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angiodema
by K162, Mar 12, 2008 04:08PM
For the last 18 months have had swellings of the lips, eyes, hands. i can go for months without an episode then seems to flare up again just when i think its gone. It has been diagnosed as angiodema and have been on medication i am currently taking ranitidine and fexofenadine, i recently had a bad episode where i once again ended up in casualty having yet another injection, my hand has swelled up like a boxing glove. I had stopped the medication for 3 months as i had not had an episode for a few months but now i am back on them. I seem to notice that it seems to happen when i am run down or if i get a cold. When i have had an episode i always feel quite drained and lethargic is this a common reaction after an episode.
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Are you being closely supervised and followed up by an internist allergologist?
Angioedema requires close supervision and you need to have your triggers identified. In your case you seem to have the chronic and recurrent kind.In this way it is important to closely observe any possible triggering factor. Keep a journal or diary so you may take note of any food intake, event or activity that could be associated with the onset.Certain infections ( respiratory tract infections) may lead to an attack such as in your case.It is always necessary to be prepared. Do you always bring medications with you ? I suggest that you do.
Angioedema may be hereditary or acquired. A deficiency of C1 inhibitor has been associated with hereditary angioedema.Have you been assessed along this line?