Remission Gone...

After being pregnant from about September 2009-June 2010...I've now started to get the symptoms again. I've decided to start logging now to see if I can gain a better control on everything before it gets worse again!!!

September 7, 2010

Breakfast: vanilla yogurt w/ honey and oat granola
Lunch: 2 sandwiches on wheat w/ mayo (beef and turkey)
Dinner: Pizza
Snacks: Cheese Crackers, Spam

Symptoms: itching skin, redness, hives on chest, small hives on legs, joint pain in shoulder and elbow of left arm.

MIA

I haven't posted on here because things really haven't changed too much. I still get little flares...but mostly, they're nothing to write about..

I know what triggers so I avoid...and I know what to do when I feel the "itch" coming on...

I guess, since I'm so poor and without health insurance, I'll be continuing like this...

Days 28-31

Thursday night my small hives continued but then eventually turned into a large, welt-like mass. They disappeared over night.


7/17: AM pills: 1 Xyzal, 8mg childrens Singulair
PM pills: 1 Xyzal
Food: Water, Noodles, Beer
Symptoms: Small hives. Itching. Tired

7/18: AM pills: 1 Xyzal, 8mg childrens Singulair, 75mg Ranitidine
PM pills: 1 Xyzal
Food: Mac N Cheese, Tuna, water, chips
Symptoms: Itching. Small hives on arms.

7/19: AM pills: 1 Xyzal, 8mg childrens Singulair, 75mg Ranitidine
PM pills: 1 Xyzal, 4mg childrens Singulair, 75mg Ranitidine
Food: Ham sandwich, chips, water, turkey sandwich, ice cream
Symptoms: Itching. Small hives on arms. Spent day in the sun but kept a fair amount of meds in my system just in case. Plus was exposed to chlorine for the first time.

Currently: Itching. Have hives on arms. Have eaten onion chips, and water.

Days 26, 27

7/14: AM pills: 1 Xyzal, 8mg childrens Singulair
PM pills: 2 Xyzal
Food: Water, Pizza
Symptoms: Hives, lots of itching, joint pains

7/15: AM pills: 1 Xyzal, 8mg childrens Singulair
PM pills: 1 Xyzal, 4mg childrens Singulair
Food: Mac n Cheese, tuna, water, crackers
Symptoms: Small hives, lots of itching, joint pains, tired

Currently: Tired. Have lots of itching. Small hives on arms, chest, neck, back, and thighs. Eaten Mac n cheese, tuna, water, chocolate

Days 22-25

Weekend: AM pills: 1 Xyzal, 8mg childrens Singulair
PM pills: 1 Xyzal
Food: Various fair foods
Symptoms: No noteable itching nor hives. Super tired though. Sunday felt a little sick but was probably from being in the sun too much.

7/13: AM pills: 1 Xyzal, 8mg childrens Singulair
Food: noodles, cheese, beef, water
Symptoms: Some itching. No hives. Tired.

Currently: I am itching and breaking out in hives. I've noticed some constant red spots where my bra rubs. Itching is also on my face today and I'm very uncomfortable. Have only had water so far.

Just some thoughts...

I've been reading posts by other people with CU for some time now. Things are starting to click from my past and from what they've said has happened to them.

Here's some thoughts:
-Mom said I would get a "rash" right before I got sick when I was little
-Feb '08 when I first saw hives then they went into remission until June '08
-June '08 had severe joint pain on two occassions
-Sept '08 hives disappeared..but still felt some discomfort in joints
-June '09 hives are back...joint pain has only occurred badly once in July '09
-Beginning of '09 I had a few weeks when I would wake with my eyes nearly swollen shut. I thought it was an allergy to something...but I couldn't figure it out
-Beginning of June '09 I felt like I was getting sick because I'd wake with a swollen throat for about a week then it went away...