So we've got a list of medical emergency allergies posted at all First Aid stations at the shelter, listing everybody's allergies in the event of medical necessity; bee stings, sulfa agents, penicillin, etc.
I had a mild allergic reaction to potassium iodide last year, so in the event of nuclear war or a nuclear power plant meltdown, I could be fucked. What are yours? Anything interesting?
Naw, not really. I am mildly allergic to cottonwoods. Go figure, I live in a place where they thrive.
My whole life I've had the common ones of pollen and pet dander.
As an adult, I've developed allergies to melons, walnuts and avocados. Thankfully this allergy if nothing more than irritation to my throat so if I drink while eating any of those things (i.e. avocado), all is right as rain. Similarly the allergies from childhood are beaten back by modern allergy medications.
Not allergic to anything. Used to have a mild reaction to tomatoes when I was a kid, but I grew out of it.
Quote from: garbon on September 11, 2013, 09:35:51 PM
Thankfully this allergy if nothing more than irritation to my throat so if I drink while eating any of those things (i.e. avocado), all is right as rain.
Could that still be dangerous, though? Like, one day it could go into hyperdrive or something?
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 11, 2013, 09:43:13 PM
Quote from: garbon on September 11, 2013, 09:35:51 PM
Thankfully this allergy if nothing more than irritation to my throat so if I drink while eating any of those things (i.e. avocado), all is right as rain.
Could that still be dangerous, though? Like, one day it could go into hyperdrive or something?
I've no idea. It would be very shitty of my body if it decided to have an extreme reaction someday. Still avocados are too good to give up, so I shan't.
I'm allergic to dust, pollen, and mold.
In short, I'm allergic to Autumn in Illinois. :ph34r:
Oh, I forgot dust!
Quote from: garbon on September 11, 2013, 09:47:37 PMStill avocados are too good to give up, so I shan't.
Nature's mayo :wub:
Just Thatcherism.
Quote from: garbon on September 11, 2013, 09:49:54 PM
Oh, I forgot dust!
That's the worst for me. If I stir up too much dust while I'm cleaning, I'm assured of swollen glands, throat, and eyes. Not to mention itchy throat, eyes, and skin.
Quote from: mongers on September 11, 2013, 09:52:39 PM
Just Thatcherism.
:lol: Ass.
Although, what does bother me is the potential for developing allergies to cats. Being around so many on a daily basis, and we've had so many surrenders of cats where families developed allergies to cat dander over time.
Now that would completely break my heart.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 11, 2013, 09:54:42 PM
Quote from: mongers on September 11, 2013, 09:52:39 PM
Just Thatcherism.
:lol: Ass.
Although, what does bother me is the potential for developing allergies to cats. Being around so many on a daily basis, and we've had so many surrenders of cats where families developed allergies to cat dander over time.
Now that would completely break my heart.
:(
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 11, 2013, 09:54:42 PM
Although, what does bother me is the potential for developing allergies to cats. Being around so many on a daily basis, and we've had so many surrenders of cats where families developed allergies to cat dander over time.
Now that would completely break my heart.
There are meds for that. :)
My son, the asthmatic, is highly allergic to cats, and we have three. They've never triggered an attack in him, and he sleeps with them wrapped around his head.
Quote from: merithyn on September 11, 2013, 09:52:50 PM
Quote from: garbon on September 11, 2013, 09:49:54 PM
Oh, I forgot dust!
That's the worst for me. If I stir up too much dust while I'm cleaning, I'm assured of swollen glands, throat, and eyes. Not to mention itchy throat, eyes, and skin.
Whenever I let people come to my apartment, I also let them dust my bookshelves. :blush:
Quote from: merithyn on September 11, 2013, 09:57:29 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 11, 2013, 09:54:42 PM
Although, what does bother me is the potential for developing allergies to cats. Being around so many on a daily basis, and we've had so many surrenders of cats where families developed allergies to cat dander over time.
Now that would completely break my heart.
There are meds for that. :)
My son, the asthmatic, is highly allergic to cats, and we have three. They've never triggered an attack in him, and he sleeps with them wrapped around his head.
