Strawberry Shortcake

Trying to kick the post-seminar hangover, I happily bought salted and sugar coated peanuts before field work last Monday.

Suddenly, my bubble burst in the afternoon when I saw that my skin rashes were back with a vengeance . They were like red and white small pox in my face, arms and legs. I looked like Strawberry Shortcake, except I did not wear a cute hat. :( I also felt light-headed and thought I had migraine headache. I realized I had all the symptoms of a food allergy attack. Mad at myself for eating much peanuts, and wondering for a solution to my demise, I went home as soon as I could.

My parents were kinda worried about my allergy attack. They bought me Virlix, which I took obediently. I was relieved temporarily since it has a drowsy effect, and I was able to sleep soundly.

Yesterday, Heaven bestowed me a blessing: my memory! I remembered that Prednisone was a generic name of an antihistamine prescribed to me by my allergologist when I was hospitalized in December 2008 for a skin asthma attack. I went to my sister's pediatrician because she lives a few blocks away. After giving her a brief medical background, she gave me her prescription, including Prednisone's dosage and frequency. She said could have had skin asthma if I did not get a medical check-up right away. Such a life saver. :) Now, I guess I am on my road to recovery. :)

I am promising not to eat any food allergen from now. The horrible incident taught me a lesson the hard way. No more food adventures, food challenges, food experiments and what-not. Hahaha. :D