I just had to vent. So yesterday my friend and her husband stopped by and her husband could see all my lovely hives and commented on them and said how he has problems with them every once in awhile and how awful it is. I said YES! Thank you! My friend said...."Well you know the more you think about it, the worse it is. You have to learn how to control the anxiety." Ohhhhhhh, I said to her.....while I try my best to remain calm and NOT think about my hives and how it feels like my skin is on fire and I have hundred of ants biting me all over and all while I'm wrapped in a wool banket, .....sometimes it's hard NOT to think about it. She applogized after that. I don't want a pitty party I just hate when people act like it is so easy to ignore. I know this is bad but I wish they would get hives for just a few days to understand. Then we have other people that seem to not want to except the masto diagnoses and think maybe it's just my hormones or better yet it's all the pills I have to take, THATS what is causing all of this. LOL!!!! I feel like banging my head against the wall over and over again. OKay......I'm done down.
Melissa

Oh I know she means well. I know most people will never understand. Sometimes I have to try really hard to control the witch thats on my shoulder from saying what I really want to say. When you feel crappy your tolerance is soooooo much lower. It's nice to talk with others alike about this, I know you all understand. Thanks for the support!
Melissa

Haha you should have said "Well, thinking about your problem too much could stress you out and make it worse too,"  and when she asked what problem that is you could answer the dreaded  "Foot-in-mouth disease"...I hear that is going around alot cause there sure are a lot of rude people! ...People don't get it generally so I try not to talk about it, but its tough when you have hives like you do or when you are flushing like a crazy woman as I am half the time!  People kinda notice those things...um and comment.

Sometimes I feel like writing an article to send to a paper or magazine about how people who are chronically ill often get unfairly labeled as hypocondriacs. Most people that go to the doctor often.....it's because they are truly ill. We don't enjoy paying tons of money a year, taking medications which sometimes have awful side effects. Wake up world! We don't need sympathy, we need compassion.
Melissa