Hives

Jimmy no longer needs Zertec

I have to share with you how delighted I am with Jimmy’s progress.  His chronic hives are gone and last Friday, we tested him on the one allergen I’ve known about his whole life… the dreaded shrimp!!!   There was a birthday party at Red Lobster and I gave him the thumbs up to order whatever he wanted, which included a skewer of large, broiled shrimp.  In the past, even one popcorn shrimp would be enough to activate a hot itch that started in his ears and worked it’s way into facial hives.  He not only ate every shrimp on his skewer, he had a piece or two of everyone else’s shrimp.  It won’t come as a surprise to you, but he had not one hive, not one itch, no indication that he was ever allergic in the first place.  Although I’d like to say I’ve had ultimate faith in the treatments all along, this was the one allergy that made me the most nervous.  The fact that it is undeniably gone literally makes me well up with tears and reinforces the fact that the other treatments are adding to his overall health and wellbeing.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!  If we don’t talk before, have a wonderful holiday season!
Kathryn McBride
San Marcos, CA.

Answer for my daughter’s hives and eczema.

My daughter, the sweetest 2 year old ever, suffers from many allergies to foods and environmental allergens that cause severe rashes and hives.  We watched her suffer as she could not eat red pasta sauce, peanuts, wheat bread, pumpkin bread, corn products, and many other items that a normal toddler can tolerate easily.  She would break out in full body hives within minutes of eating any of these foods.  She also would develop rashes to any number of environmental exposures including dog hair, many flowers, perfumes, and even grass.  We spent our days covering her with lotion and hydrocortisone cream, making her drink benadryl and zyrtec, and trying every over the counter remedy available to help ease her suffering.

Finally, we met Gaila. For several weeks, she desensitized my daughter with various substances, and to my surprise, it worked!  Somehow, my daughter can now eat almost any food without a reaction – where once there was hives to spaghetti sauce there is now a normal messy toddler slurping up sauce covered noodles.  She can also play outdoors without developing a full body rash from some unknown substance.  Yes, we still apply lotion and occasionally have to use steroid cream, but, our once suffering baby is now happy, playful, and able to enjoy life.  Gaila has simply been a miracle for our daughter.  I cannot begin to express the gratitude that our entire family has for her.

Victor J Legner MD MS

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