Had a life-threatening allergic reaction on VD day
8 years ago
Started with my hands turning red, and getting itchy..
Then my hands started to swell-up, followed my lips going numb, and m face getting puffy..
Next came lightheadedness, soon followed my passing out and waking up on the floor..
Co-workers finally saw what was happening, an called the emergency medic squad.
The medics took me to the squad, my blood pressure was 60/53..
they tried 5 times to set an IV in my arm, but the pressure was too low to do it..
Got taken to the hospital, where they used ultrasound to find a vein to get an IV into..
While in the ER, i broke out in hives, the color in my face went away.
while talking with the admissions guy.
i had a feeling of my throat being very dry, and having trouble swallowing.
The nurses tossed him out of the room, an gave me several injections into the IV..
After an hour they had the reactions stopped, and my blood pressure going back up twords normal..
Then had me in observation for another 6 hours..
Don't know what caused the allergic reaction, going in for allergy testing Thursday
AN i get to carry an EpiPen around with me all the time now..
FA+

I'm just scared now that there going to tell me that i can't be working in a kitchen anymore..
Being a cook is all i know,,
or the MSG in the ranch dressing packets we use.
I get tested by an allergist on thursday
other-than, i'm allergic to the allergy test.
My Ins is allergic to paying for the test, so another $850
out of my pocket,,