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| ID: | 100036
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Time/Date: | 02:14:16 PM PDT/ 06-28-2009 |
| Name: | Lori A Osborn |
| Email Address: | EmailAddress@notprovided.com |
| Story: | I had went to a neuroligist for my on going migraines and after some tests he prescribed dilantin at a low dose for the first 4 days and after that would double the dosage. I had not quite felt right sore throat, achy but just thought I was coming down with something until he raised the dosage the next day I woke up and had taken the dilantin and went to work within a couple of hours I really started to feel bad, low grade fever, sore throat. I went home and went to bed feeling awful. The next morning I had a rash and my face was swollen like a ballon I was still taking my medicine and feeling worse. I felt really out of it. My husband took me to our family physician and she thought I had scarlet fever, started giving me penicillian shots and sent me home, I was getting worse and worse hour by hour, day by day, I kept going back to my family physician she could not figure it out but decided that I should not take any medicines and give me a predisone steroid. I was in excrutiating pain and could not even stand to have anything touch my skin. I felt like I was on fire and I could not sleep, I literaly thought I was going crazy. Oncew she took me off the dilantin in a few days I started to feel a little better and then she put me back on my dilantin and within a few hours I was back in excructating pain and had a bright red rash all over me again. So she put me back on a higher dose of predisone and I never took dilantin ever again. It was a nightmare. Several layers of skin peeled off in sheets like I was sun burned from the inside out and I was out of work for about three weeks. I was very fortunate that I was able to come out of it without any lasting issues and alive. I probally drove my doctor crazy but I was not going to keep going the way I was and I was glad that I did stay on top of it as I did or who knows what would have happened. |
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| ID: | 100035
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Time/Date: | 02:13:23 PM PDT/ 06-28-2009 |
| Name: | michelle |
| Email Address: | EmailAddress@notprovided.com |
| Story: | I was hoping someone could help me to understand if this is what my 5 year old daughter had gone through. 4 weeks ago my daughter had gotten sick. She had a fever and I had given her Tylenol for a fever. She started developing an upper respitory infection and a horrible cough and I brought her into the doctor. The doctor didn't see her however a nurse practictioner did and said her lungs sounded fine and that this was just a virus and this would pass. If she gets worse bring her back in. 10 days later she was getting worse. I brought her back. They finally put her on something being she was now sick for about 2 weeks. She was given Ammoxicillin. 7 days into it she developed a fever of 103.7. I gave her Motrin and Tylenol in the same night and had a hard time getting her fever down. I called the doctor and they said to continue to give her the motrin or Tylenol as directed, as long as the fever is coming down. She seen the doctor the next day and the doctor said she may be developing another virus on top of what she has. 2 Days after the fever she broke out in what I would say looked like hives/rash. it started as blotches on her back and quickly went up her neck onto her face in a matter of moments. She was complaining that it was very itchy. Her skin became super sensitive. I brought her to the hospital where they administered prednisone and benidryle. Nothing seemed to of helped her. At that point she only had this on her stomache and back, arms, face. Some where raised some where flat. By the next day it became a lot worse, it looked as if her whole body was thrown in a fire. 90% of her body was covered in this red rash that itched this poor little girls body all over. Not even oatmeal bath, or calming oatmeal lotion was helping nor was the benidryl at this point. One night she hadnt slept but one hour due to the itching. I couldnt do anything for my child and it was horrible to see her go through this. I brought her back to the doctor and told them that we need to do somethin
g about this. The doctor said this wasnt an allergic reaction but a drug rash. She prescribed her Hydroxyzine for her. That seemed to be the only thing to help. Toward the end of all of this her feet were swallon and red and hurt for her to walk on. They finally went down after a day and she is finally through all of this. We dealt with this for almost a week. I dont know if this is SJS or not. I can say this.. She didn't have any crustations on her eyes or mouth sores except at the hospital her lip started to bleed as if it was very chapped. This is my question if anyone out there could help me that would be great. |
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| ID: | 100034
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Time/Date: | 02:12:39 PM PDT/ 06-28-2009 |
| Name: | Helen Morris |
| Email Address: | EmailAddress@notprovided.com |
| Story: | Hi, I had SJS when I was 4 years old as a reaction to antibiotics. I was very lucky and there was an Australian doctor working in our hospital (uk) who knew what I had. This was 1985 so my parents had no way of finding out what was wrong with me, they found one book which had only morbid facts in. Anyway I ended up in intensive care and can only remeber not being allowed to drink the ulcers covered me inside everywhere, the rash was all over me externally. My parents were told that the only reason I didnt die was due to the rash being so explosive externally. They said at the time this stopped the ulcers reaching vital internal organs. Obviously medical knowledge has improved vastly sice then so what my parents were told may not be true. I was discharged after a few weeks and remained very swollen and red faced for a long time although very skinny. I had problems eating afterwards, and developed epilepsy and migraines at the age of seven, and precancerous cervical cells at 19. However now i am fine my epilepsy stopped at 14, i still get odd migraines and i have had 5 years clear of bad cells. I have had no other side affects although it'd be good to find out what the long term consequence are as most doctors in the uk don't even seem to know what it is! One doctor prescribed me chephlosporns even though they are what caused the reaction!! Luckily I didnt take them!!
