Ongoing saga of toe

Hetty the Medi Alert bracelet is made for people like you! Google the info, it’s well worth it, Medical Staff can access details of all of your allergies if you go to A & E or are involved in an accident.

I'm allergic to it as well - but no bracelet for me - as I'm allergic to hundreds of things. MayBee70, you can suddenly have a reaction to anything at any time.

Once, I got rushed to hospital with (incredibly painful) intestinal anaphylaxis - a rare reaction to some tablets.

I knew what it was but the male nurse there just refused to believe it (as it's rare) and insisted I take more of them. Luckily, my son helped me escape before they killed me with their ignorance.

I’m allergic to penicillin and was advised by the Practice Nurse to wear a bracelet, it’s a silicone one with a Penicillin Allergy written on it, very cheap, a pack of 3 from Amazon, I wear it 24/7.

If I’m ever rushed to hospital I won’t have to rely on my family to remember that I have a Penicillin Allergy.

You don’t buy them they give them away WW2 they were on the counter of the reception at my local hospital when I went last week ….The little medical info tubs I mean
I didn’t take any tablets either until this year but this year I m on two a day but at very very late 70s I think that’s ok 😂

Actually I must add that information to the bottle in the fridge when I get around to buying it. I can see the use of it now. I am one of the very lucky people who takes not a single drug/medicine.

Just seen this! I hope you are feeling much better today WWM. My daughter, now 29 showed an allergic reaction to penicillin given when she was a toddler for what turned out to be sepsis caused by a severe ear infection. She made a complete recovery. We were told that patients sometimes outgrow this allergy but no doctor has ever dared to challenge it. Though it’s some while since she’s had any kind of infection (she had a lot of throat infections till tonsils were removed) erythromycin doesn’t work so well anymore so it would be nice to know.

Oh dear, that sounds really frightening.

My father developed an allergy to penicillin in his 60s but it caused him to have a rash from head to toe and he was quite ill.
I'm allergic to another antibiotic which caused me to swell up, my mouth and tongue swelled up too; luckily I was in hospital at the time and they jammed a catheter in my hand and started an antidote to it via a drip.

I do hope you feel better soon Whitewave and that your toe improves.

Bad luck!!!

Welcome to the club WWM2. I can’t take penicillin either. Glad you’re home, that’s one holistic you won’t forget in a hurry!

A holiday to remember!
Both my DM and DS had/have an intolerance to penicillin.
DM landed in hospital after taking an over the counter cold cure, while in America.
I was given a nappy rash cream for DS when he was a baby, by a neighbour who had bought this magic cream in Spain.

Poor baby he went from nappy rash to a full blown rash and swelling all over his little body. Luckily they both recovered as I hope you do too WWM

They both were/are also sensitive to mushrooms and strawberries.

Gosh I hope you feel better soon, always good to be home though.

Omg sounds awful but im so pleased you were taken to hospital. I really hope you start feeling better soon. You must be exhausted.

Hope that now you are home you are feeling better.

My cousin says he was pumped full of penicillin when he had pneumonia. Next time he took some he reacted to it.

Sorry to hear about your ongoing problems which started with an infected toe.
I sincerely hope you are feeling fully compos mentis soon and it all calms down. You must have felt wretched! 💐

Oh no. Is penicillin something that you can take once and be ok but then take again and have a reaction to? Do you need to wear one of those bracelets that say you have a penicillin allergy? I think something similar happened to my cousin: I’ll ask him for more info. How frightening for you all…

Hoping you are much better now.
What a dreadful experience.

Just read this thread, wishing you a speedy recovery WW, what a nasty experience and on holiday too!

Just to add that we are in a cottage on a large estate owned by a Countess, who has been a delight to get to know. She offered us a room for today in her huge house for R&R -dog included! Get up fresh to drive back on Sunday. But DH was desperate to get back to get ready for the country market on Monday. I quite fancied it though. There’s posh😄😄😄

DH drove all the way back as I’m not compos mentis.

Oh dear WWMk2, how dreadful! I do hope you are starting to feel better now the allergic effects are wearing off.

Oh no WWM2 what a horrible time you’re having. I hope you recover swiftly and totally.

Oh goodness, how awful! Penicillin allergy can be very dangerous, thank goodness you got to hospital. Hope you aren't in too much discomfort and get better very soon.

Sorry to hear this Whitewavemark2. I hope your toe is on the mend now, and that you’ll feel much better tomorrow.

Oh dear, get well soon what a saga those first two antibiotics were very close together you usually leave at least four hours or longer between them obviously didn’t suit you or as you had D and V might it have been a dodgy tummy ?

Crikey Whitewave, what a scare . Hope things settle down - how’s the toe