#Now an allergic reaction

[kingly-genderfluid]

This day can’t get any worse.

#Spoiler alert. It got worse. #Covid and a fucking swollen eye #There was something in my eye #Think it was a minor cut #But #ow #im I’m a different country too. #Now an allergic reaction #Insect bite that began to bleed #Goddamn #i think fate hates me

[reactionimagesdaily]

#'hey guess what boss #i might be allergic to banana flavoring #<- said while eating banana candy' #best of luck to you and your immune system #(Also the 'boss' thing spreading is very funny. I feel like a Tesco bargin-bin supervillain) #reaction image #reaction meme #daily reaction images #image mood: welp #submission #now with added caption

[tj-crochets]

Another weird question for y'all: If you are moderately allergic* to a thing and had been eating it anyway for years because you didn't know, and then when you figure out what you're allergic to you quit eating it at all, can you lose your ability to tolerate even a little bit of it? *a phrase which here means "probably severely allergic but can tolerate small amounts when on antihistamines"

#the person behind the yarn #allergy mention #food mention #I am not sure what I reacted to so severely today #and based on what I ate yesterday there's a chance my burger was cross contaminated with pickle juice #so I could be vinegared? #and it could be that this is just what vinegar allergic reactions are for me now #or it could be the german chocolate baking chocolate bar which I've never had before #or it could be my usual antihistamines but from a new manufacturer so new inactive ingredients #which means tonight instead of my usual double dose of off brand allegra I took benadryl #(DO NOT use my antihistamine usage as a guide. I take very high levels as directed by my doctors) #(seriously for most people this is both overkill and a bad idea)

[artiststarme]

Robin has a nut allergy

Just a little snippet of Robin being allergic to nuts with some Steddie on the side. I hope you guys like it and please leave your thoughts in the comments!

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It’s a well known fact within the Party that Robin is allergic to nuts. Whether it be because of genetics or her lesbianism that had her allergic to even being in the vicinity of nuts, male or otherwise, she was deathly allergic. And ever since an incident involving carrot cake, walnuts, and an ambulance ride to the ER, everyone knew it. 

She didn’t have an Epipen herself (they were too expensive and she’d rather die before spending $600 on something that might save her life) but Hopper now had three of them on his person at any given time. And Steve had stolen one of his emergency pens to put in the Beemer in case of emergencies. 

Either way, it had been a long time since she’s needed one and a long time since she had any sort of allergic reaction. Robin felt secure with her friends. With them, she didn’t have to check all of the ingredients on food containers or worry about one of them trying to murder her with concealed tree nuts, unlike her parents. Or so she thought. 

Because when she stepped into the Hopper-Byers’ house one afternoon on what was supposed to be her introduction to her first DnD campaign, her throat swelled shut. Within seconds she was choking, her face turning red and her eyes watering. She couldn’t breathe. 

She clawed at her throat in an effort to get air in. She vaguely felt Steve pulling her out of the doorway of his house and distantly heard him yelling at Eddie to grab something from his glove box. Meanwhile, Robin was panicking. She couldn’t get enough air in and her muscles were starting to weaken. She could feel her body fighting itself as it responded to the airborne molecules of nuts in the air. 

Her vision was tunneling and her breaths were labored by the time she felt a sharp stab in her right thigh. Immediately, the swelling in her throat started to lessen and her vision began to clear. Her chest heaved for the air it was deprived of and her ears tuned back into her surroundings. 

“C’mon Eddie, help me pick her up. We have to get her to the hospital. Let’s go!”

“Hey Stevie, calm down. She’s fine now. We’ll get her to the hospital and she’ll be okay. I’ll drive, you just hold onto Robin.”

“What even happened? She was having an allergic reaction?” She thinks that was Jonathan but she couldn’t be sure with her eyes still closed. 

“She’s allergic to nuts. Especially pecans and walnuts,” that darling voice was Will’s. She’s recognize his soft tone anywhere. 

“Oh my god! I was making pecan pie, I forgot! I feel horrible!” That was Joyce, no one else could sound so hysteric. 