Yeah meds these days are good enough for that. Hell my family had a dog all through my teens.
Oddly, when I spent Labor Day taking care of my mother's boxer, I didn't end up needing to take anything at all.
Quote from: garbon on September 11, 2013, 09:57:31 PM
Whenever I let people come to my apartment, I also let them dust my bookshelves. :blush:
I have to use a wet cloth to dust. Otherwise, it's just an asthma attack waiting to happen.
We have a damp basement, too. (107 year old house) When I go down to clean that, after about 25-30 minutes I'm in a full-blown asthma attack with swollen throat and eyes.
Nope. Just fine.
I am also allergic to stupid freshmen. Even the girls.
Quote from: PDH on September 11, 2013, 10:13:24 PM
I am also allergic to stupid freshmen. Even the girls.
:lol:
But much like garbon's avocados, I have to keep perving on them anyway.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 11, 2013, 10:05:54 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on September 11, 2013, 10:04:20 PM
Nope. Just fine.
You've got bigger problems.
I thought about saying that, but I'd just be telling people what they already know. Oh and Congrats on going back to school. I was afraid you starting to turn into me with your unemployment and increased... idiosyncrasies.
Most pollens, plus cats and gerbils. I have a cat anyway. Not going to take him to the shelter just for that.
Oh, and raw tomatoes trigger the gag reflex for me. I don't think that's an allergy though.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on September 11, 2013, 10:34:17 PM
Most pollens, plus cats and gerbils. I have a cat anyway. Not going to take him to the shelter just for that.
Oh, and raw tomatoes trigger the gag reflex for me. I don't think that's an allergy though.
I wouldn't take my cats to the shelter just cause they make me sneeze. I've beaten human beings for less then that.
Quote from: Razgovory on September 11, 2013, 10:31:49 PM
Oh and Congrats on going back to school. I was afraid you starting to turn into me with your unemployment and increased... idiosyncrasies.
Playas gotta play.
I have a weird allergy to the skins of several fruits. Apples, pears, plums... all set my lips on fire. But only the skin. If I peel them I'm good as gold.
So I wind up eating a lot of oranges and bananas.
Pollen and cats. I was a mess every spring in DC. Thankfully the cats allergy didn't kick in until well into adulthood, so the family cats growing up were no issue.
Not me, but my youngest daughter is highly allergic to a whole range of foods, including egg, every kind of nuts, every exotic fruit including banana and kiwi, chestnuts, fig, tuna fish.
These are the potentially lethal ones, meaning that when she eats some of those foods she develops a systemic reaction that needs a shot of epinephrine to save her life.
Then there's a long list of foods we never tried to give her because we're frightened by potential reactions, like shellfish and mushrooms.
L.
Bee/wasp stings.
There's a certain milk protein that gives me major gas. Cheese is fine, but fresh milk, yoghurt and such are a bitch, but may work in small doses.
I'm allergic to cats (but not as bad as when I was a little kid, I have to rub my eyes now to get an allergic reaction), cashews and pistachios. Also, oddly, I'm allergic to brass, but not copper or zinc on its own.
Cats
Dogs
Hamsters & other rodents
Horses
Dust
Pollen
Gramineae
No food, thankfully.
Aspirin, though I'm not supposed to take it anyway because of Crohn's.
I also experienced a highly disturbing trip when the surgeons gave me certain sleeping pill. Allergy or no I'll be avoiding it in the future for sure.
The antibiotic Tequin. Talk about weird reactions.
Pollen, so only seasonal, some years worse than others.
Quote from: Barrister on September 11, 2013, 10:45:31 PM
I have a weird allergy to the skins of several fruits. Apples, pears, plums... all set my lips on fire. But only the skin. If I peel them I'm good as gold.
Not that weird. Princesca has that too, and I know of 3-4 other people with the same thing.
I'm allergic to both penicillin and sulfa.
Quote from: Caliga on September 12, 2013, 06:57:29 AM
Quote from: Barrister on September 11, 2013, 10:45:31 PM
I have a weird allergy to the skins of several fruits. Apples, pears, plums... all set my lips on fire. But only the skin. If I peel them I'm good as gold.
