What should I tell a Dr. in the future?

[Suzettay]

I had a major surgery and went into respiratory failure while wheeling me into the recovery room.  My
surgeon said he believed it may have been the bacitracin that he sprayed on me  prior to cutting me.  When they
removed the tourniquet from my leg I began gasping for breath & that is all I remember until I awoke.  I am very
allergic to neosporin.  My concern of course is could this happen to me again and what if anything can I do to
prevent it from happening again?  I need to have another surgery although I am currently seeking another
specialist to consult with.

[lynnkay]

You make very certain that you always tell surgeons, etc. that you had this problem. You are highly allergic. I have the same problem with anything that has aspirin in it. My 27 yr. old daughter is very allergic to sulfa. Many people are allergic to things like you, me, etc. But, it is up to us, to stress what we are allergic to. And just pray someone does not mess it up in the process. Medical profession does make mistakes. You will possibly need another surgery. If I were you, I would keep saying what you are allergic to and what happened to you, due to this allergic reaction. And say it as many times, as is necessary. It should be recorded in your charts, that you are allergic to bacitracin. But, always remind the nurses, doctors, surgeons that you are allergic to this. Things do get overlooked in charts. I do understand your concern. I wish you the very best outcome on this.