Today was the day when the doctor performed the dreaded skin prick tests. If you’ve had these done before, you’ll know that they want to make you scratch, scratch and scratch some more! I met Dr Agrawal who was sooo kind and lovely. We went through my allergy history again and he explained what testsContinue reading “DAY 1”
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Exploring Atlanta
Enjoyed wandering around the city and seeing some of the sights. Had a lovely meal at Ted’s Montana Grill who were great with my allergy. Steak and veg was just what was needed ! Now chilling ahead of my first day in clinic tomorrow. Excited, nervous, terrified… feeling all the emotions 💗
Travel Day
Yesterday, the 28th January, we flew from London Heathrow to Atlanta with British Airways. Security is always a nightmare wen you’re travelling with EpiPens and antihistamine and the security officer did ask me for my doctor’s letter. This is because my antihistamine didn’t have a prescription label on it but all was fine once sheContinue reading “Travel Day”
Where did this journey begin?
One Saturday night, at the age of 5, I ate a raisin from a jar of mixed nuts and raisins which resulted in anaphylaxis. From that day, my life would change drastically. Skin prick tests confirmed my allergy and I was sent away with 2 epipens and told to read every label. I had toContinue reading “Where did this journey begin?”
OIT & Me 