It most likely saved my life yesterday. I am thick headed and wait to the last minute to go when in pain. Yesterday I had the worst Allergic reaction I have ever had in my life from something I ate the night before. I should have listened to my family and gone to the Hospital at 1am when my face was starting to blow up. I waited for 9 am to go to a first med. As soon as I walked in They sent me right in with no paperwork filled out. I had a feeling that was not a good sign. Doc took one look at me and he gave me 2 injections with in 2 minutes of sitting in the room. 1 was benerdrl and the other was a steroid. he did not want to give me an epinephrine injection because my heart rate was up as was my blood pre. He wanted me to wait 20 minutes to see if it helped. No help and now my throat was starting to close even more.
They called for an Ambulance and I was rushed to the hospital. The Ambulance medic felt I could not wait to give me a shot of epinephrine so i got my first shot ever.
Once we arrived They not only took me in right away but there was staff waiting for me to come in. It felt like it was something you see on TV. They repeated what shots I received in the Doctors office and added a shot of Pepcid. Pepcid is an over the counter heartburn upset stomach med but is now also being used for allergic reactions. Because I still felt like there was still a frog in my throat they hit me with another shot of Adrenalin. I was watched over with a nurse at my bedside for the first hour. I had to stay 3 hours past my last shot as long as the lumps I had went down as did my lump in my neck went down. When it was over the Doc said I had an Anaphylaxis Reaction and the one I had was a bad one. She said If I waited much longer I would not have made it. What stopped me from going that night was other than being puffed up I had my wits and was walking around. I posted 2 pics thar were taken at around 5 am 4 hours after it started. When I went in the hospital I was even better looking
They called for an Ambulance and I was rushed to the hospital. The Ambulance medic felt I could not wait to give me a shot of epinephrine so i got my first shot ever.
Once we arrived They not only took me in right away but there was staff waiting for me to come in. It felt like it was something you see on TV. They repeated what shots I received in the Doctors office and added a shot of Pepcid. Pepcid is an over the counter heartburn upset stomach med but is now also being used for allergic reactions. Because I still felt like there was still a frog in my throat they hit me with another shot of Adrenalin. I was watched over with a nurse at my bedside for the first hour. I had to stay 3 hours past my last shot as long as the lumps I had went down as did my lump in my neck went down. When it was over the Doc said I had an Anaphylaxis Reaction and the one I had was a bad one. She said If I waited much longer I would not have made it. What stopped me from going that night was other than being puffed up I had my wits and was walking around. I posted 2 pics thar were taken at around 5 am 4 hours after it started. When I went in the hospital I was even better looking
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