And now what did you do TODAY?

[grawk]

My daughters school is the same. ALL DRUGS are treated as contraband even when prescribed for very good reasons.

[dsavitsk]

Fuck them, too.

[ironbut]

Holy cow!

Scary stuff but at least you have personal experience on how to handle these issues.

Enjoy the trip!

[n_maher]

al, really glad to hear that things are okay.

[Voltron]

We just landed in Michigan. I love it when Doug swears for some reason.

[Aimless1]

Glad it wasn't more serious for Alden. You're coming into more summer like weather in Michigan. Yesterday highs in the 6th trending up to the 8th by the weekend.

[Aimless1]

Glad it wasn't more serious for Alden. You're coming into more summer like weather in Michigan. Yesterday highs in the sixties trending up to the eighties by the weekend.

[acidbasement]

No epipens allowed in school?  Isn't that inviting all sorts of nasty (lawsuit at least) if someone has an anaphylactic reaction to something?

[grawk]

drugs with needles are all heroin, even insulin

[nikongod]

drugs with needles are all heroin, even sunblock

FIFY

[Salt Peanuts]

In the case of my friend's nephew (he has severe allergies to variety of items, including peanuts), the school initially resisted having EpiPens, then said it would be fine as long as they were kept in a double-locked cabinet behind the locked closet in the school nurse's office, which was located on a different floor.  His parents, understandably, said fuck you, and kept fighting the school.  It was eventually agreed that EpiPens would be kept in the classroom with his teacher (or on said teacher if out of classroom) and several school personnel were trained in EpiPen administration.

 

Ari is spot on regarding sunblock - it is amazing the amount of crap that one needs to go through for sunblock in child care now-a-days.

Edited July 17, 2014 by Salt Peanuts

[acidbasement]

Sunblock?  That's a new one for me.  We sent Magnus to school with sunblock this year and nobody said anything.  We also don't have a no-peanut policy, which is refreshing.

[Salt Peanuts]

^ It's that whole adult/teachers/counselors touching kids thing, at least around here.  If the kids can apply it themselves, it's usually fine, though some places still ask for written/signed notes from parents.

Edited July 17, 2014 by Salt Peanuts

[acidbasement]

^ It's that whole adult/teachers/counselors touching kids thing, at least around here.  If the kids can apply it themselves, it's usually fine, though some places still ask for written/signed notes from parents.

 

Ah, that makes sense I guess.  Probably a city vs. rural thing, to some extent.  Magnus' teacher seemed to be on the receiving end of a lot of hugs whenever I've visited the school, but she's local to a small community, where lines get blurred between social and professional interaction.

[CD44hi]

Whoa Al, that was scary. Glad to hear everything is OK now. Time to do the list of things that were eaten that day. If it was that strong of a reaction, it was probably eaten within 1hr or less of the incident?

[robm321]

Glad all is OK now, Al. What a miserable thing to go through.

[agile_one]

Al, by now you are hopefully settled in in MI, and resting after a horrendous last night, and long day of traveling today.  Glad Alden responded to treatment, and yes, allergies and bad reactions are very scary episodes.  Especially if you don't see them coming, which is most of the time.  Had our share, and wouldn't wish on anyone, especially when kids are the victims.

 

Enjoy the family time in MI.  Should be a nice change of scenery.

[shellylh]

Glad everything is ok in the end Al, that must have scared the shit out of you!  

 

[sorry to reply so late to your post. For some reason, your post is not showing up in tapatalk for me.]

Edited July 17, 2014 by shellylh

[guzziguy]

^ All these.  Especially glad that Alden is OK.

[Augsburger]

Wow Al, I can only imagine how awful that must have been.  

 

Both my sons have severe life threatening food allergies so we have fought the battle many times with schools over the need to keep Epi pens close by and accessible not in a friggin' locked cabinet where no one knows who has the key at any time of the school day.  As Doug said so eloquently, "fuck them/that"!

 

Ironically, I thought of you yesterday at 12;15 local time as we were were in the allergist's office food challenging both my boys to see if any of the foods they were previously allergic to were no longer a threat.  I was looking right at an Auvi-Q Epi injector display in the office and the name Al popped into my head.  We have six of those Auvi-Qs and six of the Epi pens.  The Auvi-Q technology is awesome but medical plans will no longer cover their expense so sadly if things don't change soon this company and it's user friendly technology will be gone.  If you have the time I would highly recommend you check them out.  You also might want to consider keeping Benadryl 25mg tablets in Alden's wallet or backpack just in case or even the Benadryl liquid for his backpack.

 

What was Alden's meal prior to his reaction?

[swt61]

Firstly, glad to hear Alden is OK! Secondly, I hope you're able to find what it is he had a reaction to, and prevent future episodes. 

[Aura]

Late to seeing this thread - scary situation Al. Very glad Alden is okay.

[Wmcmanus]

Also late seeing this. Pretty scary situation, Al. As Steve said, it sure would be comforting to know exactly what the root cause was - for preventative purposes.

Edited July 18, 2014 by Wmcmanus

[aardvark baguette]

x3

[Voltron]

Thanks for all the good wishes everybody. It is unclear what triggered the reaction but the only unusual food item was a previously unopened bottle of fat free ranch dressing that expired in April. I ate some too and did not react but who knows what is in that crap.

I thought of you too, Greg, because you have been suggesting those Epipens to me for awhile. I'll look into the Auvi-Q again...