thanks for the support K2 and Jessi-it is so nice to have people who get it... just wanted to update my hive torture... finally got into see my dermatologist and the "hives" making me miserable weren't hives- it was a fungal infection reacting to the 3 different steroid creams my doc has had me on- ( i've been feeding the rash for the last 3 months..with steroids!!!.) it was explained to me that prednisone i have to take to control my joint swelling can make you susceptible to athlete's foot, tinea (ringworm) and other fungi hanging around your skin (YAY! like lupus isn't bad enough) and if left unchecked can make for quite the nasty rash-trust me it was bad!!-i know i'm hitting on the gross factor, but if it saves 1 person from going thru this it's worth it- if you have any kind of rash,hives, or itchy, get a skin scrape done- my dermatologist diagnosed in 5 minutes what my doc has been missing for months-not her fault-we both thought it was lupus related - just could have saved alot of expense, discomfort, and sleepless nights if she had thought to do a skin scraping...new cream should have me fixed up in a week or so-fight the good fight my friends!View Thread
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