The kids headed out on Friday Night to spend time with friends and get some food. They went to a restaurant that they frequent often. They have enjoyed BWWs because it was a safe place for Sugar and her extreme shellfish allergy. Let me just say that they thought it was safe. They had eaten there all summer and had been to this very location the previous week. They didn't even see the menu change because they walked in and ordered their usual. They were all shocked when Sugar took one bite and immediately knew that she was having a reaction. Checking the menu after the fact it was discovered that shrimp has been added to the menu.
They took sugar across the street to a free standing emergency room. She was given the various medications and felt better within minutes. It is very scary when happening. Our allergist told us to always give the epi pen before going into the ER. He explained that for an unknown reason ER doctors hesitate to give this medicine. It has very little side effect (especially for a young healthy girl) for most people unless they have a heart condition. I met them there as was surprised and very angry at the hesitation in giving her the epi. Once she had it she felt better and the other drugs could them put her immunity back into perceptive. Let us just say we learned our lesson and will not be waiting until arriving at the ER next time. We will stab Sugar first, then go to the ER. We hope to avoid that need by always asking no matter how familiar we are with the location.
I also want to encourage all my friends that have Allergy issues to visit the
Allergy Eats website and download the free app. I would also recommend visiting their
FACEBOOK page to watch the first video. (It explains what they do and how they can help you.) It was designed by some friends of mine living in Boston. They are working very hard to help each of us protect our kids with allergies while still living normal lives. We don't need to be afraid of going out to eat we just need to be smart about it.
