Well I had my appointment with my rhuemotologist and she thinks it is a fibro flare, she just I was really tender. She told me to exercise and maybe see a counselor. Lol! She said she didn't know anything about mastocytosis but she said it sounds like a flare in one can cause the other ailment to flare up. She does think I have any arthritis which is good news. She ordered blood work like ESR, non-cardiac CRP, UA with mirco,culture and sensitivity, ANA, and lupus panel. I have to look some of those up....don't know what they are.
I still have hives and joint pain......not getting better even with adding allegra and singular. Wondering if there is something in my house making me sick because when I spend a good part of the day out and about I'm less reactive. Hummmmmm. Still keeping a journal and haven't figured it out yet.
Melissa

Oh MissyB I haven't been on in forever. So sorry sweetie. I hope you've discovered something new.  I wanted to back up Deborah's post. I have found a lot of people think they are restricted and truly are not in food. There really could be another something thats bothering you. Truly break foods down to the basics no, mixed ingredients packaged crap! I cannot tell you how my fibro pain lightened when off of offending foods and yes they take forever. And just so I don't sound so all in love with my predicament of not eating crap, I was just having a pity party disgust this weekend with my diet. I spend my life preparing foods! Uggh. Onto that subject is your job, possibly you could focus on meal preparation for you and the family serious sale shopping which could reduce the families monthly expenses so you wouldn't need a job. You are quite ill and daycare for a 1 and 4 year old isn't cheap and that needs to be figured into your temporary income if you had to go back. So possibly your way to make money and feel better is to concentrate on pure foods and food on sale, cooking and freezing ahead of time. Everyone on here is so spot on always with undermedication. I was struggling, the only brand allegra I tolerated was from Teva Labs, well with the OTC change the 60 has been no longer avil, and I did better taking the 60's all day long rather than a one a day, I wall calling, emailing, pharmacy shopping.  It's been terrible, finally Im staring at 180's at least by the same mfg and started on one at noon with my 60mg in the am till I ran out..... Took the 180 in the am and it was making me very ill. . . Stupid I thought I can take it later, so I heard Deb in my head and Ramona and Lisa, I took my Zantac before then an hour later the 180 and walah I could tolerate it. Now it wasn't enough, I was taking  about 240 mg a day but can't take two 180's thats a lot more..... Finally I got disugsted one day I'd still been struggling. and I just decided the 180 in the am and I take another 180 at 5 and I've had serious improvement gastrointestinally. That's more than I'm sure anyone would recommend without a DR permission but I've had better improvement so I'm sticking with it. As I sit here flushing..... had to clean the carpet today, so Im triggering to the cleaning stuff. AGain I still can't eat poo, and still have my days, but my nausea has been under good control along with my gurgling moving intestines, my other Deb inspired knowledge is the Zantac upon that twinge of abdominal pain/trigger I know is trouble. I am learing to block It's not time, I've already taken two today, and realize I'm about to get much worse I'd better stop this. BAck on the financial front, if you have two vehicles maybe you can take one off the road for a bit until your husband is back to working more hours, that along with your penny pinching which you would not have as much time to do if you were at work running to daycare etc. May pay for you to stay home! Ok just reading your latest post, sorry! Look at the walls in the rooms behind your shower check for warped trim where water damage may be in the wall. Window sills around the caulking areas for mold, shower curtains, my killer was the shower door, we took it out and there is a channel on the underside that allowed practical mushrooms to grow. DH  cleaned it out then filled it with silicone ( dry it oustide, I react to the wet caulk,silicones, they reek! get one that is mold resistant) also the washing machine it could be moldy inside the bin also.

Great example Sandi!!
Maybe thats why its easier for me to see--Im diabetic and insulin resistant and I need those numbers to tell me when to take more and how much to take  Im so glad youre doing better.. I emphatically agree with 2 doses a day --and a third if you dont feel right.. Remember that Dr Castells advises meds every 6 hours while awake.. that must mean she has found that her patients meds arent lasting past 6 hours--that should tell us a lot!
Hugs
Ramona

I get the joint and bone pain too. Sometimes it lasts for days but often it will start out when I have been sitting still for a bit and then get up, or go to pick something up or hold a pen. Sometimes I can work through it and sometimes I have to wait for it to decide to leave. It's definitely a royal pain!

Kim