Well after being diagnosed with rmsf a couple weeks ago now the little pest (being nice) are responsible for another problem. Mouth has been itching and swelling off and on for about a month. Sometimes throat itches along with other symptoms. Doctors took me off doxycycline thinking I was allergic. I knew I was having a reaction to something because only relief I got was taking benadryl. Doctors kept changing meds and basically told me to ride it out as all symtoms coming from meds and rmsf.
Riding it out wasn't working. Notice episodes were getting worse. My wife mentioned red meat allergies, but honestly I refused to listen because I didn't want it to be true. Well wound up in emergency room after Benadryl didn't work. Itching all over, lips and tongue swelling and couldnt breathe. It almost takes a gun to my head to go to er. Luckily wife insisted. Treated me immediately for anaphylaxis. Ran some test and doctor comes to give me results. No more red meat. So now I get to go through a life changing experience. A road I honestly not looking forward to traveling. But I know many got it worse and would change places with me in a heart beat. So I'll take it one day at a time.
Riding it out wasn't working. Notice episodes were getting worse. My wife mentioned red meat allergies, but honestly I refused to listen because I didn't want it to be true. Well wound up in emergency room after Benadryl didn't work. Itching all over, lips and tongue swelling and couldnt breathe. It almost takes a gun to my head to go to er. Luckily wife insisted. Treated me immediately for anaphylaxis. Ran some test and doctor comes to give me results. No more red meat. So now I get to go through a life changing experience. A road I honestly not looking forward to traveling. But I know many got it worse and would change places with me in a heart beat. So I'll take it one day at a time.