I guess a child who is screaming in pain, puking, has the runs, is livid with tummy troubles, wind and a rash is not considered a priority becuase there are kids out there who are anaphalactic (sp) and REALLY need to get their allergies sorted FAST. However I am anaphalactic allergic to walnuts and pecans and had a horrible time getting tests for it and etc...and becuase I am an adult, I don't get an epi-pen as I am considered to be "old enough to know better than to eat nuts".

The last time I had a major reaction to pacans though was a really uncomforable and dangerous one - and a total accident! I had NO idea there were pecans in what I ate (couldnt taste or see them)...I felt my tongue tingle and swell, then my mouth, then my throat, then I couldnt breathe and my lips went blue...Mum was there and ended up calling an Ambo who said "wtf? Why don't you have an epipen?"

But anyway...I have gone out on a tangent....back to soymilk talk :-)