Anyway I hope all the people who get sjs or have had it a sucessful return to good health, this site is very helpful and good luck to the future.
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| ID: | 100033
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Time/Date: | 02:11:39 PM PDT/ 06-28-2009 |
| Name: | George kouretas |
| Email Address: | EmailAddress@notprovided.com |
| Story: | on January 15 Thursday of 2009, i came down with sjs/tens,i took levaquin 500mg. i only took 1 dose and i ended up in temple university hospital in the burn unit for 11 days. it is a good thing that my son was here and new something was wrong. i first developed a rash, hives, and some blistering on my lip,and forehead. through prayer,and a lot of support from family and friends, i m here today. when this evolved fully i had blisters from head to toe, hives and a rash.from jan 17 to jan 20 i did not think i was going to make it.on jan 21 wed everything disappeared as quickly as it appeared.all the tubes and the bi pap machine were removed.and on jan 25 i was home. we will never forget those days. i m 80 years old and i feel like Lazarus. i m sending this from fort Dix NJ. and the hospital was in Philadelphia pa. |
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| ID: | 100032
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Time/Date: | 01:50:57 PM PDT/ 06-28-2009 |
| Name: | Anna |
| Email Address: | amabate@msn.com |
| Story: | Hello,
My name is Anna, and I was diagnosed with Stevens Johnson Syndome. I am 11 years old, and I have recurrent SJS. This is the sixth time that I have had SJS. For the first three episodes I was sent home by doctors who said that it was viral, and not to worry about it. The fourth episode I was admitted to Akron Childrens Hospital. Basicly, I was only at the hospital for dehydration. There was not a treatment, nor a route that the doctors could take to help me to get better. I spent five days there, and went home with no further answers.
On the fifth episode, I took steriods and they really didn't do much, but they kept the inflammation in my mouth down.
On the sixth episode, I was admitted to Pittsburgh Childrens Hospital, to get a IVIG treatment. IVIG transfusion goes in through an IV and coates the good cells to basicly give them a protection layer. For me, the treatment did not work at all, and after 4 days in the hospital I was sent home. I am currently recovering, and doctors are pretty much positive that I will get SJS again. |
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| ID: | 100031
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Time/Date: | 01:50:09 PM PDT/ 06-28-2009 |
| Name: | DEISE DARC |
| Email Address: | d-arc@uol.com.br |
| Story: | I'M AFRAID TO DIE SOMEDAY, BECAUSE HERE IN BRAZIL , THERE ARE NO PROFESSIONALS THAT KNOWS HOW TO CARE OF SJS. I HAD THIS TWICE. FIRST TIME I WENT TO TEN DIFFERENT DOCTORS AND NO ONE GIVE ME ANY MEDICATION. ONE ASK ME TO DO A HIV EXAME, AND DON'T WANT TO SHAKE MY HAND TO SAY GOODBYE. LAST TIME I HAD WAS LAST YEAR. I TOLD MY DOCTOR THAT IT WAS SJS, BUT HE SEND ME TO A GYNNECOLOGIST AND SAID MY PROBLEM IS CANDID. I LIVE NEAR OF SAO PAULO, WHERE THE BEST DOCTORS ARE, BUT NOBODY KNOWS HOW TO TREAT THIS. MY SISTER HAD SJS THREE TIMES. IF SOMEBODY KNOWS A DOCTOR THAT KNOWS HOW TO CARE SJS, PLEASE CONTACT ME. ONLY WHO FELL THE PAIN OF BE FRIED ALIVE WILL UNDERSTAND MY FEAR.
