Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 In a message dated 2/6/2004 11:04:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, tinabrown272000@... writes: > <<was breathing very fast and then broke out in a rash on the left side of > his face, neck and chest. It itched really bad and the audiologist and the > speech therapist had never seen anything like this before.>> When I first read this I thought that perhaps he had a contact reaction to a hand cream or moisturizer used by one of the people who would have touched him during the mapping process. This sounds like contact dermatitis of some sort -- our son just had a similar reaction to his allergy testing. However, that " beathing very fast " can be a SERIOUS componenet. It can indicate an anaphylactic reaction to something. When an allergic reaction goes that quickly to the chest it can be fatal. Don't just think of it as something odd that happened, that he merely panicked and that was why he was panting. Contact an allergist immediately and get him in for some testing. And ask the people who touched him during the exam what they might have had on their hands. We have a friends whose child is allergic to latex (how weird is that?) -- just brushing against a balloon at a birthday party could kill the kid so she carries an epi-pen at all times. Another friend is horribly allertic to seafood. Had the person touching him eaten a Fish Fillet from Mcs and not washed sufficiently, our friend would have had a life-threatening reaction. So, take this as a warning and check things with an allergist. Because of our son's rash/hives/whatever, in the past week we've been to the allergist and a dermatologist to determine the cause. He was immediately put on prednisone and antbiotics to avoid a systemic (anaphylactic) reaction. The final diagnosis: he is allergic to the allergy testing. Duh, of course he is -- they're testing to see what he's allergic to by exposing him to those allergens. So, we now have this killer steriod cream ready to smear on him whenever he gets tested. And he has to be tested to see how the allergy shots are progressing -- Catch 22. Isn't parenting fun? Best of luck -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 In a message dated 2/6/2004 11:04:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, tinabrown272000@... writes: > <<was breathing very fast and then broke out in a rash on the left side of > his face, neck and chest. It itched really bad and the audiologist and the > speech therapist had never seen anything like this before.>> When I first read this I thought that perhaps he had a contact reaction to a hand cream or moisturizer used by one of the people who would have touched him during the mapping process. This sounds like contact dermatitis of some sort -- our son just had a similar reaction to his allergy testing. However, that " beathing very fast " can be a SERIOUS componenet. It can indicate an anaphylactic reaction to something. When an allergic reaction goes that quickly to the chest it can be fatal. Don't just think of it as something odd that happened, that he merely panicked and that was why he was panting. Contact an allergist immediately and get him in for some testing. And ask the people who touched him during the exam what they might have had on their hands. We have a friends whose child is allergic to latex (how weird is that?) -- just brushing against a balloon at a birthday party could kill the kid so she carries an epi-pen at all times. Another friend is horribly allertic to seafood. Had the person touching him eaten a Fish Fillet from Mcs and not washed sufficiently, our friend would have had a life-threatening reaction. So, take this as a warning and check things with an allergist. Because of our son's rash/hives/whatever, in the past week we've been to the allergist and a dermatologist to determine the cause. He was immediately put on prednisone and antbiotics to avoid a systemic (anaphylactic) reaction. The final diagnosis: he is allergic to the allergy testing. Duh, of course he is -- they're testing to see what he's allergic to by exposing him to those allergens. So, we now have this killer steriod cream ready to smear on him whenever he gets tested. And he has to be tested to see how the allergy shots are progressing -- Catch 22. Isn't parenting fun? Best of luck -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 I agree, it was the breathing part that got me. That is classic for a serious anaphylactic reaction. I ended up in the Coronary Care Unit after a simple CT scan for a little stone in my salivary duct. They gave me the contrast, and within 30 seconds I started itching all over, my eyes started watering, my nose started swelling and I started having to suck hard for air. When my heart started racing and my throat started, I managed to hold still the one more minute for the CT and then yelled for them to get me out I was having an allergic reaction. By the time they got me out, my face was sheet white but totally red mottled. I couldn't breath and my throat was constricting rapidly. They immediately paged a doc and within about 30 sec to a minute, she was there, slammed an epipen into my leg and gave me oral steroids. They wheeled me out on a stretcher into the waiting area and I started feeling better. Then my heart started pounding hard