ALLERGY?

Yesterday Ethan had these red blotches all over his tummy, arms and thighs and some on his face. I took one look at them and suspected it was a rash from an allergic reaction. To what, I don't know yet. I have been racking my brains on what Ethan ate, on where he went or what he did the previous days and I'm still stumped. I KNOW it's an allergic reaction because I used to have those. I would get these hideous hives all over my body. I distinctly remember one night, I woke up (I think it was around 1am) and I was covered with these really HUGE hives. I looked like I had a map on my body! My face was swollen and I was covered in these huge welts from the top of my head to the soles of my feet. It was soooo itchy, I had to get up, go to the bathroom and turn on the shower to "hot" and I stayed there for a few minutes just to relieve the itch. I then went to my parents' room because the Caladryl was there and because I was covered in hives, I used it like lotion. I poured a good amount in the palm of my hand and I spread it all over the bumps, welts and itch. A few minutes after I did that, I just felt like my insides were sooo cold. I felt my knees shake and weaken and I told my mom, "Mommy, I don't feel well." Of course, my panicky mom brought me to the hospital right away and I got a shot on my arm which relieved the itchiness IMMEDIATELY. I was really happy about that. But the next morning, when I saw myself in the mirror I was horrified! I was covered in pink!! I forgot about the Caladryl on my body! I went to the hospital looking like a pink alien from who knows where! Oh my goodness, I will never forget that.

Anyway, going back to Ethan, the redness seems to have subsided this morning, but he still complains of itchiness. So I have to continue giving him his antihistamine today. I hope this will go away soon. I hate seeing him so uncomfortable. My sis (who is a doctor) is coming home tonight and she said she'll check on Ethan later. Goody.