Tuesday, November 4, 2008

The Hives are Back

So, for those of you who have been followers of this blog for a while, you will remember that on April 26th, Chloe broke out in these huge hives all over her body. (If I was more blog savy, I would post a link back to the post with pictures of her from that time.) We treated with Benadryl and they went away. Well, yesterday, the hives came back. We are so confused. Why after six months would they suddenly come back? We decided to not take her to the doctor at this point, as they will just look at us and ask "What is she allergic to?" That was our experience last time and it was not so helpful. So we are going to give her Benadryl three times a day for two days and see if that clears them up. I just pray that the hives do not get as bad as last time, when she was seriously covered with them. So far this time, she just has them on her lower half of her body. Her entire right thigh was one huge hive, just to give you an idea of how big these things get. Crazy!

4 comments:

Jen Graham said...
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Jen Graham said...

Alton gets hives if dairy protein touches his skin. Has Chloe started cheeses and yogurt?

Amy, Steve, Molly, Paige and Garrett said...

Poor little Chloe! Hope the Benedryl works. Molly's pediatrician also recommended a 0.5% hydrocortisone cream for her hives (the lowest dose you can get... it's "over the counter").
Amy

Anonymous said...

I don't like real life mysteries...I hope this one is solved soon!