and angina started. Luckily, I was on the campus of St ph's Medical Center and they 911'd me to there. I wasn't aware, but after an anaphylactic reaction, you can develop permanent heart problems. My son is anaphylactically allergic to many many foods as well as antibiotics. He must be on steroids if he takes antibiotics. We have epipens at home and the school has its own. A child can die. I think you were very lucky and I'm appalled that the ER docs didn't tell you to immediately see a doc about allergies. It could be the latex. I am also allergic to latex though, currently, not anaphylactically. PLEASE get to a doctor asap about this! Re: Allergic reactions > In a message dated 2/6/2004 11:04:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, > tinabrown272000@... writes: > > > <<was breathing very fast and then broke out in a rash on the left side of > > his face, neck and chest. It itched really bad and the audiologist and the > > speech therapist had never seen anything like this before.>> > > > When I first read this I thought that perhaps he had a contact reaction to a > hand cream or moisturizer used by one of the people who would have touched him > during the mapping process. This sounds like contact dermatitis of some sort > -- our son just had a similar reaction to his allergy testing. > > However, that " beathing very fast " can be a SERIOUS componenet. It can > indicate an anaphylactic reaction to something. When an allergic reaction goes that > quickly to the chest it can be fatal. Don't just think of it as something odd > that happened, that he merely panicked and that was why he was panting. > Contact an allergist immediately and get him in for some testing. And ask the people > who touched him during the exam what they might have had on their hands. We > have a friends whose child is allergic to latex (how weird is that?) -- just > brushing against a balloon at a birthday party could kill the kid so she carries > an epi-pen at all times. Another friend is horribly allertic to seafood. Had > the person touching him eaten a Fish Fillet from Mcs and not washed > sufficiently, our friend would have had a life-threatening reaction. So, take this > as a warning and check things with an allergist. > > Because of our son's rash/hives/whatever, in the past week we've been to the > allergist and a dermatologist to determine the cause. He was immediately put > on prednisone and antbiotics to avoid a systemic (anaphylactic) reaction. The > final diagnosis: he is allergic to the allergy testing. Duh, of course he is -- > they're testing to see what he's allergic to by exposing him to those > allergens. So, we now have this killer steriod cream ready to smear on him whenever > he gets tested. And he has to be tested to see how the allergy shots are > progressing -- Catch 22. > > Isn't parenting fun? Best of luck -- Jill > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 I agree, it was the breathing part that got me. That is classic for a serious anaphylactic reaction. I ended up in the Coronary Care Unit after a simple CT scan for a little stone in my salivary duct. They gave me the contrast, and within 30 seconds I started itching all over, my eyes started watering, my nose started swelling and I started having to suck hard for air. When my heart started racing and my throat started, I managed to hold still the one more minute for the CT and then yelled for them to get me out I was having an allergic reaction. By the time they got me out, my face was sheet white but totally red mottled. I couldn't breath and my throat was constricting rapidly. They immediately paged a doc and within about 30 sec to a minute, she was there, slammed an epipen into my leg and gave me oral steroids. They wheeled me out on a stretcher into the waiting area and I started feeling better. Then my heart started pounding hard and angina started. Luckily, I was on the campus of St ph's Medical Center and they 911'd me to there. I wasn't aware, but after an anaphylactic reaction, you can develop permanent heart problems. My son is anaphylactically allergic to many many foods as well as antibiotics. He must be on steroids if he takes antibiotics. We have epipens at home and the school has its own. A child can die. I think you were very lucky and I'm appalled that the ER docs didn't tell you to immediately see a doc about allergies. It could be the latex. I am also allergic to latex though, currently, not anaphylactically. PLEASE get to a doctor asap about this! Re: Allergic reactions > In a message dated 2/6/2004 11:04:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, > tinabrown272000@... writes: > > > <<was breathing very fast and then broke out in a rash on the left side of > > his face, neck and chest. It itched really bad and the audiologist and the > > speech therapist had never seen anything like this before.