Yesterday, Connor tried cashews for the first time. He ate two, and promptly complained of a terrible taste in his mouth and a sore throat. He tried washing it down with water and crackers, but his discomfort wouldn't go away. Then he started gagging, which turned into vomiting. I assumed that they just didn't agree with him, but after the vomiting didn't stop for over an hour, I took a closer look and discovered that he was covered in hives.
I immediately gave him a dose of Benedryl and called the doctor. We found out that no one keeps office hours on the day after Thanksgiving, so we loaded everyone up for a trip to the ER.
There, they gave him a dose of Zyrtec and an anti-nausea medicine, and sent us home with instructions to have him tested for food allergies.
Then he was fine until 2:30 am, when he woke with the hives returned and gasping for air. We dosed him with Benedryl again and fired up the nebulizer for an Albuterol breathing treatment. That solved the problem, and off he went back to sleep.
Yikes, that was scary! This kid has been to the ER more times than the rest of the family combined. The good news is today he's fine - until Thursday, when he's scheduled to have his tonsils out!
