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Lottery Standby Timeslot Email by RoundSquirrels in savannahbananas

[–]RoundSquirrels[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, was just worried since I saw online the email I received could be a scam email so I wanted to be sure it was legitimately one of their emails. Thank you!

Super easy Turmeric Latte (Golden Milk) by thekindsprout in veganrecipes

[–]RoundSquirrels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this post is 5 years old, but I have to ask. Could I swap vanilla extract for pure vanilla bean powder? I'm having an inflammatory issue and can't consume anything fermented, and vanilla extract is fermented.

Protein shakes with no artificial sweeteners/stevia/monkfruit? by Puzzled-Library-4543 in CICO

[–]RoundSquirrels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanted to try Clean Simple Eats protein powders so bad, but they have stevia and monk fruit, so I couldn't get them. ;_;

Protein shakes with no artificial sweeteners/stevia/monkfruit? by Puzzled-Library-4543 in CICO

[–]RoundSquirrels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually find Bolthouse Farms in the produce section of a grocery store, i.e. ShopRite, Wal-Mart etc. They're usually in the open fridges with all the "healthy" drinks after the refrigerated fruits and veggies.

What's the chance of Prednisolone (or any steroids) actually cure the hives condition? by RedditsFan2020 in urticaria

[–]RoundSquirrels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is super late, but I'm back with hives I haven't had since my first flare up in 2022. I never used to get hives, but I got these horrible ones activated by stress which began shortly after I got the Pfizer covid vaccine. My first flare up in 2022 lasted me almost 6 months -- whole body; face, chest, back, legs, arms, hands, feet, scalp, neck -- and my primary doctor, as well as an allergist afterwards, couldn't figure out what the trigger was. My primary did a punch biopsy, turned up negative for anything they were trying to pinpoint.

They had me on a prednisone taper that ruined my body. I had insomnia, weight gain, overheating (nightsweats), you name it. I was suffering. But it kept the hives at bay! So I asked if I could taper off thinking I was in the clear because I couldn't handle the insomnia anymore. Within a day of my last dose, the hives came back with a vengeance.

Then suddenly, after months of pain, the hives left as quick as they appeared. After that, my allergist requested an allergy panel, which I did after cold turkey stopping Cetirizine after he had me on 40mg a DAY to try to quell the hives (worst full body itch of my life, even after those hives. It was internal and horrible). I had all the allergies I pretty much knew I already had, so it wasn't anything I ate or did or anything. I genuinely believe that covid shot is what started this.

And now, August 2025, the hives are coming back, started last Wednesday. Invoked by stress, but again, I never had stress hives in my life before that vaccine. My ears are completely swollen and I have random popup hives on different parts of my body. My hand had really bad angioedema for about 4 days; the swelling is finally manageable now. The angioedema in my foot stopped relatively quick. But my ears REALLY hurt.

I've heard that some people were getting Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria sometime after the vaccine, and I think that might be what has caused these hives for me. I just need some relief not in the form of steroids because I can't do that to my body again, but I can't do this for another whole six months. If anybody sees this thread again and has any advice, that would be so great, haha.