The rest of the conversation escaped her as Steve and Eddie set her in the Beemer and took off towards the hospital. She nodded off in Steve’s arms in the back of the car and Eddie drive like a bat out of hell to get her help. 

When she woke up, she was resting on a hospital bed with IVs in her hands and a blanket pulled up to her chest. Night had fallen and Steve and Eddie were still by her bedside, curled up on a single chair with their limbs wrapped around each other. 

Knowing she was safe in the presence of her best friends, she let her eyes slip closed and went back to sleep. There would be apologies made in the morning and hysterical promises made but for now, she would rest in the presence of her capital P platonic soulmate and his boyfriend, her other best friend. Everything else could be dealt with later.

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#Robin keeps a list of people that try to kill her through her by nut allergy #Joyce is at the top now which makes her feel guilty every time #You can't tell me Robin isn't allergic to nuts in canon #My mom always tries to kill me through walnut use too #I've had two reactions in the past 24 hours because this lunatic wanted to make banana nut bread in the house #stranger things #robin buckley #steddie #mentions #fanfic #steve harrington #eddie munson #chief hopper #joyce byers

[doll-elvis]

Was elvis allergic to chocolate? I remember readin'it somewhere but I ain't sure it's true.

tbh I’m unsure about this myself because I’ve read some contradicting stories 😩

for example in Peter Guralnick’s book “Careless Love” he tells the story of when Elvis had abruptly left Graceland for Washington D.C (where he holed up with Joyce Bova) after Priscilla and Vernon cornered him about money and finances. After Elvis had flown to the L.A airport from D.C, to meet up with Jerry Schilling, Jerry recalled Elvis’ face being “alarmingly swollen” as he exited the plane. According to Jerry, Elvis said “it was just an allergic reaction to some medication he was taking for an eye infection, aggravated by his eating chocolate on the plane”

Jerry says Elvis continued to eat more chocolate on the plane back to Washington D.C, where his face swelled up even more, however I’m not sure if chocolate is the culprit based on Elvis’ history of eating it

For example in 1959, Elvis begged Arlene Cogan to send Reese’s candy (chocolate + peanut butter) over to Germany, as they were his favorite, because they weren’t for sale over there. And according to Nancy Rooks, Elvis’ maid, Elvis kept a small refrigerator near his room that was filled with Eskimo pies (chocolate + vanilla icecream)⬇️

Linda Thompson also confirmed Elvis’ love for Eskimo pies in her book and she even said he would sometimes finish a whole box at once… so if he really was allergic to chocolate I feel like a whole box of these ice creams would definitely cause a reaction 🤧

#thank you for the ask!! #I’m not doctor but I think chocolate is innocent in this situation 💀 #I now feel the urge to eat an eskimo pie #are they still a thing?😩 #also I do know that he was allergic to codeine according to his army records #perhaps he had taken some along with his eye medication and had a reaction?? #elvis presley #elvisaaronpresley #elvis #elvis history #elvis asks #elvis fans

[luvistqrzzz]

remind me to never try apply eyeliners again-

#🎤.rim is speaking #another day with me realizing how #make up is NOT for me #so idk how to apply eyeliners and i tried to apply it yesterday #for fun cs i was bored #took one of my mom's kohl and did my feeble attempt #IT WAS TERRIBLE #but thats OKAY CS MY FIRSF TIME #but then to remove the kohl i had to scrub so hard #THAT NOW THE AREA AROUND THE CORNER OF MY EYE STINGS- #💀💀💀💀💀💀 LIKE BRO #i hope its not an allergic reaction- #or else my mom would kill me🙏🏼✌🏽 #its me n my lip gloss against the world of make up goodbye

[lovethisfat37]

I really like how soft my hair looks tonight :3

#took this before i started having an allergic reaction to some unknown substance #now I'm covered in hives and full of Benadryl #me

[ectonurites]

im just like at my fucking limit but its cool its fine im just going to explode but its whatever but i need to kill

#having an allergic reaction again. i didnt even leaaaave my fucking hoooouse yesterday And Yet #grandpa max is god? i go to church now #my skin hasnt even fully healed from the thing last week. its just. this is fucking miserable #im gonna be doing allergy shots to help combat this but thats doesnt start until like. another week or two and thats not gonna be instant #so im just. fucking Struggling here because its not like i can entirely avoid this shit. ghhghhHhHhgHhh

[healingheartdogs]

How does one go about getting tested for MCAS...