Not that weird. Princesca has that too, and I know of 3-4 other people with the same thing.
I'm allergic to both penicillin and sulfa.
But still weird.
Pollen and penicillin.
Quote from: Iormlund on September 12, 2013, 06:03:05 AMAspirin
My brother has that, it was a pain in the ass when he was a kid as almost every cold medication has it.
I'm luckily allergy-free.
When Carter was around 12 or 13, he was known for being highly overdramatic to get his way. It was never that he didn't like something, it was that it was going to kill him.
Me: "Go outside and play."
C: "I can't. My leg hurts. I think I have a tumor in the muscle. Feel it."
Me: "That's the muscle. Now go play."
One night I was making fish sticks for dinner. They were a regular staple in our diet for years. That night, Carter says, "I can't eat those. I'm allergic."
I rolled my eyes at him and said, "I'm not making a separate meal for you because you've suddenly decided that you don't like fish sticks. Sit down. Eat. And be quiet."
Carter replied, "Fine. If I die, it'll be your fault."
I said, "I can live with that. Go eat."
A few minutes later he comes into the kitchen, half-gagging/half-coughing. He hands me his plate (which has been completely cleaned) and says, "My throat's closing. *cough* I can feel my tongue swelling. *gag*"
I look at him and say, "Open your mouth." He does, and I don't see anything. His mouth is perfectly fine, no swelling, nothing. I said, "If you stop breathing let me know and I'll call an ambulance. In the meantime, go do your homework."
He stormed out of the kitchen declaring that I obviously hated him and didn't care if he died. I rolled my eyes again and finished the dishes.
A few months later, Carter had an asthma attack that was pretty bad. The doctor suggested that we have allergy tests done to find any triggers. When we got the results back, I opened the letter, and then promptly fell into a chair, chalk white.
High and prominent on the list was "Cod Fish". Not just allergic, according to the test, but HIGHLY ALLERGIC, meaning it has the potential to put him in anaphelactic shock. And guess what kind of fish sticks I've always bought?
:blush:
I have no allergies. You will not find my weakness.
Quote from: Ideologue on September 12, 2013, 07:25:08 AM
I have no allergies. You will not find my weakness.
Find? We already know about them, padawan.
Quote from: merithyn on September 12, 2013, 07:16:25 AM
When Carter was around 12 or 13, he was known for being highly overdramatic to get his way. It was never that he didn't like something, it was that it was going to kill him.
Me: "Go outside and play."
C: "I can't. My leg hurts. I think I have a tumor in the muscle. Feel it."
Me: "That's the muscle. Now go play."
One night I was making fish sticks for dinner. They were a regular staple in our diet for years. That night, Carter says, "I can't eat those. I'm allergic."
I rolled my eyes at him and said, "I'm not making a separate meal for you because you've suddenly decided that you don't like fish sticks. Sit down. Eat. And be quiet."
Carter replied, "Fine. If I die, it'll be your fault."
I said, "I can live with that. Go eat."
A few minutes later he comes into the kitchen, half-gagging/half-coughing. He hands me his plate (which has been completely cleaned) and says, "My throat's closing. *cough* I can feel my tongue swelling. *gag*"
I look at him and say, "Open your mouth." He does, and I don't see anything. His mouth is perfectly fine, no swelling, nothing. I said, "If you stop breathing let me know and I'll call an ambulance. In the meantime, go do your homework."
He stormed out of the kitchen declaring that I obviously hated him and didn't care if he died. I rolled my eyes again and finished the dishes.
A few months later, Carter had an asthma attack that was pretty bad. The doctor suggested that we have allergy tests done to find any triggers. When we got the results back, I opened the letter, and then promptly fell into a chair, chalk white.
High and prominent on the list was "Cod Fish". Not just allergic, according to the test, but HIGHLY ALLERGIC, meaning it has the potential to put him in anaphelactic shock. And guess what kind of fish sticks I've always bought?
:blush:
Considering how little actual fish is in those sticks, you was lucky.
