Hives
Has anyone had or heard of hives being related to this disease? Jacob seems to break out every ten days and is misserable! It seems like we can't go the three weeks that the doctors want us to for the FFP and epogen.
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Terry Huber left a comment for Linda Burke
Thanks for asking, Jacob is doing pretty good, day by day. We were approved for the Eculizumab (Soliris) back in November but because he was receiving plasma pheresis we now have to wait until he relapses again. We have had a couple of scares but he…
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Hi Terry, how is Jacob doing? Hope all has been quiet at your end, would love to hear an update of good news and have you add your family's story to your profile/Member Page. Best wishes, Linda
Terry Huber commented on Linda Burke's blog post 'Enrollment has Begun for the Pediatric Clinical Trial of Soliris'
Jacob just got approved for the trial. He had another aHUS attack and just spent the last week at Children's in Denver. They are in the process of approving Children's to be the place for Jacob's trial. It is a 26 week trial, we are…
Cheryl Biermann left a comment for Terry Huber
Hi Terry,
I'll look for it again - Bill was leery of me giving out the test, because it is a rare side effect of the head and neck that is disfiguring and permanent. That is why I asked if they are sure it is hives; this is a scary diagnosis.…
Sharon Madrid commented on Terry Huber's blog post 'Hives'
Marissa broke out in hives once really bad just a few minutes after her plasma pheresis had finished. Another time she started to break out but thankfully it ended with only one hive and oddly enough they hadn't even started running the plasma…
Terry Huber commented on Terry Huber's blog post 'Hives'
I believe they are hives, the doctors have seen them, they are red, swollen and he gets them all over his body. Sometimes he is just really swollen in the face (eyes, mouth neck). Jacob says they hurt and itch ALOT! I would be curious to hear about…
Cheryl Biermann commented on Terry Huber's blog post 'Hives'
Are you absolutely sure it is hives? Next time, make sure the medical professionals SEE him when he has hives, take him in. When Nathan had his episode, it didn't look like hives, just swelling-that is why they tested his blood...I do have…
Terry Huber commented on Terry Huber's blog post 'Hives'
Jacob had the hives really bad and he went in last friday for FFP and epogen and within three hours the hives were gone and he just had the bruising left and by Sunday, he was clear. I think there is something else that is causing the hives, not the…
Svetlana Finley commented on Terry Huber's blog post 'Hives'
Anna still gets hives now then, her last treatment was in April 2010. We will have dr. app next week i will be asking q about hives. I will let u know what they say.
Cheryl Biermann commented on Terry Huber's blog post 'Hives'
Hi Terry,
Nathan had periodic hives due to his FFP transfusions. We gave him Benadryll before transfusions and it helped.
After he was on dialysis, he also had severe hives and swelling of his face and neck, although his problem was not due to the…
Terry Huber commented on Terry Huber's blog post 'Hives'
Thanks, it seems he gets the hives inbetween the FFP treatments. Once he gets the FFP the hives are gone within a day. Another mystery with this illness.
Jessica Olivia Frysz commented on Terry Huber's blog post 'Hives'
I honestly don't know anything about hives and aHUS. However, like Swetinana has said, it could be a reaction to the FFP. Having aHUS myself, I have experienced dry skin, mainly because of the the dialysis treatments I receive. But, hives…
Svetlana Finley commented on Terry Huber's blog post 'Hives'
Anna used to get hives from FFP, they had to put her on hydroxyzine (attarax) allergy meds for hives. every time we saw one she had to take the pill, we never waited for the second to pop, she was miserble when she got them first time they had. Then…
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Hives
Has anyone had or heard of hives being related to this disease? Jacob seems to break out every ten days and is misserable! It seems like we can't go the three weeks that the doctors want us to for the FFP and epogen.
Posted on September 22, 2010 at 6:30pm — 9 Comments
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- At 8:57am on March 28, 2011,
Linda Burke said…
- Hi Terry, how is Jacob doing? Hope all has been quiet at your end, would love to hear an update of good news and have you add your family's story to your profile/Member Page. Best wishes, Linda
- At 12:13pm on October 8, 2010,
Cheryl Biermann said…
- Hi Terry,
I'll look for it again - Bill was leery of me giving out the test, because it is a rare side effect of the head and neck that is disfiguring and permanent. That is why I asked if they are sure it is hives; this is a scary diagnosis. The only reason we were tested for it was that the swelling was in his face and neck only. I'll be back Monday, I don't have the info with me today.
- At 10:02am on August 4, 2010,
Svetlana Finley said…
- Welcome here!!!
- At 10:06pm on August 3, 2010,
Linda Burke said…
- Check out the Parent's Perspective tab at the top of this page for a nice Mom(s)-written article. sort of an aHUS 'bootcamp' of basic info. When you feel so inclined, we'd love to see a photo of Jacob and hear your family's story.
- At 12:24pm on August 3, 2010,
lisa ann peterson said… - welcome to the site....
- At 11:59am on August 3, 2010,
Cheryl Biermann said…
- Welcome to our site, please feel free to join in the discussions/forums. We are here to support you as best we can.
- At 11:38pm on August 2, 2010,
Linda Burke said…
- Hi Terry,
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