Epi Pen -- Anyone carry one?

I carry one for Zoe, who is allergy to bee stings.

I think Glen (Delmonico) carries one, but not certain.

My mom carries one for bee stings. I had to be trained on it. I got to practice by stabbing an orange!

I carry one because I take allergy shots. I only need to have it on me on the days I get shots.

I used to have to carry one back when my ashtma was much worse. With new medications these days, I don't need one anymore.
They're really easy to use though.

I have one, bee's and tomotoes. I've had to use it a few times mostly for bee's as we camp alot. PM me if you want.
Terri

I also carry one. I'm allergic to nuts.

I have one. I had a reaction to a medication (Celebrex). Thank goodness I insisted on it after I had the first reaction, which no one thought was an allergic reaction : The second time it happened we had to use it. Or, Kevin used it. I was unconscious.

It is very easy to use. You should have it refilled once a year. I will always carry one now. No one *thinks* that will ever happen again as long as I don't take Celebrex anymore, but I think it's a darn good emergency thing to have. If Kevin or I ever reacted to a bee sting, we'd have it right there. It's one of those things: I'd rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.

Thanks everyone. Doctor is prescribing a pack of two with refills so that i can refill when they expire.

I carry one when I travel away from town in warm weather because of bees and allergies to molds and 5 anti-biotics. My reaction is slow and part of the time 4 Benadryl will fix it, otherwise I head to the ER. I have carried on many trips to the ER, but never used it. You are supossed to go to the ER anyway if you use it so I've always saved it.

I carry one for my shellfish allergy.

Be VERY VERY careful with this allergy- if you haven't already, you'll probably soon find out that most people do not understand the threat of cross-contamination in restaurants. I can no longer safely eat at Chinese, Mexican, or Japanese restaurants.

It's a huge bummer, but I always figure it's not as bad as having a peanut allergy, so I'm not too badly off. Carrying the epi pen is no problem. I keep one in my purse and one in my bedroom. Whenever you go into ANY restaurant, make sure you always have it with you.

LarrytheLabs Mom said:

I carry one for my shellfish allergy.

Be VERY VERY careful with this allergy- if you haven't already, you'll probably soon find out that most people do not understand the threat of cross-contamination in restaurants. I can no longer safely eat at Chinese, Mexican, or Japanese restaurants.

It's a huge bummer, but I always figure it's not as bad as having a peanut allergy, so I'm not too badly off. Carrying the epi pen is no problem. I keep one in my purse and one in my bedroom. Whenever you go into ANY restaurant, make sure you always have it with you.

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Yeah, this could be the end of my sushi eating. Currently, the chef who owns the place we go knows about my allergy, but now that I know it's oysters, I'm more concerned as he sometimes makes fresh oysters. Maybe I'll have to call ahead and see if they are being served on the day I want to go there.

Mold allergies to the Pennacillian types is just as bad, you never know where they will sneak in some blue cheese. Sometimes it is even in cheese crackers and chips. :

delmonico said:

Mold allergies to the Pennacillian types is just as bad, you never know where they will sneak in some blue cheese. Sometimes it is even in cheese crackers and chips. :

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I never thought of that!! Yikes!

Derf said:

Yeah, this could be the end of my sushi eating. Currently, the chef who owns the place we go knows about my allergy, but now that I know it's oysters, I'm more concerned as he sometimes makes fresh oysters. Maybe I'll have to call ahead and see if they are being served on the day I want to go there.

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I know!! I ate sushi for the first time in about 2 years this past weekend. There is a sushi chef at a grocery store at home, and he was there when we were. I was about to pass on sushi out of habit, but then looked at the menu and talked to the guy and realized that there were no shellfish- yay! It was soooo good.

When you get the prescription filled, there will be an insert for an automatic reminder from the company to refill. I use this and it's come in handy as I have to refill for 3 people at different times during the year.

Karina- I didn't know you were allergic to nuts!


My friends son has a peanut allergy. He carries one on him at all times. He has a cool epi pen belt they bought through some pharma company. He used to carry it in a fanny pack, but those aren't really stylish for a 10yr old. With his belt, you can't even see it! He also has a medical alert bracelet. Again, a cool Maple Leafs one.

I carry one. Not sure what I'm allergic to, though. About 3 years ago, I pet a cat in my neighborhood and about 5 minutes later, blew up like a balloon, eyes shut and throat went tingly. I live with cats, so i know it wasn't that - but we wondered if there was some sort of flea powder on him that I reacted to - or if he came in contact with a certain plant/shrub? Went by ambulance to the hospital - scary stuff!!!!