I Had Strep Throat In January 2018 That Was Treated Followed Immediately By Hives,My Allergist Tested Me For An Allergy To Penicillin Meeting Doctor So Want To Know What To Expect And Or Ask Or Demand?

Question: I had strep throat in January 2018 that was treated with Penicillin. It was followed immediately by hives, which I continue to have seven months later in early August. Initially the hives were mainly round and in bunches and bit deep into the muscle or joint if they were on the arm, for example, or respectively, the thumbs. They lasted for weeks. I took Benadryl to deal with the itching. After a 3 week reprieve in XXXXXXX I got a big welt on my forearm followed by more round hives that started moving more rapidly from one spot to another, appearing and disappearing. They do not seem as deep. I also got hives right next to my eye three times, dark purple ones that were disturbing to look at. I continue to take Benadryl. My allergist tested me for an allergy to Penicillin in March and I did not have one. My internist says the hives just have to run their course. It is wearing me out and I find it hard to understand why there is not a shot I can be given once a month or something that will make them go away all together. At least for a while so I can do something other than deal with the ongoing symptoms. No tests have been done re: lupus, hypothyroid, mono, rheumatoid arthritis or any other things that rashes or hives can sometimes be an indication of. I see my allergist again this week and want to know what to expect and or ask or demand.

Thank you for your reply. This weekend my right ear has become swollen, red hot to the touch and inflamed. Benadryl helped make it go down a little but there are two round hives on the cheek bone next to the ear. I will try to download these images. This bout started in late XXXXXXX and there's been no let up, although the Benadryl and Zyrtec do suffocate the symptoms the hives keep coming. I had surgery on my throat last year when hardware from a fusion done in 2010 on my cervical spine moved to my esophagus. It was there several years and destroyed the top of the esophagus and the back of the throat wall peeled down. I had to go on TPN for 5 weeks and on 4 different antibiotics for 8 weeks and was in three different hospitals for 2 months, ultimately. It concerns me that the ear has become a great big hive all by itself. I see Dr. XXXXXXX in Manhattan on Monday at 3:00. I will ask about a blood allergy test. Where can I upload those images? I don't see how.