Living with Food Allergies, 2013 and on

[CMdeux]

Hey, that is AWESOME!   

[Macabre]

[PurpleCat]

That's awesome!  Congrats to your DS and family!

[MaryM]

Great news!

[rebekahc]

Great news, Hezz!  Congrats to DS!! 

[spacecanada]

Congratulations, Hezzier!!

I am on dose four of my allergy shots.  Today's shot resulted in swelling, a runny nose, coughing, and additional observation. Blah.  Next week is a pre-dose of antihistamine and a lower dose on the shot. Last week had reactions too, but not enough to affect today's dosing amount. If there are any symptoms next week we have to go to a lower dose again.  This could be a very long process.

[CMdeux]

sc. 

[spacecanada]

The redness got up to 53mm diameter by the time I went to bed, with swelling over my whole upper arm, but has gone down to closer to 30 with about half as much swelling by morning. (That was with taking antihistamines as soon as I got home from the clinic.) Acceptable limit was 15 and minimal swelling.  More antihistamines today, plus Benadryl cream and cold packs. At least it isn't itchy today.  And I work from home so I can wear pyjamas, snuggle baby foster kittens, and take naps to recover. I am surprised how (relatively) mild symptoms really wiped me out yesterday. I am still feeling it today.

[Linden]

One of those you know you have allergies when moments.  I casually mentioned to DS' older brother that DS' class was gathering nuts from the ground as a learning activity, but nuts we know are safe for DS to be around.  He got really mad and shouted, "They were doing what???  Scott Sicherer would not approve!!!"  We don't even know Sicherer by the way; we never even went to Mount Sinai. 

[Macabre]

[GoingNuts]

YEsterday on the way to work I heard the morning DJ announce an upcoming song by a new group called The Sufferers.  The title of the song was "Peanuts".  And I thought to myself, "What is this song going to be about - death?".   

It was nothing of the sort, and I have no idea what the title of the song referred to, since it was about a relationship.  But of course death was where my mind went first.   

[CMdeux]

Okay, when I list all of the ways that food allergies cause  little moments of cognitive dissonance, and thoughts of "Wow, that's an entirely new WAY in which LTFA completely SUCK..."

Seafood appears neuroprotective in APOE4 carriers


Great-- so those who are at the highest risk of Alzheimer's (and probably other CNS neurodegenerative disorders) can do something about it !  Yay!  Eat more seafood!


Oh.  Wait.



_nevermind

[Macabre]

Ugh. As a daughter of one who had Alzheimer's and one who has been dx with Alzheimer's but is probably just dementia, this is grrrrrrr.

That said, if there is something promising out there for others, COOL. 

[SilverLining]

Okay, when I list all of the ways that food allergies cause  little moments of cognitive dissonance, and thoughts of "Wow, that's an entirely new WAY in which LTFA completely SUCK..."

Seafood appears neuroprotective in APOE4 carriers


Great-- so those who are at the highest risk of Alzheimer's (and probably other CNS neurodegenerative disorders) can do something about it !  Yay!  Eat more seafood!


Oh.  Wait.



_nevermind

The article won't open for me....but just wanted to say

My dad always called fish "brain food". Guess he was right all along.

[starlight]

Had a dream last night that involved a vending machine with a 'shower' mode. that you could push the button and the bottom catch tray would get hosed down before you buy something. Which would only occur to the sleeping minds of the food allergic and possibly the OCD-with-focus-on-germs/cleanliness.