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Old 10-03-2006, 12:11 PM   #6
debratheartist
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Re: ferritin at 14, severe hair loss!!

hi cantell, if you had your female parts removed, you are probably having all kinds of hormonal adjustments going on! sorry to hear about what you've been through!

the hives started about eight years ago with bright, mishapped patches of pink color on the skin that were very warm to the touch for like a half an hour. it progressed over the years to more and more of them that last about an hour and now have big white welts in the centerish of them. they happen with no pattern: wherever there is pressure on the skin, i get them. the derm says it's dermatographia which means histamine is in my system but no one knows why and it's not worth treating. i had scratch tests that started out with mild sensitivities to three or four things and two years later, i was up to a hundred moderate reactions!!! so basically, my immune sx is overreacting more and more. i also get a tiny blister here and there that itch and the derm said, "i have NO idea what that is." so that is about how well things are going on the skin front and they don't see any connections between skin and hair issues but acupuncturists do. liver and kidney meridians are part of the issue and so i am continuing to try from that angle.
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Old 10-04-2006, 11:02 AM   #7
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Re: ferritin at 14, severe hair loss!!

Thanks Debra for the reply. on the hair loss thing..IT completely SToped falling out...yes just like that. a couple of days ago after shower 1-3 hairs thats it...OTG.. it had been falling out for over a year..just anough to be a little concerned..then for the last two months it started coming out in hand fulls and falling out everywhere. just to put shampoo on my head and rub it in I would look at my hands and they would be covered with at least 20 to 30 hairs each!! stressfull to say the least..thank you god it stopped..why??? I do not know I never went to a doctor over it. I have always had thick hair now I am down to thin hair that looks thick until you put it in a pony tail or plate it. hope it comes back.

The hives that I have continue it would be nice if they would also get tiard of tormenting me and go away too..LOL I have 3 different types... I call them 3 different eninity's...one type its red swollen wheels, the second is small pea size raized red ones like skeeter bites gone bad..these also appear in the form of very large ones which can cover (just to give you an idea) 1/3 of the side of my back. they dont discrimanate they will be anywhere scalp, butt, legs, back arms, legs, face etc..they are very red, sowlen, itches, burns and very hot to touch.

The third type is very large knot..looks kinda like a chicken egg..these just hurt to touch and itch..it is also hot to touch and if you scratch it it turns red and swells more for your trouble.

I went to a rumy for anemia and hives also a skin specilist who did the alergy test..nothing showed up on that but he did say it was chrionic Urticaria..no medication helped..and I stopped taking it. I feel like I was born with a wierd body..its a night mare. something goes wrong its a emergency room trip. they still cant find anything and before its said and done I have surgury..oh, before I forget rambling on here..that doctor told me my female parts was fine..losing blood cause; to much scare tissue from c sections..two children pior..but he took it out anyway and left me an overy..since I didnt want any more children anyway he was saving me the trouble later down the road. how nice of him. the blood doc who attended in on the surgury came in the next morning and seen I was swollen and looked like a deformed pumpkin..he said you get hives alot? I told him yes and he said I have just the thing for you that will help not cure them..its called Hydroxyzine and it HELPS. I am out now of course. he said this stuff had been on the market for years and it was not expensive..go figure 4 years and 3 doctors before him could not figure it out. LOL

I hope this all makes since..hives again this morning and back, neck, shoulder and knees are really making me work to breath...grrrr anyway..I just thought the hives and anemia were connected somehow and are the hives the same monsters I have..I do get the blister kind of ones on my fingers..but didnt think of thoes as hives..they are itchy but are minor compaired to these other ones I have.

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Old 10-04-2006, 02:21 PM   #8
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Re: ferritin at 14, severe hair loss!!

meds didn't help me either for the hives, urticaria is the same thing, means hives. i'll look into the medication you listed. do you need a prescription to get it or is it OTC? i'm super sensitive to medication so the only thing i ever take is children's benadryl allergy tablets. i only take one and only to sort of stop the waterfall chain of events when it's totally out of hand.

if your having trouble breathing, that sounds serious-like a very serious allergic reaction. i'm not sure if that's related but it's worrisome.

yeah, your hair stopped falling out, wow!
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Old 10-04-2006, 06:03 PM   #9
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Re: ferritin at 14, severe hair loss!!

noooo sorry ..I was being funny I am Not haveing trouble breathing. LOL
just hurt to breath because the hives was on my ribs and the in and out breathing i guess streching them out hurt.
it is not over the counter it is a perscription medication the doctor told me it has been out for years so it is not a new drug..oh, and by no means do I mean to imply in any way that just because it helped me that it does not mean it will help you...check with your doctor before taking any medication I know you know that. I know all people are different and react differently to everything.

I hope you find what you are looking for and you feel better.

Me I am still looking for that alussive cure. ( I am being funny again)

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