Ever had an allergic Reaction?

[Cindy]

Originally Posted by Margies3

The first time we gave Keith a Reese's Peanut Butter cup he was just under 2 years old. He immediately starting gasping for air and sounding like he was having a VERY severe asthma attack. We did a ventolin treatment but then just watched him. When I called the doc the next day he informed me that Keith had had a classic allergic reaction and that he should NEVER have peanuts again.

The next time he had peanuts he was given a peanut butter cookie at VBS. He spit it out and said it was "Acky". My friend brought him immediately home to us because she knew of his allergy. By the time she got to our house (4 blocks away) he was already gasping for air. I did a shot of Epinephrine, then called the Rescue Squad and Walt (who was at the Fire Station where the REscue Squad is based). They got here in record time, did another Epi shot, loaded him up and headed to the hospital. On the way, they did another shot of Epi and when we got to the ER, they immediately did yet another shot of Epi. That's FOUR shots! Then they gave him Benadryl in the IV and Ventolin treatments every 10 minutes. 7 hours later, they finally determined that he was out of the woods and would live.

Their advice again was NEVER EVER EVER let him near peanuts again. So far, we've done ok with that. But we are diligent about it, believe me!!!

There is a sign in our DQ window that says that some products may come in contact with peanuts. Apparently allergies to peanuts is common.