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| ID: | 100030
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Time/Date: | 01:48:15 PM PDT/ 06-28-2009 |
| Name: | PRASHANT ATRE |
| Email Address: | atreprashant@yahoo.com |
| Story: | My 7 years daughter was recently affect the reaction of SJS, Story is like follows, 16 March 2009 she was got fever it was sunday. Next day on 17th we have consult our doctor and given her SEPTRON. At evening she get affeted by the rash and some burn spots. We have again contected to our doctor, they come into couclusion on that my daughter has got reaction of SJS. Due to we have get noticed it in time and our doctor given quick treatment, her SJS reaction is get in to control. But to control the reaction doctor given hre the mild doses of the steroids. So she get some weekness. But according to doctor she will come back normal within in month.
My doctor suggested to surf this site to know the SJS. I shocked to seen about the SJS.
THANK GOD you saved my daughter from hevy attact of SJS. |
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| ID: | 100029
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Time/Date: | 01:45:50 PM PDT/ 06-28-2009 |
| Name: | Tom |
| Email Address: | tabatecpa@hotmail.com |
| Story: | My 11 year old daughter has had 6 episodes of Stevens Johnson Syndrome which we believe is casued by Mycoplasma bacteria. We have not been able to find a doctor who is willing to really research her condition and try to find an effective solution or treatment. As a result she has had to suffer through these episodes and has been hospitalized on two occasions. If there is anyone who is aware of an effective treatment option or a doctor who is interested in a child with recurrent Stevens Johnson please send an email as we are desperate for a solution. |
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| ID: | 100028
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Time/Date: | 01:45:04 PM PDT/ 06-28-2009 |
| Name: | Teresa Pittman |
| Email Address: | jazzyjaquez@yahoo.com |
| Story: | My story begins in December 2004. I worked sick all week at the end of the day I would come home take a bath and take ibuprofen because my head had been hurting, I assumed I was coming down with a cold. This went on until Friday December 23,2004. I called my mom to take me to the emergency room because I could't see and I was exausted.
They gave me some potassium pills I couldn't swallow them. I went home not knowing what was wrong. The next day was Christmas the worst by then I was so weak, I couldn't brush my teeh my mouth was soar. I just layed in the bed for 2 days my mother and my husband took me to the doctors office and I tod him if I go back home Im going to die please put me in the hospital. He did I was admitted to an isolation room. The next morning a team of doctors gathered in my room asking me all kinds of questions. By now my left eye was swollen shut and I couldn't talk. They testedme for everything under the sun. TB, Aids and Lupus. My teperature was so high my lips were scarred. The doctor put me on Valtrex for herpes because of lesions in my mouth. My eyes were oozing thick pus. blood was taken from me every 4 hours for a week.I had enough. The eye doctor came in every afternoon to scrape my eyes with a metal instrument agonizing pain I have ever felt. I was dismissed without knowing what was wrong. I continued to go to the eye doctor by know I was just about blind(I was a nursing student there goes my career)A specilalist was called in from Atlanta , he ask me if I evr heard of SJS I immediately came home and looked it up finally I knew what was going on every symptom every thing I had gone through was staring at me on my computer screen. I suffer today with my eyes the are much weaker than they used to be. I couldn't drive at night for 3 years and really didn't want to drive out of town I rarely did. 5 Years later and I still feel and see the reprucussions of this syndrome by looking in the mirror everyday. My lips and my eyes show me everyday of that terrible episode in my life. I thank God my family took me to the doctors office that day I truly believe I would have died and my family not knowing what was going on.
