When we came back from our trip to Sunriver Leo started complaining about his skin itching him. I just thought the climate had been dry and he needed some lotion. When we got home he had huge welts all over his body and had broken out in hives. We couldn't think of what he had eaten or been exposed to that would have caused this reaction. We gave him a benadryl and gave him an oatmeal bath. When the hives started to go down we thought we were out of the clear. I was a little surprised when 4 hours later they started to come back just as bad. Again I gave him a benadryl and again they seemed to react to the medication. Over the course of the next 24 hours the hives returned over and over again. By the next day the hives weren't even reacting to the benadryl medication. Leo was miserable and because there were no appointments at the after hours clinic I had to take him into urgent care where we proceeded to wait for 2 1/2 hours! It was crazy. Leo kept asking me how much longer is this going to take.
Finally they got us in and ended up giving him a shot of prednisolone. They also gave him a prescription for further steroids. He still had to deal with the hives for several days, but they are getting better. The poor kid asked me why he keeps having to deal with these strange illnesses. He feels like he should be given a few extra weeks for summer vacation!
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