After lying in bed for about 5 minutes last night, I started to have a strange sensation that I might be having an allergic reaction to something. I was right. They came on slowly, but I had hives. All over my back, arms, neck. Really itchy. Even in my ears.
You might think that having a husband who is a doctor is useful in a moment like this. He was only interested in sleeping, though, and I had to make a lot of scratching and whimpering noises just to get his attention. When I finally woke him with a loud DAVE, he didn't even want to see my hives. I was shocked. Then, I had to suggest my own treatment -- Benadryl and a shower. A flat "fine" was all I got.
When discussing the incident this morning, it seemed that I had really inconvenienced Dave by waking him with something so trivial. "But my body was on fire!" I exclaimed. "And you didn't even try to help!"
His reply: "Taking the shower was a bad idea. It just triggers the body's histamine blah, blah, blah, and makes everything worse."
Huh. Wish I had known that the night before. He was right. The shower really put me over the edge, but I managed to lie there quietly burning up until the Benadryl kicked in because I really wanted to believe that I had handled this medical emergency myself.
3 comments:
Well done on the diagnosis and treatment.
But why were you itchy ? What's going on????
Yes, I also want to know about the underlying cause.
Who knew the shower would be a mistake? That's good to know.
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