Monica got hives last week. Yes, I know, it’s an icky topic. I especially think that hives are icky; just looking at them makes me feel slightly sick to my stomach and itchy all over. But, indeed, she did get a terrible case of hives last Wednesday morning, which continued until Friday and only stopped, so far as I know, because of the steroid the doctor kindly prescribed her to ease her discomfort. We’re talking about full-body, head to toe, itchy red bumps, spreading to patches that didn’t fade for a long time and made my baby, and yours truly, totally miserable. Why? I don’t know! I wish I did, but I have no idea what caused the reaction.
Saturday morning was the first morning she didn’t wake up all broken out again and I was just thinking we were home free after 4 hive-free days when I saw one jump up right under her eye where I noticed the first one 6 days ago. That was this evening, and you can bet I dosed her with an antihistamine right away. The hive faded significantly, then I put her to bed, and I am praying SO HARD that that was the only one and was just a final insult from a case of a finished hives breakout. But only time will tell. So, although this hardly qualifies as a life-and-death scenario, and of course, children have suffered much worse than hives, I would appreciate any prayers for my little girl – for NO MORE HIVES!!
We will pray for her (and you).
I'll be praying for her and you for sure! That is so weird… my friend Rebecca's daughter just had a similar episode last week – for no apparent reason, she just broke out in hives all over her body!
Wow, that's horrible. Poor girl, that must have been so hard on you guys! I will be praying for you all.