--- amanda_roberts2004 <blond_moment@...>
wrote:
Amanda
I am so sorry to hear you had a bad reaction. When
were you Dx with the allergy? I was Dx in 1995. I
live in Massachusetts. If you can get on the web site
for the Massachusetts Nursing Association they have
information on latex. They also have a link to a bill
that was passed in Massachusetts reguarding food
handlers and gloves. I don't know what the laws are
in Washington regarding food handlers and latex.
Unfortunately people are lead to believe the only safe
product is latex. Well hand washing, and other
appropriate gloves would alleviate this problem. Have
you checked on any of the latex allergy links?
I hope this information helps.
Wishing you well.
Linda
>
> My name is Amanda Roberts and I live in Washington.
> I have a severe
> allergic reaction to latex resulting in anaphalaxis.
>
> On Saturday Feburary 5, 2005 my husband and I were
> dining at a
> catered event for his command (USS Pennsylvania).
> This event was held
> at our new Kitsap Conference Center in Bremerton.
> The conference
> center is the one who catered this party.
>
> They were serving fish, ribs, fruit, dessert, potato
> salad, macoroni
> and cheese, corn on the cob and cornbread/rolls. I
> ate the ribs,
> potato salad, corn on cob and fruit. About 20
> minutes into dinner I
> began to realize that I was beginning to itch and
> feel very
> uncomfortable. I asked a near by waiter if by chance
> there had been
> someone in the kitchen using latex. He went to the
> kitchen and came
> back to say that everyone used latex.
>
> My husband left the table to go find benadryl and I
> proceeded to get
> worse. I asked a nearby friend to help me to the
> bathroom and
> administer my epi-pen. The friend accidentally
> injected herself and
> no me with the epi-pen. 911 was called and a
> ambulance was summoned
> to help because I was beginning to go into respitory
> failure and
> shock. After several hours at the hospital I was
> released with
> several days of steroids and high powered
> anithistimines and was told
> to come back if the symptoms reappeared. Because I
> injested the latex
> it would take a few days to totally leave my system.
> I have since had
> several little breathing and itching episodes.
>
> I think that a sign should have been posted
> somewhere in that
> facility warning that latex had been used. I think
> that they should
> take reponsibility for the health of others. They
> are serving food
> and handleing utensils, cookware, dishes,
> glasses...etc with a
> product that affects 1 out of 27 people. Granted 1%
> of the population
> is as sensitive as I am I still think that it should
> be made aware to
> the public that latex is used.
>
> If there is anything you can do for me or any info
> you might be able
> to provide please email me back. Thank you for your
> time in this
> matter.
>
> Sincerely,
> Amanda Roberts
>
>
>
>
>





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