Just got home from the ED with DD2.. she had an allergic reaction to yoghurt (kiddy one), hives within 5min all over her mouth, cheeks, throat and chest, her hands where she had touched it.
Although no breathing difficulties she was swollowing hard etc.
Spoke to nurse on call said take her to Dr within 24hrs, hives spread stuff this small town, no Dr's open straight to hosp, lucky we did, she was wheezing a bit in the car and by the time we got there her cheeks and tongue were a little swollen.
Got her in, rash started subsisiding, cheeks came down a bit, chest cleared gave her redipred and said she's ok to go, get a referral from the Dr to get allergy tests... so here we go again.
Can they do allergy testing on her this young? How much is it going to cost us?
We got DD1 done through the health nuts study she was 1 and had a reaction to egg but was cleared after allergy testing, should i call health nuts and see if they will test Z for free?
OMG my nerves are shot, when she started wheezing i just wanted to stop and check her but i knew it was best to just get her to the Dr.. i just want to cry.
Off to have big big cuddles with her for the rest of the day, stuff the house work!
Zarava - X's allergy tests were done for free at RCH at about 8 months. I was told that the waitlist for under 1's is about 3 months and we were given referral by a GP (apparently waitlist for over 1's is about 18months!!!). He was then re-tested at 16 months (rather than the usual year later) given he'd been picked up at a young age.
Thanks everyone, will try for an appointment at the Dr tomorrow and ask for a referral, would prefer to get it checked now rather than later.
Poor A was very stressed by the whole thing aswell, they tried getting Z's stats on a thing on her foot but she kept moving so they tried her ear and she SCREAMED and poor A was in the pram sooking saying Sissy....
Hopefully she's her normal self soon, still some spots and a bit lethargic though.
aww. poor little ones and poor mummy and daddy. i really do hope she feels better soon. get some anti histamines in incase she has a reaction again. huge hugs to you all. xxxx
Here we go again, the allergy rollercoaster.
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to Z and to mummy as well.
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