Memorial Day Weekend 2008

I had a lovely case of hives this weekend! It started as one rather large hive on my leg. Friday night saw me at the Walgreen's pharmacy discussing my skin malady with the pharmacist - who asked me a battery of "What have you done differently?" questions and directed me to the Benadryl.

Benedryl taken, and by Saturday morning, I had exploded into a big, swollen patch of itchy redness. I took myself, and both kids, to the Walk-in-Clinic and had a very old, very fat doctor in a white lab coat two sizes too small for him write me a prescription for a corticosteroid. This seemed to start the actual healing process and by Sunday morning, I was no longer swollen and red...but I sure was itchy!

Monday was a holiday and so I itched madly through the day.

Tuesday I called my doctor first thing in the AM and was able to get in and see my favorite Nurse Practitioner. She took some more blood for lab work, gave me a prescription for Pepcid. Apparently, though its primary function is for acid reflux etc, a secondary function of Pepcid is an H2 blocker - a hystamine blocker. Who'd-a-thunk-it? Also, my insurance wouldn't cover this because it is sold OTC and therefore the Wal-Mart pharmacy would not fill it. So frustrating - but probably quite a bit cheaper.

So today I'm finally feeling better. Still somewhat itchy, but I no longer feel like I've got bugs under my skin. THAT was a horrible, creepy feeling.

Also - on Memorial Day, Hubby took Kiddo bowling. I know they had a good time and Kiddo actually beat Hubby on their first game!

Little Bit is finally getting the walking-thing down and can even get from a sitting position to a standing position all on her own, with out the support of something stable - like a wall or a chair or a parent. (Who am I kidding, I'm not stable!)

We're all doing alright!

TTFN

JMS