Living with Food Allergies, 2013 and on

[CMdeux]

He usually does, by the way.  My suspicion is that he simply likes going somewhere sunny in Feb/March.   

[LinksEtc]

Clearly you are Jedi master, no mere knight.

I don't know what it says about me that when I'm bored or looking for a little fun, I often go allergy surfing  ... I don't think this is quite "normal", but I  it  .

Cross my fingers mine is going. Put our two docs back together in person after records transfer.

Now you have lost me ... 

I wonder if Sicherer came up with the title.

I don't know, but it's great!

I also wonder if DH can attend since it's close to us.

That would be cool.

[twinturbo]

Sicherer was my oldest's allergist, so we had records forwarded to our allergist here who is a graduate of Mt. Sinai. It's convenient for us to have someone who knows the practice really well.

[LinksEtc]

I wish AAAAI would let patients/parents more into the discussions.  I see they are on twitter now, but their topics all seem so safe.  Can you imagine if AAAAI and FAS really had some deep conversations about some of the stuff we discuss here?  How cool would that be?  What would come of it?
Can you imagine a couple of us feisty moms giving a presentation there  ...   
I can totally see the Professor-Mom captivating the audience    .... sharing the patient/parent perspective  .

[twinturbo]

I'm not sure the conference is closed off. DH has attended as a Professor Dad before.

Me personally if I'm my goal is to use  to stir this  it makes more sense to drop in behind enemy lines to raise heck. So whatever special ed disability in education conference meets. After DH went to the allergy congress that was some of the most advanced research in the world. There's not much heck to be raised on that front.

[LinksEtc]

For myself, I would never really try to attend without being invited in (not holding my breath there).... it's not my place.  No, I'm going to try and be a good mom and not overstep  .

I just can't help but wonder what would happen if patient perspective was given more of a seat at the table.

[Janelle205]

This is more a living with asthma, but there are well enough people here who understand that.

It is currently 5 degrees out, with a windchill of -11.  And I'm sitting in a room with a window open, because new furniture fumes are making me wheezy.

At least I don't have to worry about pollen blowing in. 

[CMdeux]

Or insects.  Bonus!   

[spacecanada]

Some people just. don't. get. it.  No matter how many times or how many ways I present the facts. 

To many battles lately.  For me and for others.  It's exhausting.  I'd love to get some help from you guys but due to confidentiality I don't think I can say much here.  I'm trying to make a safe environment for a kid (not mine) and other adults are making it very difficult.   

[CMdeux]

   You can always (also) ask via PM.

Life with LTFA means...

you pretty much NEVER, EVER try anything new during a major weather catastrophe of any kind.

Because foremost in your mind is the thought "what if..." and if the answer is that EMS couldn't easily get to you, and more to the point, take you to the local emergency department, well... not worth the risk.

So there they sit, those King's Hawaiian rolls.  On our counter.   

[LinksEtc]

I was getting rid of expired medicines yesterday and I thought how nice those clear containers are that the epi's come packed in. 

I asked the kids if they wanted the empty containers and they said yes.  LOL - this morning I see that they have been converted into a "LEGO people jail".   


ETA - my kids are getting older now so I'm not worried about choking hazards ... I wouldn't give them to young kids.  Obviously, they aren't meant to be toys - use your own judgment.

[CMdeux]

Oh, I am not so sure... many is the epi-trainer that has saved an American girl life at our home, over the years...

[Macabre]

Such a wonderful irony at the Minneapolis Institute if Arts yesterday.

[CMdeux]

When attending a college preview event, your LARGEST problem by far is how to attend a coffee and a luncheon without eating anything, and without making this seem "weird."

And, as a parent, your largest fear is that your child will be so worried about this particular point that she will fail to absorb anything ELSE in the campus visit.  {sigh}

[raybright]

hey! thought some of you might be interested in this:

http://www.statista.com/statistics/224527/us-allergy-sufferers/

the rate of people with allergies seems to rise, why is that?