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Suggest Treatment For Allergy Caused After Hernia Surgery

Hi I just had hernia surgery on June 1st and on June 11th I started having symptoms of an allergic reaction. Itching and burning all over my entire body and inside my ears, throat, eyes with redness in arms, legs, face and chest. I went back to the surgeon on June 12 and she advised me if it was a reaction to the mesh I would have symptoms immediately after surgery. She then put me on a 6 day treatment of Methylprednisolone 4mg. The itching has stopped but I am still having the burning of the skin, shortness of breath, lightheadedness, and just the feeling of not feeling well. I have not changed anything in my life as to explain this reaction. I am however allergic to pennicillian, amoxicillan...and the such, and the symptoms that I experience with those are similar to what I am experiencing now but 10 times worse. The last two nights I've awoken to the feeling of losing my breath and can't breath.
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hi,
first of all you should start inhalation of some bronchodilators like salbutamol or fluticasone with salmeterol to improve your breathing. take some anti histaminics like cetrizine , you can also take montelukast and zileuton with these to fasten improvement.meet an immunologist with complete history of all the drugs that were used post operatively .avoid those drugs which are found immunogenic in your case, go for total and differential count of WBC to rule out eosinophilia or basophilia. follow the advice of immunologist for further management.
thanks and take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Allergy Caused After Hernia Surgery

hi, first of all you should start inhalation of some bronchodilators like salbutamol or fluticasone with salmeterol to improve your breathing. take some anti histaminics like cetrizine , you can also take montelukast and zileuton with these to fasten improvement.meet an immunologist with complete history of all the drugs that were used post operatively .avoid those drugs which are found immunogenic in your case, go for total and differential count of WBC to rule out eosinophilia or basophilia. follow the advice of immunologist for further management. thanks and take care.