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Update: Extremely grateful and fortunate
My son was admitted into children's hospital this week for anaphylaxis. unknowingly, he ate a peanut butter cookie the other night. He didn't know it was peanut butter as he has not had it since about age 3. He is allergic, obviously, and he has become a bit lax recently. Well he won't be anymore. One of my most terrifying moment in parent hood so far.
Running into the local ER and seeing a swarm of medical people ripping his baseball clothes off, and jabbing him everywhere. horrible. But thank G-D, he survived.
He was transported to the hospital, and I am so GRATEFUL that all turned out ok. Another 10 minutes or so, and things would have been different.
Sure puts life into perspective.
Michelle
Hi JJ,
Yes, the school has an epi pen, and we always have one in the car and home.
We took out the trainer, and each took a turn using it. We will not hesitate next time.
Ess, yep it was the "MAN" boy! ;). How r u doing? Miss seeing u these days
Yes, the school has an epi pen, and we always have one in the car and home.
We took out the trainer, and each took a turn using it. We will not hesitate next time.
Ess, yep it was the "MAN" boy! ;). How r u doing? Miss seeing u these days
Michelle, I'm so glad your son is okay!
Is this the recent Bar Mitzvah boy? Wow, he's just had a big lesson in how to be a man.
I read where you mentioned you were at the hospital, but thought you were getting an infusion. I hope things settle down at your house.
ess
Is this the recent Bar Mitzvah boy? Wow, he's just had a big lesson in how to be a man.
I read where you mentioned you were at the hospital, but thought you were getting an infusion. I hope things settle down at your house.
ess
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Its great that he's ok now, it really is scarry stuff, couldn't agree with you more there. Just wondering if his school and sports club(s) have epi pen's on hand for each identified anaphylaxic, its practically the law over here, same applies to puffers. There wouldn't be many kids orientated places over here that wouldn't be 'peanut free zones', schools and clubs especially, do you have that over your way?
At one stage i was working with 4 kids who were all coincidently anaphylaxic, 1 was banana, 1 was kiwi fruit and eggs, 1 was milk and the other was peanut, I could probably still spot those foods from a mile away lol. I think we were lucky (in a fashion) with our youngest, he's ellergic to just about every thing but he's never gone anaphylaxic. Blisters or hives covering his entire body and sometimes he looks like a boiled lobster, puffy and bright red but thankfully its never life threatening.
Do you think hubby would be less fearful, if he did a refresher course on epi pens? Over here st john and the local health centres run courses, might be worth checking out.
Hugs..............JJ
At one stage i was working with 4 kids who were all coincidently anaphylaxic, 1 was banana, 1 was kiwi fruit and eggs, 1 was milk and the other was peanut, I could probably still spot those foods from a mile away lol. I think we were lucky (in a fashion) with our youngest, he's ellergic to just about every thing but he's never gone anaphylaxic. Blisters or hives covering his entire body and sometimes he looks like a boiled lobster, puffy and bright red but thankfully its never life threatening.
Do you think hubby would be less fearful, if he did a refresher course on epi pens? Over here st john and the local health centres run courses, might be worth checking out.
Hugs..............JJ
Hi Kim,
My son, who is 13, has not had an allergic reaction since age 3.
We/He have been very diligent. However, lately, I can say now, not as much as we used to be.
On Halloween, he thought he had a peanut in a piece of chocolate. He wanted to be retested at the allergist. Anyway, he had a peanut challenge 2 weeks from now, which of course is not needed.
My son is very stoic, always has been, and never tells people there might be a problem. Not a good trait.
At this boy scout spaghetti fundraiser, 2 plates of a variety of cookies were set down. I broke of a piece and tried one. Yes, it was peanut butter. He didn't know if that was the kind he had.
Well, I kept asking him if anything was wrong at all. Checked him for Hives...nothing. He left for baseball practice 1/2 hour later. I gave him a Benadryl just in case.
His dad took him, and during the practice, Seth began to "look different" according to my hubby. He asked Seth if he was ok, well he said NO. Yikes.
They started driving to the ER, my hubby pulled over and called me. "should he give the epi pen?". I said yes, but he was afraid. I just told him to drive as fast and safe as he good. (about 5 min.mto the ER)
well, we SHOULD have used the epi pen, and will never make that mistake again.
when I got to the ER, he didn't look like my son. Hugely swollen, red, full of hives. It was awful. He had trouble breathing..just terrifying.
So, when in doubt give the epi immediately and they told us to call 911 and stay put.
We r being extra cautious again (which was a lesson well learned), and he is now carrying his own epi pen. We have them in house, cars, school, but he has never carried one.
