My new little dcb stayed home yesterday because he was sick with an allergy. They are doing the process of elimination right now, and trying soy (erg!) over cows milk, etc to see if that is what it is. even though they know the risks of soy.
Anywho! My own ds when he gets stung, he almost always gets stung on the face somehow, and the whole side of his face swells up insanely. Now i do have benedryl or whatever in my cupboard for kids, but i'm thinking, this may not be enough if there is a severe allergic reaction.
It's making me nervous to think about this little dcb who is following suit of his mom, who was allergic to EVERYTHING as a child. I'm considering ordering/getting epi pens although i had no idea how much they cost!!!! In Canada I believe we need prescriptions for them, so I am going to ask my doctor about it.
But I am wondering.....
Do y'all require parents with children who have allergies to supply it, or do you guys just carry one all the time for use on any child? I'm wondering because I am thinking in an emergency situation, if the parent provides it, and another child needs it, whether it can be used on any child? obviously I would replace it if I had to use it on someone other than who supplied it. But that child may be without it for a few days or so right. And what if I am unable to replace it for some reason? Also, are there different types of epipens or are they all the same? I noticed there are adult and junior strength ones, but they cost the same amount.
And I saw an article online that said in a study done with 1200 children treated in a hospital, they all required 2 doses of epinephrine (sp?) because 1 just wasn't enough. I know that is not my call, but I want to make sure that I have time to get to a hospital or call 911. I know that I live about 2 mins from the hospital, but considering throwing all the kids in my vehicle, or if we've walked to the park, we'd have to walk back to the van or whatever. I'm sure I would just call 911 in that situation though.
wow, i did not mean to write a novel there, but I know I had nightmares last night about the dcb having allergies in my house. I was so worried maybe the allergies were actually because of my house, and that the mom just didn't want to make me feel bad, so she blamed it on milk.
Anywho! My own ds when he gets stung, he almost always gets stung on the face somehow, and the whole side of his face swells up insanely. Now i do have benedryl or whatever in my cupboard for kids, but i'm thinking, this may not be enough if there is a severe allergic reaction.
It's making me nervous to think about this little dcb who is following suit of his mom, who was allergic to EVERYTHING as a child. I'm considering ordering/getting epi pens although i had no idea how much they cost!!!! In Canada I believe we need prescriptions for them, so I am going to ask my doctor about it.
But I am wondering.....
Do y'all require parents with children who have allergies to supply it, or do you guys just carry one all the time for use on any child? I'm wondering because I am thinking in an emergency situation, if the parent provides it, and another child needs it, whether it can be used on any child? obviously I would replace it if I had to use it on someone other than who supplied it. But that child may be without it for a few days or so right. And what if I am unable to replace it for some reason? Also, are there different types of epipens or are they all the same? I noticed there are adult and junior strength ones, but they cost the same amount.
And I saw an article online that said in a study done with 1200 children treated in a hospital, they all required 2 doses of epinephrine (sp?) because 1 just wasn't enough. I know that is not my call, but I want to make sure that I have time to get to a hospital or call 911. I know that I live about 2 mins from the hospital, but considering throwing all the kids in my vehicle, or if we've walked to the park, we'd have to walk back to the van or whatever. I'm sure I would just call 911 in that situation though.
wow, i did not mean to write a novel there, but I know I had nightmares last night about the dcb having allergies in my house. I was so worried maybe the allergies were actually because of my house, and that the mom just didn't want to make me feel bad, so she blamed it on milk.
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