The Scary Nite in Mention went like this:
My First Scary Nite
My son & I were sitting at my computer playing a game, we had just had a snack, one we always
Enjoy and we just love it. We ate it. Next thing you know about 30 minutes later if that my face
Went red then purple, my throat swelled up so bad I could barely breathe. I was struggling for my
Life to breath. I was now panicking badly, (in my haste) I called Husband and he got home ASAP,
Then I called ambulance, not sure how I did do it, but I then Knew I needed both as I had kids
At home.
Fast forward now 3 months later. One the way home from picking up my Sons from holiday, picked up
Some dinner at a takeaway shop, we had eaten at quite a few times. We got home, took everything out of
Car as you do, husband arrived home told him already did dinner just have home. Next inside we opened
Up our Chinese Food dinner that consisted of Chowmein, Sweet & sour pork balls, Rice & vegies, fish, crabsticks & chips. It smelt so good. We all tucked in and had a lovely evening, it was so yummy.
We had a lovely evening after dinner, kids to bed at their usual times, my husband & I loving our kids are back home now after a weeks holiday. Hubby was tired so went to bed, I did not follow immediately.
About five minutes after he went my scalp was incredibly itchy, as one of my boys had to have a treatment on
Their head I did the same as I thought it was the same thing. I dried my hair, went & played one more game. My head however got worst, the itching was spreading. It was my head, then my chest, then my groin, and then my back, and then it just got worst, I just thought I would stay away from hubby until I had settled.
It did not settle, so off I went to Accident & Emergency. I knew by now it was not stopping, as I was driving their I started itching my arms, they were coming up it welts all over my arm pits and bend opposite
Side of elbow, my hands inside & out were itching now, next my neck, next my legs. I had jeans on so could not scratch them that much. I was going crazy, I was going red & now 2/3 of my body had welts.
I got to Accident & Emergency the wait for the doctor was incredibly pain staking but I just paced the room and paid the bill as you do. Of course, when you are as that is like time stands still and you are in a world of your own. My world at that time was my skin was not stinging all over, I would not be able to stop scratching my neck, arms, legs, shoulders, feet, everything was itching everywhere and I mean everywhere, no place was sacred. While waiting my head starting spinning and starting feeling my heart beating rapidly
So I went back out to administration, they immediately took me to surgery area, got the doctor.
Next I went & got a shot it my upper bottom which worked very slowly & surely starting at head & arms the places that itched first were the first to stop, I had to be observed, they already made sounds I should go to hospital (which is all free care, but not ambulance ride). I needed to go the toilet, so they opted for wheel chairing me there, I felt a little head spinning now but really needed to wee so continued. I sat their, I did not care the nurse was still in room, my head starting getting worst………………..FAINT………FAINTED.
Waking up I had the feeling of hands all over me, ever so gently helping me then my eyes opened, I had lost consciousness. Ambulance was called, I arrived at hospital got my husband rung as I wanted him to know I was heading to hospital. Arrived at A & E 11.15pm. Arrived at hospital about 12.00pm. Wheeled me in, got me a lure in hand (you know the painful IV drip one), in hospital it was busy and I just saw everything in a blur. I was not with it at all, they looked at me concerned, I got instant attention and the drip was put on me I got fluids, they wanted to flush my body. They gave me my own curtained room which I was grateful for my stay consisted of dropping in and out of sleep, getting woken for medication, listening to others getting attended to. I was showing signs of recovery at about 6am. I was discharged with 4 days of medication for the allergy.
Yes, I went through this nite of Crap for an Allergy. With conclusive & information I had given the staff we realised it was the outcome from food cooked with Peanut Oil, which is meant to be the best to cook Chinese food with. I did not know.
This got me to thinking, how many do not know. How many of us go through the same circumstance because we do not have enough information about what our food is cooked with, which exact ingredients are included and what we are eating.
My Petition is Simple; this is for Government of New Zealand, Health Department, and Allergy’s all over New Zealand. We need a health system that will support our claim to good food so we stay safe.
I ask all the authorities to include a regulation in food industry that includes a detailed list of what is in our food, preservatives, cooking oils, vinegars, fruits, vegetables, cuts of meat.
This will keep many of us Safe in eating, many of us with allergies have to opt for no eating out, and that is what I am facing. I am Wheat free now and Nut free. I only poisoned myself last time, as I did not know the food was cooked in Nut Oils and included nuts.
I want peace of mind!
Lisa Lomas
Home Business Online Expert
