oodles of fun at the emergency room!!

i woke up this morning and my feet were all rashy and itchy. i promptly took 50mg of benadryl, but that didn't help. i noticed that the underside of my arms was getting the same way, so i called the doctor to make an appointment. after that, i started having asthma/breathing problems/shortness of breath, so we made our first visit to the ER at evergreen in kirkland. 3 hours later, 1 paper bag (i was starting to hyperventilate), a prescription, and a breathing treatment later, i was released. my BP got up to 163/90 at one point (in triage), but it wound up around 118/75. all is good now. now, when i start getting really itchy, i will take the new med instead of benadryl... YAY. good thing i'm going to the allergist on monday.