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| ID: | 100027
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Time/Date: | 01:43:54 PM PDT/ 06-28-2009 |
| Name: | Donna Szatkowski |
| Email Address: | donna.szatkowski@gmail.com |
| Story: | Hi, my name is Donna and here is my story. I was recently put on Lamictal (generic form) and was told that there was a slight possibility that I may develop a skin rash due to this drug. My psych. had said, "If this does occur, head directly to the ER room", which I did. I was put on Lamictal (generic) on 3/1/09 at a dose of 25 mg to be titrated by 25mg every 20 days. On _______, I was up to a 75mg dose and was so very itchy. I thought nothing of this until I went to take a shower that evening and almost fainted at my reflection in the mirror. I was heavily marked with silver-dollar size burn marks on my upper torso, lower torso and back. In addition, I had huge boils/lesions on my arms and back as well. My lips began to swell and my ears reddened, a short time afterwards my face looked as if I was just in the sun all day w/out wearing sunblock. I immediately dialed 911 and was taken to the ER room (Elmhurst, NY). I told the EMT people that my psych had said if I developed a rash to go to the ER immediately. I gave all my information to the EMT as well as the nurse at the hospital. I got a a quick visual from the doctor in ER, he only looked at my chest and I was given a shot of benedryl and a tablet of pretizone and was told to wait on the side to see if I felt any other symptons. After a 1/2 hour, I asked someone if I could leave, they said yes, w/out giving me any after care or release papers!!! ER these days!! -- I tell you, not good. I went home and was unable to sleep due to the feeling as if I were on fire, the itching, the welts, the boils, the ringing in my ears. I went to my GP the next day and the nurse who took my intake just so happen to be involved in a study of Lamictal users. She made my GP aware of the drug and when he came in to see me was quite concerned. He explained SJS and said if, I had developed one more lesion or had no relief by end of day that I should go to the ER once again. He took blood and urine samples and gave me a shot of benedryl and an 80% shot of an
it-inflammatory medicine in my right arm. He also told me that if I did go back to the ER to have the doctor look up Lamicatal in the PRM (Physicians reference manual). Needless to say, I had no relief the next day, went back to another ER (NY Hospital/NYC). I told the doctor about the PRM, she shook her head, said it wasn't SJS?? and gave me 25mg of benedryl and 50 mg of pretizone (the same thing the previous ER doctor gave me). This time, my symptons subsided some-- my itichiness subsided and my burning feeling somewhat subsided as well. I was so happy, finally--- to be put out of misery after 3 days. She gave me 2 pills of pretizone (one for the next 2 days) and benedryl and told me that I would be all cleared up by Friday. When I returned home, I was finally at ease... after roughly 6 hours past my ER visit. my symptons came back fierecly, the boils errupted again, the itichiness, the burning and now my ears were hurting terribly, inside as well as outside. I cried my eyes out. The next day I had my therapy appt. and my therapist suggested that maybe I NOT go on vacation, as I had planned to go to Arizona on Saturday. I was real upset and called my psych, who Finally decided t see me. We were scheduled to meet at 4pm.. but I didn't wind up seeing him until 5:45pm. all the time thinking I was going to die, I actualy thought about writing a will, I never felt this way in my entire life. When I saw him he said it wasn't SJS. He put me on Hydroxyzine Pamoate 50mg and told me that he didn't know when my lesions would clear up and that I could indeed go on vacation. Sunday-- (a full week after my initial outbreak-- my skin lesions did clear up some) but my face is inflamed and now my joints hurt so terribly. I did and still do have SJS. I am outraged that no-one other than my GP recognized this. What is the problem?? SJS has to be more conveyed and Physicians need to be made aware of this terrible thing. I sit hear in tears, inflamed and in pain. I will file a claim w/the FDA as well as with G
SK, the manufacturer of the drug. MY nightmare continues. If I may be of any help to any1 going through a similar situation, I am here for you and will try to help. |
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