Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Angioedema


Today poor Gary discovered the technical term for the weird swelling he keeps getting--angioedema. It is like hives, but under the skin instead of on top of it. It shows up on his feet where it is painful, and hands, and lips, and throat. It is caused by allergies, but we don't know what he is allergic to. Current possible culprits: aspirin, salicylates, pork, preservatives in certain things.

Maybe by the time David gets his long white coat, we'll have it figured out.

4 comments:

Ma Hoyt said...

I can't be-lieve Gary let you post a picture of his swollen lip.

(I wonder if Loren would let me get a picture of his heart transplant scar....)

Thainamu said...

Ha! We'll see if he even notices...

Anonymous said...

Mom, that's gross. Why must you pollute the internet with pictures like that?

Thainamu said...

You think that's gross? What kind of a doctor are you going to make?