Hive Free for 2 years… until last Monday
Back in 2023, my excruciating journey with chronic urticaria began. It started as a few small dots on my stomach and eventually spread to every inch of my skin, including my lips. I did an allergy panel that came up negative for all allergies. I’ve been on pretty much all OTC allergy medication at some point, along with prescription meds and skin creams.
After months of trying different medications with no luck, the last resort was Xolair injections. I went through 5 months and 5 injections until the hives randomly disappeared one day. I stayed on xolair for a few more months, stopped going to my appointments, and the hives never came back. I had full-body hives for over a year. It’s been about 2 years since my last injection.
Fast forward to last Monday, I was sitting on the couch when I noticed a few bumps on my scalp. I didn’t think anything of it until the next morning when they had travelled down my neck and back. Now, a week later, I’m in full on hive infestation territory, again. I’m taking a high dose of zyrtec which seems to help with the itching a tiny bit and ice packs have been a necessity to lower the swelling of the welts.
Hopefully this doesn’t discourage those who have been hive free for a while, but never get too comfortable because they can return when you least expect it 😔