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[rootofnewt]

boy talked to him mom last night. she's a nurse and really good for talking to about health things. she knows when to let things pass and when to call the doctor. :)

well, boy has been having what have seemed like allergic reactions. the ones to the mushrooms i'm pretty sure *are*.

but a couple days ago, he had another reaction like that... he hadn't had any mushrooms... just carrots, cottage cheese, and a piece of fresh rye bread... the bread isn't moldy. i know that.

the night before, i told him to go to the ER the next time he had a reaction like the one he had that afternoon to mushrooms. that day, he sat it out and didn't told anyone. felt like a tight collar around his neck, "weird feeling", hot and red of face... i know all too well how fast reactions can escalate, so i ordered him to seek medical attention the next time...

which was the next day... the day of no mushrooms. a coworker took him to the hospital, where boy cycled in and out of the reaction. the did an ekg and kept an eye on him. he'd already taken benedryl... the ER docs figured he was right--allergic reaction.... and told him to come back if he had trouble breathing.

well, he talked to his mom, as i said... and she told him that several of her friends and coworkers have something going around that presents itself the same way--almost like an allergic reaction or panic/anxiety attack...

boy hasn't really felt well for a week... so we're wondering if that's what it is.

and i'm so disjointed, i can't do anything to help. the clonazepam still has me all fuzzy-headed. i keep an eye on him... make sure he's breathing. he has asthma, so these weird attacks really worry me. and i really hope that it's just some passing bacterium or virus...

sometimes i feel like my mother. i sometimes think her fibro was exacerbated by not sleeping deeply so she could hear my brother if he started gasping from an asthma attack. it's frightening, waking up at night and feeling for the rise and fall of the chest... listening for the telltale gasp...

i'm so glad his asthma isn't as bad as my brother's was. but i remember how scared i used to be when i heard mom run up the stairs to take care of my little brother. how scared i was that i'd lose him.

now, when i'm in bed beside boy, i get flashbacks of being a little girl again... and i feel so helpless.

so i really hope these weird attacks pass. i asked him to call the doctor today... i was shocked that he didn't yesterday. we're not the type to run to the doctor with every little problem, but he fucking went to the ER and he has no explanation for this... if it affects BREATHING, one goes to the doctor, period.

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[mactavish.livejournal.com]

I'll keep you both in my thoughts about this.

My "troubles" began a couple of years ago, almost exactly, when I went to the ER with a pounding chest (heart rate would shoot up to 120 for no real reason). The doctor there couldn't find anything in an EKG, an xray, or a physical exam, and told me to see my own doctor. I went into the ER on the weekend. I had a doctor's appt already scheduled for Tuesday. The interval was pretty scary.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

thanks... that fact that you're still here is reassuring. *hugs* fwiw, one of my childhood friends has had RA all his life. i never realized how much it affected him until i went camping with him. i was still healthy then. i tossed his backpack inside of mine after seeing how he was when he awakened, before he worked some movement into his joints. i hope the limber-elves visit you more often.

boy's constant "away" on ICQ today doesn't help. maybe he's in a meeting, maybe he's back at the ER.

maybe he's dancing with his lunch and turning somersaults in rosslyn metro station.

i can hope.

{{{hugs}}}

[jkatj.livejournal.com]

I hope boy stops behaving in this bad manner soon. And he always is trying to make you out to the the bad guy. Now we know it's him. This is no way to treat you, even if you do like spiders.

[ashbet]

Awww, honey . . . (((squishy hugs))) I hope it all works out, and whatever this is, is just a temporary ailment and not a new allergy of some kind . . . ugh!!

-- Andi, wishing you luck!

[drcuriosity]

Many non-constrictive hugs to you and boi.
*Morbid waves* ;-)

Hoping everything sorts itself out nicely for you two. You're luffly, and appreciated, even from over here.

[dahliablue.livejournal.com]

{{{{hugs}}}
you and he are in my thoughts..
hang in there..

((hugs))

[laverick.livejournal.com]

I hope boy gets better soon and you guys can discover what's going on so he can treat the problem. You're in my thoughts.
((hugs))

[sabethea.livejournal.com]

ooh, i know how scary asthma things can be. i've ended up in casualty with jay a couple of times because he couldn't breathe in the night. having to get up in the middle of the night and drive to the hospital because jay couldn't breath counts as a bloody scary experience. hope they find a reason for your boy's troubles.