>> > > > When I first read this I thought that perhaps he had a contact reaction to a > hand cream or moisturizer used by one of the people who would have touched him > during the mapping process. This sounds like contact dermatitis of some sort > -- our son just had a similar reaction to his allergy testing. > > However, that " beathing very fast " can be a SERIOUS componenet. It can > indicate an anaphylactic reaction to something. When an allergic reaction goes that > quickly to the chest it can be fatal. Don't just think of it as something odd > that happened, that he merely panicked and that was why he was panting. > Contact an allergist immediately and get him in for some testing. And ask the people > who touched him during the exam what they might have had on their hands. We > have a friends whose child is allergic to latex (how weird is that?) -- just > brushing against a balloon at a birthday party could kill the kid so she carries > an epi-pen at all times. Another friend is horribly allertic to seafood. Had > the person touching him eaten a Fish Fillet from Mcs and not washed > sufficiently, our friend would have had a life-threatening reaction. So, take this > as a warning and check things with an allergist. > > Because of our son's rash/hives/whatever, in the past week we've been to the > allergist and a dermatologist to determine the cause. He was immediately put > on prednisone and antbiotics to avoid a systemic (anaphylactic) reaction. The > final diagnosis: he is allergic to the allergy testing. Duh, of course he is -- > they're testing to see what he's allergic to by exposing him to those > allergens. So, we now have this killer steriod cream ready to smear on him whenever > he gets tested. And he has to be tested to see how the allergy shots are > progressing -- Catch 22. > > Isn't parenting fun? Best of luck -- Jill > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 I agree, it was the breathing part that got me. That is classic for a serious anaphylactic reaction. I ended up in the Coronary Care Unit after a simple CT scan for a little stone in my salivary duct. They gave me the contrast, and within 30 seconds I started itching all over, my eyes started watering, my nose started swelling and I started having to suck hard for air. When my heart started racing and my throat started, I managed to hold still the one more minute for the CT and then yelled for them to get me out I was having an allergic reaction. By the time they got me out, my face was sheet white but totally red mottled. I couldn't breath and my throat was constricting rapidly. They immediately paged a doc and within about 30 sec to a minute, she was there, slammed an epipen into my leg and gave me oral steroids. They wheeled me out on a stretcher into the waiting area and I started feeling better. Then my heart started pounding hard and angina started. Luckily, I was on the campus of St ph's Medical Center and they 911'd me to there. I wasn't aware, but after an anaphylactic reaction, you can develop permanent heart problems. My son is anaphylactically allergic to many many foods as well as antibiotics. He must be on steroids if he takes antibiotics. We have epipens at home and the school has its own. A child can die. I think you were very lucky and I'm appalled that the ER docs didn't tell you to immediately see a doc about allergies. It could be the latex. I am also allergic to latex though, currently, not anaphylactically. PLEASE get to a doctor asap about this! Re: Allergic reactions > In a message dated 2/6/2004 11:04:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, > tinabrown272000@... writes: > > > <<was breathing very fast and then broke out in a rash on the left side of > > his face, neck and chest. It itched really bad and the audiologist and the > > speech therapist had never seen anything like this before.>> > > > When I first read this I thought that perhaps he had a contact reaction to a > hand cream or moisturizer used by one of the people who would have touched him > during the mapping process. This sounds like contact dermatitis of some sort > -- our son just had a similar reaction to his allergy testing. > > However, that " beathing very fast " can be a SERIOUS componenet. It can > indicate an anaphylactic reaction to something. When an allergic reaction goes that > quickly to the chest it can be fatal. Don't just think of it as something odd > that happened, that he merely panicked and that was why he was panting. > Contact an allergist immediately and get him in for some testing. And ask the people > who touched him during the exam what they might have had on their hands. We > have a friends whose child is allergic to latex (how weird is that?) -- just > brushing against a balloon at a birthday party could kill the kid so she carries > an epi-pen at all times. Another friend is horribly allertic to seafood. Had > the person touching him eaten a Fish Fillet from Mcs and not washed > sufficiently, our friend would have had a life-threatening reaction. So, take this > as a warning and check things with an allergist. > > Because of our son's rash/hives/whatever, in the past week we've been to the > allergist and a dermatologist to determine the cause. He was immediately put > on prednisone and antbiotics to avoid a systemic (anaphylactic) reaction. The > final diagnosis: he is allergic to the allergy testing. Duh, of course he is -- > they're testing to see what he's allergic to by exposing him to those > allergens. So, we now have this killer steriod cream ready to smear on him whenever > he gets tested. And he has to be tested to see how the allergy shots are > progressing -- Catch 22. > > Isn't parenting fun? Best of luck -- Jill > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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