Living with Food Allergies, 2013 and on

[jschwab]

Oof, I hope you feel better! Do you know what happened?

[PurpleCat]

How are you doing now?  That sounds scary.

[twinturbo]

Ok. Boys are ok. FIL checked in with me this morning. Basically eating white rice and plain chicken until DH gets back. It was probably something in the birch or rose family. That red, burning area around the mouth after I crunched into a chunk of celery maybe in Costco soup. If DH was home I would have been meh about it but the kids, KWIM? I was like hey dad can you come down for an hour? Went over 911 calls (again) with my oldest and pinned his MedicAlert panic button to him.

[PurpleCat]

Glad everyone is OK.  How unnerving and yes, I KWYM.......

Being a mom complicates everything - and we are NOT allowed to be sick, hurt, or out of commission in anyway!     So good you can count on your FIL.

[jschwab]

Scary that you were not able to positively identify it . Hope recovery is OK.

I realized going into the courtroom today for jury duty that if I had a reaction, no one would know and I'd be isolated from my stuff so I asked a fellow juror to be aware I have an Epi in my bag. He was so nice about it.

[hezzier]

DS had a field trip this morning so I went in to check if his teacher wanted my extra epis for the bus ride or did she have the set from the nurse.  Parents were not riding the bus, but could meet them at the auditorium.  She said she had the schools so all was good (I can honestly say DS got the best teacher for him this year, not only does she get allergies, but she gets him also).  She then proceeded to tell me that her niece has allergies (to what I don't know) and recently had a reaction.  The niece's DH had to give her an epi, but apparently administered it more on the front of the thigh not the side.  The needle hit the bone and caused some serious pain and suffering.  Did not sound pleasant at all.

[ajasfolks2]

There's always one.

One teacher who -- even though he/she supposedly read and signed the 504 -- still offers candy as a reward.

Seriously.

It really is NOT THIS HARD to comprehend:

no food as a manipulative, incentive, or reward.

The 504 does NOT state, "unless you offer a nonfood <bs> _{second class alternative}".

*sigh*

[ajasfolks2]

Make it better.  Make it happen.  Make it last.

[PurpleCat]

DD went to a play last night with a friend from school and their family.  The friend's brother was in the play.  The mom knew the concessions would not be safe and she gave DD a chocolate bar she bought at Whole Foods that was nut free, dairy free, soy free......basically allergen free.  What a lovely unexpected thing to do for my DD.   

[GoingNuts]

PC, friends like that are worth their weight in gold.  So happy your DD had that experience.

[SilverLining]

I am needing to relearn how to read a label.

Again, I bought something with a big bold peanut free label.  Got it home, and there is a nut warning.

I am NOT complaining.  For people who are allergic to peanuts but not to nuts this is good.  I still completely avoid both, so, I just need to relearn.

[jschwab]

I am about five years into my food allergies and my mom just told me yesterday that my brother was allergic to cheese, eggs and orange juice as a kid (outgrew them). She didn't think it mattered to mention it.

[GoingNuts]

jschwab, several years into my younger DS's allergy/asthma nightmare, my aunt casually mentioned to me over lunch that my paternal grandfather had severe asthma and "could only eat mama's cooking" because he got terribly sick whenever he ate anything else, and there was a long list if things he couldn't eat.  When I asked her to define what really sick meant, she didn't know.  Only that he never ate out of the house. 

Who knows WTH that mean in 1930's NYC?

[jschwab]

jschwab, several years into my younger DS's allergy/asthma nightmare, my aunt casually mentioned to me over lunch that my paternal grandfather had severe asthma and "could only eat mama's cooking" because he got terribly sick whenever he ate anything else, and there was a long list if things he couldn't eat.  When I asked her to define what really sick meant, she didn't know.  Only that he never ate out of the house. 

Who knows WTH that mean in 1930's NYC?

Hmm, interesting  . I think she thought it didn't matter to mention since it was hives only (no respiratory involvement) and he outgrew it. I will have to revise the whole family history I gave the allergist a couple weeks ago.

[krasota]

Not happy that my carrot allergy has become contact reactive.

Oh, well, at least having a toddler makes this very easy to discover.  And it's only localized, too, which is a good thing.