#still trying to see a geneticist about EDS #and now because of long covid conversations talking about MCAS im realizing that may be a relevant problem to me as well #from BEFORE I got COVID #ive had idiopathic anaphylaxis episodes in the past but its been a few years since i had one #so idk if that rules that out #but i do have seemingly ever-changing food allergies/reactions too #like i went a whole year without eating red meat because everytime i ate it i had food poisoning symptoms after for a day or so #and have had constant gastro problems with seemingly random triggers since i was a teenager #also year round allergies #to what? idk #but i live my life sniffling with my ears and throat and skin itching all the time #and heat intolerance #and being seemingly allergic to my own sweat #idk it feels like im looking for reasons for it to be that because imposter syndrome but also with the pots dx #and then my rheum sending me for genetic testing for EDS cuz my labs show i have an autoimmune disease but no positive for anything specific #has me side eyeing in the direction of MCAS because i know how those issues all love to show up in a three for one bundle #ig ill wait and see how the genetic testing goes #cuz idk where to even begin for possible MCAS #and now having long covid too i feel like anything possibly related to that will get shrugged off #because doctors HATE long covid and things that are possibly related to long covid

[oatbugs]

idk how to live so im going to talk to myself out loud until i do

#listen. take a deep breath. i know your bpm is high but you need to think with me for a second. #remember that you are paper thin. all your facets are sheets of paper and what you gave her is just another one. #make a new one. you dont need it. you dont need her to see you. i know you think you need her but you will be okay. i know its hard. #you wish you could have shown her how you loved her. listen to yourself. you are made of paper. #she might be concrete or maybe wood or maybe gold. you need to start laying your roots elsewhere. shut that thought down #and blink and listen. the parts you keep thinking of arent lost. they still happened and they are yours to keep. #there is beauty in this loss. tell me about the beauty in this loss. its okay to think about it. you got to see it all and nothing more #and this is great because it would have been bad. you know it would be violent in a way you dont need. you know this to be true. #you are going to look at that empty space in her shape and youre going to fill it with everything that happened when you knew her. #the memories with her but then also the the way your friends talked you through it. the game with the clovers. #your first allergic reaction you almost died and you couldnt stop laughing and you were held so close to their hearts. #learning the names for all the floursecent gene tracking dyes that everyone else knows already. about the exam - listen again. #i know you think if you fail your life is over but you need to try your best. youre not going to get a good grade in a uni test for the fir #youre going to make up for it. youre going to make sure you make up for it. do you understand? i love you. you have to do this. #right now you need to sit up. breathe. i know your heart hurts. go to the living room. grab something to eat. i dont care if you feel full. #youre going to clean your mattress heater. youre going to study a bit longer and then youre going to sleep. youre going to tell your mother #im sorry and i might genuinely fail a test. shes going to tell you its okay. if you do badly in this course you can just become a neurosurg #just agree. dont argue right now. its okay. youre okay. you are paper thin. i know any puncture hurts. #breathe. think of your friends. think of their hands in yours. it isnt eternal.youve lived through worse. the empty sky is still beautiful. #the lack of her is still beautiful

[tj-crochets]

Hey y'all another "I suspect this is atypical but idk how atypical" question, this time about blood sugar! Okay, maybe a few questions

if your blood sugar is in the fasting blood sugar range, but you aren't fasting, does that count as low blood sugar?

2. Is it normal to have low blood sugar symptoms at not-technically-low-blood-sugar levels (today, 93)? Like, especially when it's that way when you have not been fasting, but also in general

3. How do you word "hey doc my records say you took my blood sugar when I was fasting, but I wasn't fasting. That was like an hour, hour and a half after lunch and I'd downed half a gatorade before I walked into the office and my blood sugar was in the 80s. Is that...maybe...a problem? That it's happened twice?" in a way doctors will care about?

