Eileen I just saw what you posted thank you, it relieved my stress and makes sense.
Sharon, I recently posted about my PMR experience and hives/welts were one of precursors to my PMR. My allegist said we'll probably never know what brought on the hives. Here's a synopsis of my three, short-succession autoimmune events, which started on October 1, 2016:
Angioedema [Severe swelling of eyes and lips] Had several days of this autoimmune issue. Initially went to the hospital emergency room (ER) and was given IV steroids. Twenty-four hours later symptoms seemed to have gone away, but then I developed very itchy palms and about 6 hours later angioedema swelling returned.
Urticaria [Severe hives] Woke up on 10/4/16 with welts over much of my body; feet were swollen and red, as well. Again went to the hospital ER and was given another round of IV steroids. Woke up on 10/6/14 with large welts basically everywhere: upper arms, sides, back, chest, belly, back and front of legs, back of left calf, and bottoms of feet. Over several days the welts moved around, but stayed with me for close to a week. Met with an allergist on 10/5/16 to try to figure out what was causing the angioedema and urticaria issues--the doctor said we would probably never know. Based on the severity and duration of my symptoms, he ruled out any typical allergic reactions such as to food, pollens, etc.
PMR. The evening of 10/6/16, the first symptoms of PMR appeared
Hi Jon,
My symptoms are all the exact same as yours, my palms are driving me nuts, all over the body I have the welts, swelling, redness etc and I also went to ER twice since it was over the weekend. Ive had PNR for over a year now so not sure why this came out of nowhere.
Planning on going to allergist today and also afraid they wont find out what caused this but I am not getting any sleep, Im on the 4th day of 60 mil of pred, then back down to the 10 where Ive been for a few months, and benedryl every 4 hrs which only gives me a few hours of relief but then wears off, I cant take much more of this.The itching is horrible and even with applying cold rags and cremas no help.
Thank you for you reply and good luck,
Sharon
Sure, Sharon, and good luck to you, too. Sure hope your hives depart soon!
Jon