Giving yourself the shits

[Mom]

Thankfuly not literally in this case, but certainly pause for thought.

Allergic reactions really suck the big red kumera Infact I told the nurse at the A&E Shore Care this morning that I thought I looked like Mr Tomato Head. She said I was not quite that bad, but I think she was just being kind as Maha told me I resembled a Simpsons character, and I have it on good authority from someone that I saw AFTER all the cool shit drugs I have been given, I look like a red spotty zebra You wonder about your friends sometimes eh?

Anyway folks, just a community notice from Mom, do not ever leave any weird sensations that involve your face/lips/eyes/lips/gums/throat for very long at all. Infact, do not collect $200 (unless you need it to pay for the friggen treatment ) and proceed to your neaest dispenser of IV drugs. Do not ever ignore the onset of spots, even tiny little ones for a few days if you have jsut started new drugs. Do not let the doctor you see on Saturday as you are now really getting spotty and itchy, fob you off with a small once a day anti histamine with instructions to come back in 10 days.

I dont really look like a spotty, red Zebra, but I can see how the two could be confused if you need corrective lenses.

Be aware, dont ignore allergic symptoms ever!

EDIT: I will live, but not sure if I will ever take another prescribed drug without finding out what exactly I am allergic to.

[scissorhands]

Hope your okay now!

Supposedly the third leading cause of death in NZ is 'medical misadventure' ..... I always go herbal remedies nowadays

[Mom]

Hope your okay now!

Supposedly the third leading cause of death in NZ is 'medical misadventure' ..... I always go herbal remedies nowadays

You know I asked the question today about claiming this treatment under ACC. Drug reaction causes serious illness. Was told I cant claim as the drug I took has a potentail to create this reaction. EXcellent!

[Mudfart]

rule of thumb, dont ever get sick. no professional cares about you, its never personal, there are a million more like you lining up to pay their mortgage outside......
Go to gp, ask for an allergy test, they will prick your arm with approx 7 common allergy reactants.

[Edbear]

Yup! I discovered I was allergic to sulpher-based anti-biotics when my boss' wife had to rush me in with heart-attack symptoms...

[Mom]

Go to gp, ask for an allergy test, they will prick your arm with approx 7 common allergy reactants.

Grass, pollen, dustmite etc allergens are not what I am talking about here. I am talking adverse reaction to prescribed medicines. Do not ever be complacent around them, they have the potential to kill if you develop anaphylaxis. I was lucky this time, I could still breathe.

Yup! I discovered I was allergic to sulpher-based anti-biotics when my boss' wife had to rush me in with heart-attack symptoms...

Sulpha based drugs are seriously bad for me too!

[Edbear]

Grass, pollen, dustmite etc allergens are not what I am talking about here. I am talking adverse reaction to prescribed medicines. Do not ever be complacent around them, they have the potential to kill if you develop anaphylaxis. I was lucky this time, I could still breathe.



Sulpha based drugs are seriously bad for me too!

One of the two reasons I wound up in a wheelchair was the effects of Dihydracodeine, or DHC. Combined with Cushing's Syndrome produced symptoms mimicing MS and although I was examined exhaustively by four different neurologists I remained a medical mystery until I determined by my own research that the drugs were a major contributor to my illness. It still took them 10 years before a very astute specialist diagnosed Cushings, and he is my hero!

My wife, working as a teacher with young children is trained in first aid and the center is very well informed and very strict on managing the allergies in children. My Grandson could die if he eats a peanut and has nearby at all times an emergency kit which includes an injection to be administered if he reacts badly.

[MadDuck]

I have it on good authority from someone that I saw AFTER all the cool shit drugs I have been given, I look like a red spotty zebra You wonder about your friends sometimes eh?

I say get new friends......zebras have stripes dont they?

[Mom]

I say get new friends......zebras have stripes dont they?

Yeah, but interestingly enough some of the welts have joined together tonight, and could be mistaken for stripes

Top up of antihistamine taken, I have to be excused now, I think I may start... might have to go and put my head down...

[Laava]

[howdamnhard]

Glad your Okay mom. Anaphylatic shock is quite cool until you can't breathe. It different reading about things and actually experiencing it,ha,ha. I know been there and done that. Lets just say I don't eat certain things anymore.

[SMOKEU]

Lucky for me I'm not allergic to anything. Except when I eat cooked meat I start spewing up. But not from raw meat.

[Bikemad]

dont do medicinal drugs....................purely recreational

get well soon mom

[Gareth123]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Laava again.

Thats funny as hell!

[Mom]

Cheeky prick!

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Laava again.

Thats funny as hell!

You lot are as bad as my eldest daughter, I talked with her last night and she asked, "did you take pics?"