We had more excitement than we had planned for this Thanksgiving. At lunch Brett was snacking on mixed nuts and the boys asked to try some. He broke up pieces of a cashew for them to try. The moment they put them in their mouths they were screaming and clawing at their faces. Hives began to appear and Ethan said "my tongue hurts!!" We packed things up quickly and got them in the car and to the E.R. quickly. They had simultaneous allergic reactions. So scary!
We will be taking them to an allergist to determine the specifics of what they are allergic to. It was so scary to see them react that way and I know they were two very scared little boys. It took the nurse 3 times to get Ethan's IV started, poor guy :( Once they both had meds for a few hours we went home and then Ethan broke out into a ton of huge hives all over his backside, legs, some on his feet and arms and tummy. It took a dose of Benadryl every 4 hours, 6 times to get everything to calm down for him. We think Mason did not ingest as much of the cashews or he just has a lesser reaction to it, but his reaction was still bad as well.
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