You might be thinking, why do I need an Anaphylaxis Action Plan? I know what to do... I used to think that too, until I had a few anaphylactic reactions and really didn't do things in the right order. I panicked and also sometimes I was very quickly too ill to act. Having an Action Plan helps you, your family, your child and your friends and any caregivers or emergency … [Read more...]
The day I used my EpiPen for the first time!
On a cold icy snowy afternoon in the winter of 2010 I used my EpiPen for the first time ever, whilst in the grip of a terrifying anaphylactic attack. Little did I know when I took this beautiful photograph that in a few hours I would be in A&E. I had been out for lunch with a friend and had what I felt to be a safe meal; smoked Salmon and scrambled eggs with brown … [Read more...]
Use your EpiPen!
Who would have thought that an apparently sensible, intelligent young woman, would suffer two severe anaphylactic attacks over two years, both with my epi-pen in my bag, and still not take action and administer the medicine that could have reversed the reaction and hastened recovery… and potentially saved my life! I have been lucky. I have also been stupid and careless and … [Read more...]