Hrm... How to start. I broke out in hives for no reason yesterday. All over my knees and hands. So, I took some benedryl and it went away. Then, this morning, I was putting on my hair frizz stuff and *BAM* hives, all over. So, I went to school and I told my teacher, "I keep on breaking out in hives for no reason, I think I should go to the doctor" and they replied, "Hunh! Okay."

...

So, I went to the doctor and I tried to get in.

Well... I went to the pharmacist, who seemed to be very annoyed that I thought they were the doctor. So, they chased me out and down the hall to the "skin doctor". Great.

I felt really tired and achy because I haven't been sleeping and I have this terrible cough. So, they asked me for my card and I went through my purse over and over and over, just like I was the brother in "It's a Wonderful Life" (or just me on any day of the week) and- I couldn't find it. I had gone through a reorganization when my ID holder popped a hole in its pocket and I left it at home in my big planner which I had replaced with my little food diary. (SUCK!). So, I told them that I would be back.

On my way home, I started to wonder, "What if breaking out into hives in normal? Why did no one else seem particular concerned when there were bright red blotches all over my face, rising up out of my skin like a molten volcano? Is it really just normal stuff? So, once I had my card.. I went back to school and decided to go at lunch.

As I walked into my classroom, I kept thinking "I hope they don't mention. I hope they don't mention it. Man, I'll kill someone if they mention it" and you know what the first thing out of their little kindy mouths was? "Why do you have red all over you face?" and I surprised myself saying, "I don't know," and starting the lesson as though nothing had happened.

I went to the doctors office at lunch, instead of during school. I thought I still needed to go, even though most of the hives had gone away.

"Do you speak Korean?" he asked.
"No," I said.
"Oh."
Typing.
"What is your problem?" (it sounded a lot better than it writes out)
"I have hives... like allergy? It's all over my face and hands. It's mostly gone now. I took an antihistamine last night and to make it go away."
Hearing antihistamine, he nodded sagely.
"Urticaria!" he said.
Ultra-Korea? I thought, well no kidding, but "Hunh?"
"Urticaria. That is what 'we' call it. Hives."
"Oh," I said. I think I was halfway out of the office by time I realized that this was, 'we': the doctors not 'we' the Koreans.
"I will give you a pill," he said, "antihistamine."
"Okay," I said.
Typing.
Strange look.
"Hrm?"
"You can get the prescription at the front desk.
"Oh! oh! okay."

So, the people gave me a prescription... and then I went to school. The antihistmaine helped a lot. I mean... I keep on breaking out in hives for no reason when I stop taking it, but I feel awesome when I'm on it. It sort of sucks, though, because it's kind of a "hurry up and wait" deal. It takes so much effort to get to the doctor and then they want you to "come back in two weeks if it doesn't get any better". Okay, and if I'm dead, I'll totally and come back and complain.

So that was my day. Hopefully the end is a little better. 'Night.

ooh nooooo that sounds terrible!
Maybe it was your hair frizz stuff?

Sometimes with creams I'm not allergic to them at first, but after a while of using them I become allergic to them. It sucks, because every time I think I'm FINALLY found a cream that I'm not allergic to so I buy a big bottle and then I become allergic. :(
» Zanzibar on 2010-10-26 09:39:55

That medical system sucks. I used to get hives a lot... I think cold baths helped a bit. Anything really cold to numb out the itching.
» randomjunk on 2010-10-27 04:16:09

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