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Need some advice pls on welts/hives on OH face

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 13:39

My OH is suffering terribly at the moment with large oval shaped hives/welts on his face-he thinks its caused by stress and is getting a couple a week. I cant get him to go to the GP

There is nothing coming out of them except clear liquid but they look really bad and painful and are usually on his chin or cheeks. Have suggested he doesnt shave for a few days to help them clear up and have been putting germaline on them but don't know what else to do to treat them. Asked at the pharmacy this morning but he didnt seem to understand what I was saying or describing. Its really really getting him down and I dont know how to help him :(

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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 19:37
Not being a man, however, at times I get raised red, not spots or pimples but with clear liquid, they hurt and they stay. Stress may have something to do with it (or hormones?) but I have found that if I keep my skin clean with a non-soap product, using a cotton ball with hydrogen peroxide as a "toner" and not putting my hands on my face helps alleviate if not get rid of the problem within days. However, how shaving and hydrogen peroxide would go together might be painful :(
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 19:21
He needs to make sure its not Impetigo by going to the Doctors! Sounds very much like it! Thing is, in my experience, impetigo is horribly catching, so the family will be getting it shortly, if it is that. Anyhow, impetigo goes all over the body, not just the face, doesn't it? It's a really nasty virus and goes undiagnosed a lot, these days, as apparently it had more or less disappeared in Europe and is now recurring (oh, sugar, or was that head lice, we suffered from both?). It's still worth dragging your husbad to the doc's, because if it is the contagious impetigo, his colleagues won't be thanking him, either..
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 17:42
He needs to make sure its not Impetigo by going to the Doctors! Sounds very much like it!
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 14:26
You don't actually have to have anything new in the house to get an allergic reaction - they can develop against something you have used many times - it evoles and suddenly blows up into a new reaction. I would definitely suggest seeing the doc - what if it's a contagious skin infection? Very common here with the humidity and all those gyms and pools. Better to get it seen to than to suffer it.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 13:49
Thank you ladies, your poor husband Freckles :( I did think about an anti histamine-we have plenty as I am allergic to EVERYTHING lol! I don't know if maybe its not stress (although most likely) and something we are using at home, but we're not using anything new as far as I know <em>edited by fizzywizz on 07/02/2011</em>
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 13:46
Poor OH! Sounds painful. I'm certainly not an expert but I have suffered from hives before due to a reaction to codeine. I would get them on my arms and legs and my hands and feet would swell terribly. For quick relief I would take an antihistamine to reduce the swelling. Perhaps try some tea tree oil to fight any infection. Good Luck!
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EW GURU
Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 13:43
My husband suffers from something very similar. Huge great lumps appear under the surface of his skin and they never seem to come up to a point like a normal spot. I also think its stress related. He went to see a skin specialist at Welcare hospital who thought they were skiin cancers and he had them removed. They turned out to be non-cancerous and caused by in-growing hair folicles. Very painful. He still gets them though and they get worse when he is under pressure at work...which is basically all the time. I recommend you see a skin specialist
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 13:42
PS remember the guy in There's Something About Mary? well they're like that :(
 
 

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