Awhile back in a post titled, Identification Please, I talked about my medic alert bracelet and what my inscription says. This is a list of what medic alert has on file for me “in case of an emergency”. A few months back, my doctor’s PA asked if a certain medication was okay for me. I couldn’t remember if it had been a problem before because my list is long. Years ago, when I was constantly being given something for all my maladies, I knew all that I was allergic/sensitive to without blinking my eyes. Time has passed and the list is less easily remembered. So, I just had him call medic alert and they immediately faxed him this list.
MEDICATIONS (CANNOT USE PLASTIC CATHETER NEEDLES)
Allegra
Armour Thyroid
Augmentin
Amphotericin B
Ampicillin
Atavan
Avelox
Azactam
Benadryl (all antihistamines)
Benzalkonium Chloride
Biaxin
Chloramphenical
Cipro
Citanest
Clindamycin
Cytomel
Dextrose (corn allergy)
Diflucan
Erythromycin
Flagyl
Fortaz
Gentamycin
Ibuprofen
Isopropyl Alcohol
Keflex
Lamisil
Levaquin
Levoxyl
Lortab
Naproxen
Nizoral
Penicillin
Primaxin (this caused the episode that almost killed me)
Remeron
Rocefin
Sporanox
Sulfites & Sulfa
Synthroid (lost due to an overdose – the pharmacy gave me the wrong dose and I took it for over a week – over time, I have been able to take this again)
Tequin
Thyrolar
Vfend
Valium
Vancomycin
Zephiran
Zithromax
Zyvox
Lidocaine
Versed
Fentanyl
Gapabentin (Comp only) – can’t even take that any more
Nature-throid
Estradiol (Compounded only)
Progesterone (Comp only)
Acetaminophen
Nature-throid
CHEMICALS
Benzalkonium
Chloride
Chlorine
Cigarette Smoke
Ethanol
Formaldehyde
Glycerine
Ladies/Men’s Cologne
Orris Root
Phenol (Plastics, etc)
Unleaded Gas/Diesel
Fireplace Smoke
Zephiran (benzalkonium name brand)
Methylmercaptan (in rubber & gas)
Latex
FOODS NOT ALLERGIC TO - After looking at this list and then the list of foods I was allergic to in the beginning you can see what I gave up and how hard it was to eat. It took about two to three months on the provocation/neutralization treatments to slowly get some foods back as long as I took the shots every four days. Slowly with this treatment and then later LDA, I gained foods that I never thought I would eat again.
Rabbit
Dove
Acorn Squash
Venison
Elk
Quail
Buffalo
Orange Roughy
Crab (sulfite free)
Milk
Canola Oil
Safflower Oil
Sea Salt
FOODS ALLERGIC TO - after taking injections from the Environmental Health Center and now my LDA treatments – I have gained many foods back. I was so sick and my body was fighting so hard that it literally thought everything was the enemy. I lived in a hyper-reactive state for so long. My body still lives in this state but it reacts less violently to some things than in the beginning. Foods that I can now eat as long as I don’t abuse them or foods that I can eat after the two weeks following my LDA are shown in red below.
Allspice (ANAPHYLACTIC)
Almonds
Amaranth
Apples – organic only
Asparagus
Aspartame
Baker’s Yeast
Banana (ANAPHYLACTIC)
Beef
Beets/Beet Sugar
Black Beans
Blackberries
Black Eyed Peas
Blueberries
Brewer’s Yeast
Broccoli
Brussel Sprouts
Buckwheat
Cabbage
Carob
Carrot
Cashew
Catfish
Celery
Cheese (molds)
Cherries
Chicken
Chocolate (can have mold)
Clove
Coconut (no sulfites)
Concentrated Juices (mold)
CORN (ANAPHYLACTIC) – this was an amazing recovery.
Cumin
Dates
Egg
Eggplant
Flaxseed
Garbanzo Bean
Ginger
Grapefruit
Green Bean
Green Bell Pepper
Green Peas
Kamut
Kiwi
Kidney Bean
Lemon
Lentils
Lettuce
Lotus Flour
Maple Sugar/Syrup
Melon (all)
Millet
Milo Flour
Molasses
Navy Bean
Nectarine
Nutmeg
Oat – steel-cut only
Ocean Perch
Onion
Orange
Oregano
Peach
Peanut
Pear
Pecan
Pineapple
Pinto Bean
Pistachio
Plum
Potato
Pumpkin
Pumpernickel
Quinoa
Red Snapper
Rice
Salmon
Sesame Seed
Shrimp
Sole
Soy
Spaghetti Squash
Spelt
Spinach
Strawberries
Sugar (cane)
Sunflower
Sweet Potato
Swiss Chard
Tangerine
Tangelo
Tapioca
Tea (Black – mold)
Tea (Green)
Teff
Tomato
Tuna
Turkey
Walnut
Wheat
Yam
Yellow Squash
Zucchini
Lamb
Olive/Olive Oil
Cranberry
Grape/Grapeseed Oil Cod
ENVIRONMENTAL ALLERGIES/SENSITIVITIES
Pollens
All Molds
All Chemicals
Dust
Dust Mites
Fabrics (Cotton, etc)
That’s a list of prescriptions you can’t take? Wow! That’s a lot. What made you willing to try corn again after experiencing anaphylaxis?
My doctor thought it would be ok. I just ate a few kernels of organic and waited. The anaphylactic reaction happened early in Dallas when I was reacting to everything and everyone. I tried eating corn a second time in Dallas a few years later and while I didn’t have anaphylaxis, I had hoarseness and tightening of the throat.
I haven’t and probably will not try bananas. I had problems with them before I had even became sick. Just a little on the tip of my tongue causes my throat to close off.
All the medication allergies I discovered first hand from trying them.
… Kathryn, would you be up for a talk, wanted to ask questions about Dr. R. in Dallas. Thinking about going, but hearing lots mixed reviews. Thanks
Yes, I would be willing to talk with you.
I’m allergic to acetaminophen, and medical professionals always say (loudly), “Really??? I’ve never heard of that!!!” Do you find it a challenge to communicate your allergies to medical professionals?
I haven’t had that as of late. But I have had medical professionals say I have never heard of anyone being allergic to Benadryl since it is supposed to help with allergies. Most of my medical care personnel are quite familiar with me and my long list of allergies/sensitivities.
What a list! I didn’t even know it was possible to be allergic to antihistamines. In fact there was a ton of stuff I’ve never even heard of. Though Flagyl stood out – that stuff made me sick as a dog, but I was never told it may be an allergy.
Your list of foods you’re not allergic to is awfully fancy – quail and venison? Perhaps your body just enjoys the finer things.
Rachel – I have often referred to that non-allergic list as the “Pilgrim’s Diet” because it is predominantly what I think of when I think of their diet.
You certainly have your hands full. I feel like the man who cried because he had no shoes, then met a man who had no feet.
I’ll keep you in my prayers.
Thank you. Thanks to my treatments, I do much better than in the beginning.