the appt is first thing (basically when i called they said to come in and we would be seen...i was slightly *hysterical* pg chick lol). she is asleep now and i have been sitting beside her, but all seems fine. so now am just sitting outside her room and listening...and then going in every 5 minutes...i am going insane.
The hives on the torso and limbs is generally what happens when the aleergin is working its way through their system so it does sound like it was something that she ate. Usually by that stage it is uncomfortable but not dangerous so while you may have been overreacting a little to the car incident I think I would have reacted in exactly the same way!
thanks guys for the replies! we took her in first thing first, and thankfully the hives across her face and throat had died down to a simply blotchy rash. her arms and legs are still swollen up, but like you mentioned Nai, the GP said it is now just the body 'purging'. we now have an appt with the allergist for 4 weeks time (need to ensure that she is symptom free and medicine free...she's got a cream and clarantyne for the itching as apparently the rash is going to come and go for about 2-3 weeks). not sure what the allergist can do/recommend as i heard that the test can be a bit of an open book in terms of interpretation, but i guess it is a start...
the only thing we have to avoid for now is the kiwi, passionfruit and watermelon. we can do that! but no fruit for the next week just to give her body some time to settle down. the poor wee poppet is so thin and grey...have a BIG pot of chicken soup bubbling away...
thanks again guys, i feel relieved to know that she is reacting to her allergy (whatever it is!) 'normally' itms. i just hate seeing her in so much pain.
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i hope you get some answers this morning
that she is symptom free for a wee bit!
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