#the person behind the yarn #medical mention #I make sure I have protein and complex carbs and eat smaller meals more frequently #but - wait I think I figured it out #well. why it's happening again now not why it happens in general #usually I have this under control but after I have an allergy flareup I'll be off kilter for days to weeks #depending on the severity of the allergic reaction #but like three times in the last two days I've been on the edge of a stress-induced allergic reaction and haven't needed a benadryl #so maybe it got close enough to disturb my blood sugar??? #my endocrine system is all fucked up and I know that can impact blood sugar #fun side effect I only figured out a week or two ago: #apparently sometimes low blood sugar can trigger a release of some adrenaline #which I did not know because my body kinda...did not have any extra adrenaline #but now I am on corticosteroids so I DO have some reserves #and it means I get high blood pressure when I get lowish blood sugar which has not happened for me in the past #so that's. something. probably good??? to be able to have noticeable adrenaline reactions to things???? but not fun

[disagigglebilities]

Discovered that you should not wear your compression socks when you are having an allergic reaction to a big bite because uh well now the bug bite is bruised

#i just got these and now i cant wear them smh #this was obvious in retrospect but im dumb #allergic reaction #fucking allergies #allergies #allergy #allergic #potsie #pots #pots syndrome

[snzluv3r]

i just want to be horny and my body is not giving me the chance wtf

#was in the ER thursday and friday night #had a severe delayed reaction to contrast last night #now i am on the way to urgent care bc my entire body is covered in a rash #i have had contrast before!!!!! why did my body decide to be allergic the day i needed it twice #i am so annoyed and itchy #and not the fun itchy just trying not to scratch myself

[corvid-language-library]

So I STILL have a sore throat, and now I've got some weird mouth ulcer thing too? Looked it up online and it doesn't match any of the varying descriptions of mouth ulcers. Swallowing is hard and painful too. Figured it's time to go to a doctor about it... except the doctor's isn't open today because it's a public holiday 🤡 Just hoping it doesn't get any worse and I can go tomorrow.

#ruffled feathers #wanna take more pain killers but i'm scared i'm having a delayed allergic reaction to them #i've never taken anything with aspirin before so i wouldn't know if i'm allergic #but like. my sore throat hadn't been getting worse?? then i had a headache so i took bufferin and now voila more swelling/pain/ulcers #but i didn't get worse immediately so??? maybe not #idk #i just wanna go see a doctor i'm so stressed and my throat's in so much pain i can't sleep at night :(

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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#sometimes i find the degree to which i cannot concentrate very alarming #like bro i canno read. i have so much to do but i wanna sleep forever #i just have to get up and go somewhere else. normally id go transfer algae or run but im stuck inside and .y fingers r all cold #usually its just in the morning that I get thr high distress so its prob the meds #but yesterday was kinda fucked. ugh.i just need to run around but i cant #i have such a sinister combo of: brain stops me from being able to b productive and if im not productive i am compelled to do horrible #things. mood issues and 0cd is horrible. horrible feedback loop #i just wish i could breathe. itll b fine. eventually itll b summer again and itll b fine #its like someone's squeezing my throat. like im sick but i kno its just that im anxious #i was doing so well the past few days in terms of reading and productivity despite the distress #and im trying to b kind and roll with the punches but its so hard #like i kno i need to relax and not resist bc resistance makes it worse but it's just hard and im worried this is how itll always b #i wish i could go back on lamicta1. i felt way better on low dose of that then i do on low dose of abi1ify. its so hard to stay on this #just bc of how my head works. and like things were complicated with the lamicta1. maybe i wouldnt habe had a reaction if i didnt get a #tatto0 while upping the dose but now im marked as allergic so i prob wont b allowed to try any of thr anti convulsive type antidepressants #ugh. i hate this. its so frustrating #unrelated