He now realizes this is a life threating issue, not just some type of strange reaction.
I hope this never happens again, but never say never.
I wish you luck, and never to be afraid of using the epi pen . It won't hurt him. That was my hubby's fear anyway.
Michelle
My son, who is 13, has not had an allergic reaction since age 3.
We/He have been very diligent. However, lately, I can say now, not as much as we used to be.
On Halloween, he thought he had a peanut in a piece of chocolate. He wanted to be retested at the allergist. Anyway, he had a peanut challenge 2 weeks from now, which of course is not needed.
My son is very stoic, always has been, and never tells people there might be a problem. Not a good trait.
At this boy scout spaghetti fundraiser, 2 plates of a variety of cookies were set down. I broke of a piece and tried one. Yes, it was peanut butter. He didn't know if that was the kind he had.
Well, I kept asking him if anything was wrong at all. Checked him for Hives...nothing. He left for baseball practice 1/2 hour later. I gave him a Benadryl just in case.
His dad took him, and during the practice, Seth began to "look different" according to my hubby. He asked Seth if he was ok, well he said NO. Yikes.
They started driving to the ER, my hubby pulled over and called me. "should he give the epi pen?". I said yes, but he was afraid. I just told him to drive as fast and safe as he good. (about 5 min.mto the ER)
well, we SHOULD have used the epi pen, and will never make that mistake again.
when I got to the ER, he didn't look like my son. Hugely swollen, red, full of hives. It was awful. He had trouble breathing..just terrifying.
So, when in doubt give the epi immediately and they told us to call 911 and stay put.
We r being extra cautious again (which was a lesson well learned), and he is now carrying his own epi pen. We have them in house, cars, school, but he has never carried one.
He now realizes this is a life threating issue, not just some type of strange reaction.
I hope this never happens again, but never say never.
I wish you luck, and never to be afraid of using the epi pen . It won't hurt him. That was my hubby's fear anyway.
Michelle
Oh wow...how scary! My 5 year old son is also severly allergic to peanuts, treenuts and sesame. Sure makes life..."interesting" to say the least. I'm so glad your son was ok!
How did you realize what was going on? Did you use and Epi-pen? We have been lucky not to have another issue so I'm just curious how it presented for your son. It might help me one day:)
Thanks...and thank goodness your son is doing well!
Kim
How did you realize what was going on? Did you use and Epi-pen? We have been lucky not to have another issue so I'm just curious how it presented for your son. It might help me one day:)
Thanks...and thank goodness your son is doing well!
Kim
I am so sorry this happened! So scary! Can only imagine for a child. I had mine with Sulfa antibiotic and I thought I was going to die. Terrified of sulfa. Kids are so brave. I hope he continues to get better and I hope you are ok too. It's hard to see something like that happen. Take care of you too! Wishing everyone the best!
I'm so glad he is okay! My daughter had an allergic reaction to a new dental anesthetic when she was nine. It caused three 3rd degree heartblocks so our small town hospital called for Flight for Life.
But like Dennis said, kids are resilient! By the time the helicopter got there the anesthetic had worn off and the crew said they had never had a patient who enjoyed their helicopter ride so much. She said the heavy turbulence over the Rockies was more fun than a roller coaster! I'm glad she enjoyed it, but it was a very stressful 200 mile drive for us to catch up with her!
I hope your son bounces back as quickly and never has another run-in with peanuts! I agree that it put things into perspective for us, too.
Valerie
But like Dennis said, kids are resilient! By the time the helicopter got there the anesthetic had worn off and the crew said they had never had a patient who enjoyed their helicopter ride so much. She said the heavy turbulence over the Rockies was more fun than a roller coaster! I'm glad she enjoyed it, but it was a very stressful 200 mile drive for us to catch up with her!
I hope your son bounces back as quickly and never has another run-in with peanuts! I agree that it put things into perspective for us, too.
Valerie
I'm so glad that he will be OK.
It must have scared him a lot also. I know when I got stung my a bee ( didn't know I was allergic) and going through what your son went though scared the you know what out of me and I was 40 at the time. Probably a lot scarier to a child. Luckily children are usually more resilient than us old timers. :)
Dennis
It must have scared him a lot also. I know when I got stung my a bee ( didn't know I was allergic) and going through what your son went though scared the you know what out of me and I was 40 at the time. Probably a lot scarier to a child. Luckily children are usually more resilient than us old timers. :)
Dennis
so very scary for you. So glad he will be ok, and now you ha e to really watch huh? He will need a eppy pen with him all the time, I bet. I have another friend who does have the peanut allergy , and it can be scary.
Glad he is ok,
HUGS,\
Candy
Glad he is ok,
HUGS,\
Candy
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