Do You Have Any Allergies???

[lizbud]

I'm sorry to hear so many folks suffer from scary (or downright annoying) allergies.

When I was pregnant with Quinn, I had to be rushed to the ER after suffering a severe allergic reaction to Advair (that purple discus thing). My eyes swelled shut, both of them, face swelled, and more scary still, my throat began to swell shut. I was struggeling to breathe. I was pregnant and had to be given a shot of epinephrine, which is a HUGE no-no previous to the 3rd trimester. Thankfully I was just days into my 3rd trimester but I was terrified until I saw that she did, indeed, have 10 fingers and 10 toes. I guess it's known to cause many birth defects, including webbed digets. I had an epi-pen to carry around in case I ever came into contact with Advair, but the epi-pen expired and I never bothered to get a new one. I know I should, but I don't know anyone who uses it.

I was allergic to my Goffin's cockatoo bird and had to find a new home for her. It was like adopting out a child and it's a pain that still hurts to this day. I loved that bird and it shattered my heart to find her a new home. She made me have to use my rescue inhaler ALL the time, and I ended up having to use my rescue inhaler about every 4 hours, even after I re-homed my bird, her dust lingered for quite some time before my asthma became under control again. Stooopid allergies

Leslie, I'm sorry about your bird. I was afraid my DR would find me allergic
to dog or cat dander & I'd have to think about rehomeing my furkids.
Didn't happen but still that's a sad thought.

Did you ever try Spirva for your asthma? It's a once a day inhaled med.
I use Advair 2x per day for COPD. Tried the Spirva first & it worked fine
for better breathing but messed up my vision. Couldn't see clear enough
to drive. I too, have a rescue (albuterol) inhaler. & don't need to use it much
except when this PI reaction happened, then used it every 4 hrs too.

[kokopup]

When I was about 10 I ripped my knee open on piece of rusty metal. I had to have about 10 stitches and at the time they did a test to determine if I was allergic to tetnus. I had a violent reaction to the test so they told me to never get any shots that have an egg serum base. It turns out just about all shots are egg based. I spent 6 years in the Navy traveling the world and escaped getting any of the normal shots required for foreign travel. In fact I recieved no shots while in the Navy.

I found I was allergic to Novolcane at about 7 so I had to have all dental work done without any deadening. That was back in the day of the old slow drill too. Today my dentist uses lidocaine that I tolerate well.

I have found as a adult that I am very allergic to Augmentin antibiotic. I spent several days in the Hospital after Augmentin treatment. It caused "C diff" which is something you don't wish on your worst enemy.