On September 6th I started itching all over my legs and ankles and by the end of that weekend I was broken out in hives all over my body. It got worse and worse until the point I had swollen up an additional 10 pounds so that I couldnt open my eyes and was literally covered head to toe. I didnt take pics of how bad my legs were (the were swollen and covered in bumps that can be best described as looking like cellulite...gross!) however I took some pics of how bad my face started to get. I ended up having to go to the emergency room after waking up one morning and not being able to breathe. I was given IV medication to reduce the swelling and was then put on 60mg of prednisone for 10 days. I also had to take about 3 different antihistamines a day. And after blood work and 4 visits to the allergist what was the cause of all this? still remains a mystery.

My eyes swollen, I was at work for all these pics. Just goes to show what conditions I will work under. I messed up that experiment.



Can you see the red bumps on the side of my face? this was day one of it spreading to my face (it was ALL over my body by this point which made it completely impossible for me to sleep or function since I was scratching constantly)


once again, hard to see but little bumps literally cover my face and neck:



ouch. glad thats gone. now to just get my insurance to pay for that ER visit