Doctor's visit

Well finally I went, and he has no idea why it has been the way it has. Since then I've had no hives, but also because I am going away on holiday in April I figured out that I would be due for my period then and have decided to reset it by skipping my last week of sugar pills. So this means in about a week when this time comes around again I will learn if the hives begin again and as a result it will probably become associated with progesterone withdrawal.

He did attribute my first unruly period with my hormones resetting themselves, but did anticipate that as the Pill starts dominating my functions then this should be resolved.

The hives however he had never heard of a H2 blocked being used in conjunction with a H1, but when I explained that H1 blockers resolved the itching, but H2 blocker intake appeared to result in the hives disappearing he has sent me off for an allergy test. He explained that blockers relate to the receptors and the receptors usually communicate a message to the immediate related area, so skin to skin for example. By intestinal track to skin is less likely as normally you would see intestinal upsets such as reflux or diarrhoea, but that saying if I experienced relief it was worth investigating.

The new allergy tests are quite interesting as in the first case they simply take a blood sample and test allergic reactions in a lab. Apparently they now only progress to skin prick tests when the identified allergen is not one of the standard twenty but response needs to be tested. Not sure exactly as I wasn't really interested.

But now to find out the results.