I recently spent ten days in the Smoky Mountains, both in Tennessee and North Carolina. When I returned home, my left foot was slightly swollen upon going to bed. When I woke up the next morning, the foot was no longer swollen, but rather my left hand was. I looked in the mirror and noticed swelling above my left eye as well as red blotches under my eyes. Then, I saw the same red blotches on the undersides of both my arms.
Thinking that the blotches were caused by a viral or bacterial infection, I rushed to the ER. The sporadic swelling on the left side of my body also really scared me.
When I got to the ER, the nurse told me that the red blotches were hives. I received a steroid shot in my left hip in order to decrease the appearance of hives and the swelling. I was also given Benadryl for the itchiness of my hives. I was given a five day prescription for Prednisone and prescription Benadryl.
The doctor said that it was up to me to determine what allergen caused my reaction.
2006-08-20
18:16:03
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