Shrimp. Peanuts. Yeah.

[mmerriam]

So...

I've known for several months that I've developed an allergy to shrimp.

The whole itchy, blotchy, broken out face things any time I ate shrimp was a pretty good clue. And this sucks, because dudes, it's shrimp! I love shrimp.

So...

I had an appointment for a check-up, and I was showing the doctor this eczema on my skin (so I thought) and she took one look and said, "Stop eating peanuts."

"But," says I, "I eat peanut butter all the time."

She gives me the eyebrow. I get the message (um, Michael, if you eat peanut butter all the time, and you're broken out and itchy all the time...) I stopped eating peanut butter and lo! The breakout goes away and I start to improve.

Then I eat a single piece of peanut butter fudge tonight and...well, it isn't pretty and I've needed my inhaler and I itch like a...well, yeah.

So, to review. Can't eat shrimp and I can't eat peanut butter, two of my favorite foods.

And yeah, still blind.

I have this urge to eat a pound of butterfly shrimp cooked in peanut oil and then drive around town.

Grr.

Comments

[tiny-wings.livejournal.com]

MY mother is severely allergic to shellfish except for mussels. Apparently they do not count as shellfish. Now I'd talk to a doctor before trying anything, but this sounds like it might be good news for others as well...

[ladysea.livejournal.com]

*nod* I was told it was a 50-50 chance if I would have a reaction to mussels. I got the wrong 50. =/

[tiny-wings.livejournal.com]

Ugh, that sucks for you :-(