouth and lips

[Guest guest]

Hi, guys.

Does anyone have experience with allergies? For the past few weeks, there

have been mornings when I wake up with an itchy rash and/or a swollen mouth

and lips. This morning, it is particularly bad. I look like a cartoon

character and at first could not even purse my lips enough to drink water.

This is the worst incident so far.

It's going down gradually now. I took an antihistamine. I did not eat or

drink anything before going to bed last night. The only thing I'm going to

suspect is the chocolate I ate yesterday afternoon, thanks to all the

chocolate banter on this list! I've never had an allergic reaction to

chocolate before. I take levoxyl, cytomel and calcium w/Vit. D in the

morning, nothing the rest of the day until Ibuprofen at night. Hmm...a

reaction to something in the Ibuprofen? I've been taking it for years.

It's getting kind of unfunny now and a little alarming. As Gilda Radner

said, " It's always something! " Ideas?

Red

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[Guest guest]

Hey Red....if you have hives and your lips are swollen, that is not a good

thing. Be very careful. If this is the case, you could get them down your

windpipe and block your breathing. I would call the doctor.

My daughter had a bad case of hives once and her lips swelled so I took her

to the doc. The put her on a short course of steroids.

God bless,

Hashi's, Graves, TED worsened by RAI Sept. 2001

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[Guest guest]

Hey Red....if you have hives and your lips are swollen, that is not a good

thing. Be very careful. If this is the case, you could get them down your

windpipe and block your breathing. I would call the doctor.

My daughter had a bad case of hives once and her lips swelled so I took her

to the doc. The put her on a short course of steroids.

God bless,

Hashi's, Graves, TED worsened by RAI Sept. 2001

http://www.mediboard.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=001091;p=1

[Guest guest]

Hey Red....if you have hives and your lips are swollen, that is not a good

thing. Be very careful. If this is the case, you could get them down your

windpipe and block your breathing. I would call the doctor.

My daughter had a bad case of hives once and her lips swelled so I took her

to the doc. The put her on a short course of steroids.

God bless,

Hashi's, Graves, TED worsened by RAI Sept. 2001

http://www.mediboard.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=001091;p=1

[Guest guest]

Hi Red,

Sounds miserable, and I do not have any ideas, but it seems like a good time

to comment on the Ibuprofen...which does have a small amount of iodine in

it. It is probably the coloring on the outside coating.

I did take lots of it, but I kept it in mind when figuring my iodine budget

for the day. And I suspect this is the reason if I took very much at just

the wrong time, it consistently kept me awake. Another mystery solved.

-Pam L-

[Guest guest]

Oh...

Jody..good thought:

Maybe when you lay your head on the pillow there is something reacting?

Remember when awhile back I was waking up all swollen and my eyes were red

and sore ? Turned out my cat had taken to sleeping on my pillow while I was

gone during the day, and quickly hopped off when he heard me come in the

door . I lay a cover over every thing now before I leave in the morning, and

sure enough...FUR :-) tee hee

-Pam L-

[Guest guest]

Oh...

Jody..good thought:

Maybe when you lay your head on the pillow there is something reacting?

Remember when awhile back I was waking up all swollen and my eyes were red

and sore ? Turned out my cat had taken to sleeping on my pillow while I was

gone during the day, and quickly hopped off when he heard me come in the

door . I lay a cover over every thing now before I leave in the morning, and

sure enough...FUR :-) tee hee

-Pam L-

[Guest guest]

Oh...

Jody..good thought:

Maybe when you lay your head on the pillow there is something reacting?

Remember when awhile back I was waking up all swollen and my eyes were red

and sore ? Turned out my cat had taken to sleeping on my pillow while I was

gone during the day, and quickly hopped off when he heard me come in the

door . I lay a cover over every thing now before I leave in the morning, and

sure enough...FUR :-) tee hee

-Pam L-

[Guest guest]

Thanks, . I left messages at the GP's and Rheumatologist's

offices. The nurse I talk to thinks it may be something related to

Lupus. It's after 2 p.m. as I write this and I took an antihistimine

immediately after seeing the cartoon person in the mirror, but my

face still hurts.

Red

> Hey Red....if you have hives and your lips are swollen, that is not

a good

> thing. Be very careful. If this is the case, you could get them

down your

> windpipe and block your breathing. I would call the doctor.

>

> My daughter had a bad case of hives once and her lips swelled so I

took her

> to the doc. The put her on a short course of steroids.

>

> God bless,

>

> Hashi's, Graves, TED worsened by RAI Sept. 2001

> http://www.mediboard.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?

ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=001091;p=1

[Guest guest]

>

> >>>I take levoxyl, cytomel and calcium w/Vit. D in the morning,<<<

>

> Red, are you taking all of these together??? Calcium can interfer

with our absorbtion of our meds...just curious.

Yep. I know, I know. I also can't take them before I eat something,

as I get nauseated. The reason I take the calcium at the same time

is that I'll probably forget it otherwise. No way I'd remember to

take multiple doses of anything during the day. " KNOW THYSELF, " the

philosopher said. Remember folks, do as I say, not as I do.

I changed all the linens on my bed this morning, with the same

thought. Because I rotate bed linens, it's not likely that

everything would have been washed at the same time with the same

detergent. I've been having a less severe reaction for weeks before

today.

Thanks, Jody.

Red