Quote from: merithyn on September 12, 2013, 07:16:25 AM
High and prominent on the list was "Cod Fish". Not just allergic, according to the test, but HIGHLY ALLERGIC, meaning it has the potential to put him in anaphelactic shock. And guess what kind of fish sticks I've always bought?
:blush:
Made him perfect employee for my booth, never had to worry he was gonna eat all the product. :P
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 12, 2013, 08:26:28 AM
Considering how little actual fish is in those sticks, you was lucky.
Never thought I'd be so grateful for "filler". ;)
Quote from: katmai on September 12, 2013, 08:32:25 AM
Made him perfect employee for my booth, never had to worry he was gonna eat all the product. :P
And when dealing with 19-year-old boys, that's a real concern. :yes:
The test said "cod" and "clams", but the reality is that he's had reactions to most fish that he's tried. Not horrible reactions, but still, reactions. It really sucks since he loves sushi.
Quote from: merithyn on September 12, 2013, 08:37:05 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 12, 2013, 08:26:28 AM
Considering how little actual fish is in those sticks, you was lucky.
Never thought I'd be so grateful for "filler". ;)
USA! USA! USA!
I have seasonal allergies, pollen and such, spring and late summer for ragweed type stuff. I also have a somewhat odd allergy to many fruits. Pears, peaches, apples, nectarines, some melons. I can eat oranges and bananas, and I can eat the same fruits from a can without an allergice affect. I figure it was the skin of the fruit but I've tried peeling apples and I still get an allergic reaction. Too bad because I used to love all kinds of fruit, had them everyday.
So I eat bananas, blueberries, strawberries, canned fruit of all kinds. Pineapple fresh or canned is ok also. A few other things I can eat but the most common fruits I stay away from. I get itchy eyes, scratchy throat. I used to continue eating the fruits even with the hassle but after a while it wasn't worth the discomfort.
Speaking of kid food, I just looked at the kid's school lunch today. Barf.
And I'll get to experience it today on my school lunch visit. :yucky:
Quote from: Caliga on September 12, 2013, 06:57:29 AM
Quote from: Barrister on September 11, 2013, 10:45:31 PM
I have a weird allergy to the skins of several fruits. Apples, pears, plums... all set my lips on fire. But only the skin. If I peel them I'm good as gold.
Not that weird. Princesca has that too, and I know of 3-4 other people with the same thing.
I'm allergic to both penicillin and sulfa.
So what am I actually allergic to? Does it have a name?
Allergic to house dust, cut grass...and tomatoes. The tomato allergy is the most annoying by far.
Quote from: Barrister on September 12, 2013, 09:01:20 AM
So what am I actually allergic to? Does it have a name?
Could it be this?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/08/oral.allergy.syndrome/
My son has been to the doctor the same week of the year 3 years in a row with stuffed up sinuses because of allergies. Damn plants sure can keep to their schedule.
Quote from: merithyn on September 12, 2013, 09:09:36 AM
Quote from: Barrister on September 12, 2013, 09:01:20 AM
So what am I actually allergic to? Does it have a name?
Could it be this?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/08/oral.allergy.syndrome/
Sounds like it. I do have some kind of seasonal allergy as well that kicks in May-June.
Quote from: lustindarkness on September 12, 2013, 09:09:52 AM
My son has been to the doctor the same week of the year 3 years in a row with stuffed up sinuses because of allergies. Damn plants sure can keep to their schedule.
It may sound extreme, but getting shots improved my quality of life by an order of magnitude at that age. The problem is they don't let you do it at home anymore.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on September 12, 2013, 02:31:05 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on September 12, 2013, 09:09:52 AM
My son has been to the doctor the same week of the year 3 years in a row with stuffed up sinuses because of allergies. Damn plants sure can keep to their schedule.
It may sound extreme, but getting shots improved my quality of life by an order of magnitude at that age. The problem is they don't let you do it at home anymore.
That's because they can't trust you to do something as medically important on your own, unlike take-home HIV tests.
I'm allergic to stupid people.
I know I'm slowly poisoning myself here. :(