@TRayB said:
Visiting my daughter and three grandchildren today, while making dinner my daughter heated up some shrimp on the stove, and I spent too much time in the kitchen, causing my shellfish allergy to kick in. I had to spend about an hour outside, while waiting for my wife to help get the kids ready for bed before we could leave, otherwise a trip to the ER was imminent. Fortunately, I avoided that scenario. Stupid allergy.
Hopefully you were able to make the most of the time outside.
I mostly spent the time on the front porch focusing on my breathing, and making sure I wasn't past the point of no return without medical intervention. If I catch the early onset of symptoms and extricate myself in time, it takes an hour or two to recover. However, it can be like a runaway train, meaning sometimes the symptoms continue to get worse even after removing myself from the area, which happened a few years ago and I ended up in the ER with shots of adrenaline and Benadryl, and a bill for $700.
Visiting my daughter and three grandchildren today, while making dinner my daughter heated up some shrimp on the stove, and I spent too much time in the kitchen, causing my shellfish allergy to kick in. I had to spend about an hour outside, while waiting for my wife to help get the kids ready for bed before we could leave, otherwise a trip to the ER was imminent. Fortunately, I avoided that scenario. Stupid allergy.