I decided to go see an allergist really just outta curiosity. I wanted to find out if I’m allergic to any foods. The nurse practitioner (who, by the way, looked like an infant) asked a bunch of questions one of which is .. are you allergic to any thing that you know of?
I said “sure, bananas that aren’t completely ripe and walnuts” (they basically make my lips swell, throat itch and inside of mouth raw and sore) At the end of the medical interrogation, she gave me a prescription to the epi-pen and said that you just never know with nuts, you can have a mild reaction one day, and die from it the next. LOL! I thought it was a little shocking but I think i’m going to fill it anyway.
Now I’m too afraid to have ANY nuts after all that she said.
I have a friend who could literally die from it so I called him up and asked if he had one. He doesn’t. that was shocking. Next time I see him, I’m going to give him an epi-pen if he hasn’t gotten one by then. Is he nutts!?!? (well, if he were, he’d be dead) hahahahahahhaaaaa…. ahemm..
Epi-pens are fun. One guy in my EMT class accidentally jabbed himself with it in the arm.
BTW, giving it to someone else is kinda like sharing vicoden.. nice, but not quite legal :)
Reply to yafsnI wouldn’t say he’s nuts, but might want to consider getting one just to be safe.
My mom is allergic to nuts, too, but I think she’s known since she was a child. She usually just takes some non-prescription allergy medication that you can get in a drug store, but a couple years ago our Doctor gave her an epi-pen, but the things expire after a year, and after that she never got another one. =/
It’s actually quite crazy when you look at how much food out there has nuts in it…mostly desserts, salads, and random sauces you would never expect. Sometimes even bread. And on a lot of packages for things they often say “may contain nuts and/or peanuts”.
Reply to muckingaboutI like my cookies the same way I like my men..
WITH NUTS!
HA
Reply to cadetstimpythe thing expires after a year?! pffft.. that’s crzy
Reply to Tania (digsite)aaaaahahahahhahahaaa!!!
Reply to Tania (digsite)LOL, i’m sure he won’t report me to the authorities. :)
Reply to Tania (digsite)at least the one my mom had did…so I suppose you’re supposed to get a new one every year, maybe?
Reply to muckingaboutI dunno… but I guess I’ll be finding out when i get the Rx filled.
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