https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:16:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2035664 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 11:48:09 +0000 Bijou 2035664@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Echo, this is every parents nightmare. I am so thankful that she is well and now you know to always have an epipen handy. It is scandalous how expensive these treatments are, but at least there is treatment and so we must be thankful.</p> <p>I am so incredibly glad that your story had a happy ending. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2035420 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:40:11 +0000 Helena 2035420@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So glad she is ok; science and medical technology for the win; now we just need to move towards making sure EVERYONE has access to these miracles.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2034363 Tue, 11 Jun 2019 19:08:38 +0000 Gretchen 2034363@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, how lucky that she was home with you! Please follow up with an allergist and get tested for ALL allergies, not just bees. My DS developed an Ibuprofen allergy at about 12. We were advised that allergies can change in response to hormone levels, and having one type means you should look into others. He later developed shellfish allergies (around age 19) and now carries an epi-pen at all times.</p> <p>Sending good wishes to you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2034098 Tue, 11 Jun 2019 00:24:57 +0000 Anonymous 2034098@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no-how terrifying! Glad shes ok now! And glad Epi Pens exist! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2034063 Mon, 10 Jun 2019 21:03:14 +0000 Angie 2034063@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How frightening and stressful. Very happy to read the happy ending. Good luck getting to the bottom of things and wishing your daughter good health. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2034013 Mon, 10 Jun 2019 18:47:09 +0000 Eliza 2034013@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These allergies are scary and much relief for how quickly you were able to address this. Sorry for the ordeal.&nbsp; That is a tough way to find out about an allergy. Agree that consulting an allergist may be worthwhile; have been through multiple work ups with our kids and found it helpful to understand as much as we could. Epi-pens made quite a negative statement with their pricing policies; such a vital component of health care.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2033922 Mon, 10 Jun 2019 13:34:51 +0000 RobinF 2033922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, sounds very scary! Glad she is OK.</p> <p>Yes, the drug industry needs some work for sure. Maybe as people become more aware it will force something to be done. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2033897 Mon, 10 Jun 2019 07:09:20 +0000 Barbara Diane 2033897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am so glad that she is ok and fast clear thinking in an emergency. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2033862 Mon, 10 Jun 2019 01:24:04 +0000 taylor 2033862@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OMG, what an incredibly frightening experience for your family !<br /> Thankfully all has ended well.<br /> Continued good health for you and your family ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2033800 Sun, 09 Jun 2019 19:08:29 +0000 Bonnie 2033800@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a scary experience. So glad she is OK. I had a similar experience where the cause was not really known. I agree that testing for allergies is a good idea.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2033714 Sun, 09 Jun 2019 04:14:00 +0000 Suz 2033714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So scary! I'm really glad your DD is okay and good for you and DH for being quick to react. It's often difficult to judge in these moments what to do, but you made the right call and thank goodness they could help her! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2033667 Sat, 08 Jun 2019 22:31:45 +0000 Style Fan 2033667@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank goodness your daughter is okay.&nbsp; Good for you and your DH for reacting so quickly.&nbsp; I am extremely allergic to bees and stinging insects (wasps, hornets, etc).&nbsp; I was first stung when I was 4 years old.&nbsp; In the late 1950s they didn't have epipens.&nbsp; Epipens changed my life.&nbsp; I now carry 2 epipens on the advice of my doctor. &nbsp;<br />My insurance covers the cost of the epipens but they really should be available for those who need them.</p> <p>Banting did not want to profit off of his discovery of insulin.&nbsp; He felt that was unethical.&nbsp; Don't get me started on that one! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2033652 Sat, 08 Jun 2019 20:43:24 +0000 Cardiff girl 2033652@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank God she’s ok and without wishing to get political this is where I say Thank God for the NHS,long may it continue. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2033620 Sat, 08 Jun 2019 18:03:21 +0000 Anonymous 2033620@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happy to hear that all&nbsp; is well . I would encourage your daughter to speak with an allergist and get allergy tested for bee stings, just to be sure. If she truly is allergic she can get allergy shots, which would reduce the likelihood of a severe reaction.</p> <p>&nbsp;Earlier this year I had a reaction to antibiotics (rash over most of my body) except that I did not know which one triggered it as I started on amoxicillin and 4 days later I switched to&nbsp; clindamycin. It was immediately after taking the clindamycin that I saw the rash. Found out that I am not allergic to amoxicillin (penicillin) and decided that I was not going to get tested for clindamycin since that is one antibiotic which is rarely prescribed . I just have on record that I am likely allergic to clindamycin.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2033564 Sat, 08 Jun 2019 12:32:46 +0000 Joyce B 2033564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So glad that she is OK, what a scare that was for all of you. From now on she must always have her epi pen with her. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2033548 Sat, 08 Jun 2019 08:58:36 +0000 Jane 2033548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well done with the very quick response. So good that she was with you and at home. I hope you find out what it was. Wishing you a restful few days ahead as you come to terms with the shock of what happened. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2033545 Sat, 08 Jun 2019 08:36:36 +0000 rachylou 2033545@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good job reacting so quickly! Praise be.</p> <p>But yes... The epi-pen pricing is a complete outrage, a complete scandal. $8 to make. List price for the brand is $700 for two pens. At half that for the generic, well, $300 is still absolutely price gouging. There’s no free market there when people’s lives are at stake. And don’t get me started on the vial-and-syringe thing. My healthplan wanted to kick me off insulin injection pens... insulin, 100 years old, $3 to make, over $300 a vial, no advances in 40 years... and many need several vials a month... and no generic allowed to go to market.</p> <p>Our laws are being gutted from the inside out. How monopolies and price gouging go ignored, I don’t understand. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2033528 Sat, 08 Jun 2019 03:41:10 +0000 Peri 2033528@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh wow, I'm so glad that story had a good ending. So glad for you that you both reacted so quickly and made all the right decisions and that your daughter is okay.&nbsp;</p> <p>And couldn't agree with you more about the whole epi-pen scandal.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/analphylactic-reaction#post-2033523 Sat, 08 Jun 2019 03:00:29 +0000 Echo 2033523@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We had a very scary experience last night. As my daughter came down the stairs for dinner, she complained that she stepped on something. We looked, but could only see what looked like a little sliver, and we could not get it out, even with a tweezers. She sat at dinner, but was not hungry and went to take a shower. Not five minutes later she came out, wrapped in a towel and said something was wrong. Her face was swelling and her foot was angry red and huge.</p> <p>I told her to put clothes back on immediately and my Dh took her to the hospital. But they didn't get far before he called 911 and the EMTs met him along the road. They administered an epi-pen and took her in the ambulance to the hospital. They hooked her up to an IV to administer more meds and kept her several hours for observation.</p> <p>She was incredibly pale, and her eyes almost swelled shut, her ears ballooned, as did her lips, and she was entirely covered in hives. She swears that during the whole ordeal she never had difficulty breathing, so we're grateful for that, but there are never any guarantees if there are future reactions.</p> <p>Most frustrating is that we don't know what it was. The doctor extracted what looked like a stinger, but even after searching the stairs and her room, we cannot find any insects. So we're operating under the assumption it was a bee. We now have epi pens and oral meds for her to take if there are any future reactions.</p> <p>And last, while I am grateful to live in a time when science can give us medicines to stop reactions like this from being deadly, I am outraged that epi-pens (the generic versions) are $150 each when the vial of medicine and a syringe is $5. Small price to pay for the peace of mind the pen gives in an emergency, but it really is holding people's lives ransom. The medication itself isn't expensive, but the method of administration has people over a barrel because no one is prepared to use a vial and syringe when their eyes are swelling shut. </p>