stupid things i do

[rootofnewt]

okay, just one..

decided to test my benadryl allergy. i haven't had benadryl since i was 6 or 7. back then, it blessed me with horrid stomach cramps and projectile vomiting. needless to say, i wasn't given it again.

so far, i have an itchy, tight throat. nothing like consuming soy or peanuts... but i'm starting to itch elsewhere... tingly itching... like hives.

i have my epi-pen, just in case...

boy strongly discouraged me from doing this, but i *need* to know. after all, if i have an anaphylactic reaction to soy, papaya, latex, or peanut, the ER will give me benadryl (aka diphenhydramine). judging my my minimal reaction so far (less than five minutes), i probably need to find a non-steel, non-gold medicalert bracelet. *sigh*

i know i'm supposed to have one (for the soy and latex allergies alone), but it's so hard to find them in metals which don't make me react.

guess i'll write my doctor a letter tomorrow.

my lips are all tingly and numb now.

Comments

Allergies

[sheilamarie.livejournal.com]

My mother is allergic to adhesive of any kind. She had to get surgery and they needed to put bandages on her, of course she had a reaction so they gave her Benadryl, she almost died. At first the rash from the adhesive spread all over then she started having problems breathing among other things. Eventually they got it all sorted out, but she knows she can never have Benadryl.

Re: Allergies

[krasota.livejournal.com]

yeah, i can use 3M's flexible foam bandages/tape, but i noticed some redness when i removed one... the itchy dry spot stays for a couple days. gah. don't tell me that i won't be able to wear ANY bandages.

3m foam is my last resort. no paper tape, nothing else... :( allergic to latex *and* whatever else in there. boo. i need to find a cave away from everything that makes me sick.