24 hours after this whole scary adventure started, Rod is home.
It turned out not to be his lungs, or his heart -- best guess -- an anaphylactic reaction -- probably from an inadvertent to a known allergen. Rod has known for some years that he's allergic to sea food. He avoids it, but until now the reaction has been unpleasant but not scary. Last night, we went out to dinner, and Rod had fish and chips. Ina restaurant that had an unaccustomed sea-food special on for Lent. Our best guess is that somehow Rod's fish was contaminated by shrimp or crab or...something, either in the batter or in the fryer. If that's the case, then his reaction to sea food is becoming life-threatening.
However, the good news is, Rod is home and doing much better. He still doesn't feel great, but I think a good night's sleep will likely make a difference.
Now, I will let Rod post any details he sees fit. About 24 hours ago, I was starting to think it was past bedtime. I think I'll follow through on that now.
Good night all - -and thank you, everyone, for all the help, support, energy and prayer!
It turned out not to be his lungs, or his heart -- best guess -- an anaphylactic reaction -- probably from an inadvertent to a known allergen. Rod has known for some years that he's allergic to sea food. He avoids it, but until now the reaction has been unpleasant but not scary. Last night, we went out to dinner, and Rod had fish and chips. Ina restaurant that had an unaccustomed sea-food special on for Lent. Our best guess is that somehow Rod's fish was contaminated by shrimp or crab or...something, either in the batter or in the fryer. If that's the case, then his reaction to sea food is becoming life-threatening.
However, the good news is, Rod is home and doing much better. He still doesn't feel great, but I think a good night's sleep will likely make a difference.
Now, I will let Rod post any details he sees fit. About 24 hours ago, I was starting to think it was past bedtime. I think I'll follow through on that now.
Good night all - -and thank you, everyone, for all the help, support, energy and prayer!
Wow, what a scare. So glad to hear Rod is home and feeling better! Hope you all get some sleep soon.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear everthing is back to normal (if you believe in normal).
ReplyDeleteAllergies are funny things, they can suddenly appear or strengthen for no good reason.