should they go to school ?

[festiveface]

o.k ds1 and ds2 seriously bad hayfever.

was at it's worst this time last year aswell resulting in ds2 being sent home in a right state. eyes and down to his cheeks swelled, teacher very concerned. Nothing works, been to the doctor a million times.

school is surrounded by grass and trees and they are always really much worse there.

thing is this weekend we have been staying in and also getting very little sleep with it and tomorrow is school.

on one hand i think they can't stay home because they might have to stay home a lot...but, they are going to be a right mess if they go, they will be suffering even more.

what would you do?
and any ideas what i could use on ds2 skin aS it is all itchy and blotchy.

[handlemecarefully]

I've never heard of hayfever not being responsive to antihistamine - poor you and poor lo's

I would be tempted to keep them off in your situation - what an intolerable problem!

[festiveface]

it really is a nightmare, i just don't know what to do with them. i'm feeling really low at the moment too. have been crying tonight, what a wuss!

[handlemecarefully]

I'm not surprised - sounds awful. Most of us are enjoying this lovely weather and letting our children run off steam outside, but for you it's like being imprisoned.

Have you asked your GP for a referral to hospital to see an allergy specialist? (an immunologist I think they are called..)

[chapsmum]

hydrocortisone cream for the skin. You could also try Eurax (but not on the face)
Wold suggest perhaps an antihistamine nasla drop which may work quicker on the specific area..agree it is very srange that all antihistamines ar not working. what have you tried.

[festiveface]

ds2 is under a pead at the hospital. they told me he has a low immune system which was why he was catching every bug going and that he was allergic to pollen and dogs (already knew that!)

not been any help though, just prescribed various antihistamines that have had some effect but when the pollen is very high nothing touches it.
they are on medicine, eye drops, nasal sprays and inhalers at the moment.
ds2 has awful skin now though and he'sgoing beserk when i try to put suncream on. i can't send him to school without any though!

[festiveface]

we have tried
benedryl
loratadine
piriton( best of the bunch but side effects)

opticrom
rapitil
allereze spray
flixonase
vaseline up nose (helps a bit)
some herbal thing for up nose

[festiveface]

ds1 has tried levocetirizine today but now has a headache so don't know if it's that??

[handlemecarefully]

Did the paed offer any crumbs of comfort (is it something that will improve as they get older?)

[festiveface]

and while i am ranting (feel free to ignore) i have fallen out with dh big style as he cannot understand why i am stressing. he spent yesterday drinking and then went off to the pub for some more.
ihave had enough i tell you

[festiveface]

i could barely understand what the pead was saying actually but each time the appointment comes around he looks absolutely fine!

[handlemecarefully]

yes well I expect life would be easier for you too if you could just piss off and leave your worries behind whilst you prop up the bar (grrrr!)

[TooTicky]

I so much recommend homoeopathy - from a qualified homoeopath, not over-the-counter stuff which is too general to be of any real use and can cause problems. Good luck!

[chapsmum]

neoclarytin? will check sitability for kids...

[festiveface]

thanx chapsmum

i heard that homeopathic has to be started way in advance. i will be looking into it for next years nightmare for sure.

with the ntihistamines though, i keep wondering if they are all just much of a muchness and they just aren't going to work. or is that cynical?

[chapsmum]

neoclarytin is a derivative of loratidine...
you could ask for Cetirizine, Telfast ,Xyzal which are all specifically for hayfever/rhinitus.
I belive they are prescription onlly but at least it gives you another avenue. Poor soul

[TooTicky]

festiveface, with homoeopathy hay fever gets treated constitutionally through the winter months, building up the body's resistance to irritants. Can take a few years to cure, but symptoms will lessen each year. Worth looking into and finding a good homoeopath now, and you may get an acute remedy which would help with this summer.

[brimfull]

I bought cetirizine today in boots,can't remember the brand though.Works a treat for dd who really suffers.
Your poor kids festiveface...sounds dreadful,Hope they feel better soon.Could you explain the situation to the school and get some work for them to do at home?

[festiveface]

thanx everyone, just hearing sympathies has helped! thats all i wanted from dh really grrrrrr

benedryland zyrtec are the same as cetirizine. xyzal is what ds1 tried today. not tried telfast yet.

i took work home for ds1 on friday but was worried they might be like hmph its only hayfever. i'm sure people think i'm exagerating but it does really get in the way of things.

thanx for the info tooticky.

i do appreciate that people take the time to post and offer some help

[festiveface]

glad it works for your lo ggirl. it's so ot nice for kids.