Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the LANTERN group: For latex allergic individuals: I have had an allergic reaction that I believe was...
LANTERN@yahoogroups.com
Apr 3, 2001 4:37 am
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Hi! I never had any allergies until Jan. 2001. Then, I went into anaphylactic shock from a latex spray. Now I have had minor reactions with hives and a...
mrs_mason_2000@...
May 2, 2001 12:53 am
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Hi, My name's Melissa, i'm an RN, and i have an inhalation allergy to the powder in the gloves. I tried all other routes, but as long as others used them...
inhalationallergy@...
May 23, 2001 11:19 pm
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Melissa, Hi, My name is Brenda, and I am an RN also. About a year and one-half ago I started getting sick at work also. Does all the units that you work on use...
Brenda Dunn
brendadunn5@...
May 25, 2001 8:17 pm
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Hi Brenda, I would love to have someone to talk to about this. I feel so in the dark, and it looks like i'm gonna be the pioneer for this fight in my area. I'm...
latex allergy
inhalationallergy@...
May 25, 2001 10:00 pm
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Hi! I work at Oregon Health & Science University / Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland, OR. Four years ago I was in misery with almost constant...
Mina Bacigalupi
mina.bacigalupi@...
May 26, 2001 3:40 pm
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Hi, The next few weeks are gonna be pretty hairy with WCB. Appts, tests... i'm terrified. My fiancee is still in college, and i was the source of income. I...
inhalationallergy@...
May 27, 2001 8:18 pm
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Has anyone had cardiac complications from their latex allergy. I have a Type I hypersensitivity and have recently developed cardiac problems. Thanks! LAN...
drnovak@...
Jul 15, 2001 2:49 am
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Hello I'm new here. I wish I didn't have to come here but not only am I LA so is my daughter. In fact she was born with it. I wish there was something that we...
janet6352@...
Sep 19, 2001 8:04 pm
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I was so happy to see something today(it is bad that this makes me happy but it is needed), I was shopping & I noticed that Halloween masks was marked if it...
janet6352@...
Sep 26, 2001 9:27 pm
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I'm no expert, so take this with a grain of salt/check with your doctor to be sure. PCV is Polyvinylchloride, a synthetic plastic-like material. You often...
Rowan, Elisabeth
erowan@...
Sep 29, 2001 6:45 pm
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LANTERN@yahoogroups.com
May 25, 2002 5:16 am
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Hello all! In case you didnt know there is a Latex allergy conference Oct 19, 2002 in Rochester NY http://latexallergylinks.tripod.com/LatexAllergy2002.html...
Hi, my name is Valerie and I live in NS, Canada. I have a 9 year old son with Spina Bifida and he has a Latex allergy. I am trying to get latex free and I...
Welcome to the group. If you're talking about bandaid type bandages I'm not sure what brands are available in Canada but I've found many generic brands are...
Hi Valerie, Good luck with your son. He will do fine by just being aware and careful. The best thing is to educate him and the people with most contact with...
Dear Friends of Our Allergy, Having Latex Allergy is a devastating and life threatening (I call it poisoning) allergy that very few people are aware even...
In response to your question: 1. Do you have support of family & friends? 2. Do you have support in community; hosptals, physician clinics, dental, etc.? 3. Do...
My daughter has a latex allergy. When it was first diagnosed the reaction was in a form of a rash and prolonged exposure to the skin would cause blister that...
Hi Jackie, When you wrote "I want my child to be safe but not have to live in a bubble" I had to write you. I have had a super severe type 1 allergy for about...
i get reactions on and off to same things depends on days i am around latex articles. some days i am fine others i get hives or sob or asthma attacks. pat...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the LANTERN group. File : /Click here to...
LANTERN@yahoogroups.com
Sep 16, 2003 2:52 pm
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Hi! My name is Daniele and this is kinda my first time looking into the latex allergy. I'm 20 (since June) and attending a communnity college in Michigan ...
My boyfriend's 16 year old daughter was just diagnosed with a latex allergy. Actually, I figured it out last night(I am a nurse)and immediately made her dad...
Daniele, I did a paper on LA when i was in college for my health class. I still have it. If you need help finding crediatable sourcres, e-mail me off list...
Hi my name is Claudia. I am 38 yrs old and have been diagnosed with latex allergy 5 years ago. I live in NZ, and i feel very isolated as the allergy is not...
Hi, My name is Diane, a mother of 5 and a nurse. I have had a severe latex allergy for about 10 years. I felt it was starting to take control of my life and I ...
I can definatly understand the fear factor. I was going to be an art major but then I realized that that probably would *not* be a good idea..... So I chose...