Revival of the angry thread!

[Us3]

Well that is the best news I've ever read in an angry thread Jen! Congrats!!

 

[ftwildernessguy]

Good news does not normally belong in the angry thread, however Jen's previous level of anger negates this rule in this situation.

My place is dead today. I even got excited when I heard some tires squeal outside - I thought there might be some excitement, but it was a near miss.

 

[2goofycampers]

No P&PP dates in Jan or first of Feb.

NEW! Pirate and Princess Parties Return!

15 nights between February 20 and June 3, 2009!

DATES:

February 20, 27

March 8, 12, 20, 27

April 1, 22


May 1, 8, 15, 20, 25, 30

June 3

 

[PolynesianPixie]

Well, I do realize I ***** quite a lot, but that is my nature as a woman. (or so my husband says...)

HOWEVER...

Something finally paid off...got a call from exec offices in Orlando about my fiasco (see previous posts) a couple of weeks ago and now I am the proud owner of two free nights at FW and 1 day park passes to a water park for the family. I am finally not so pissed. Maybe my blood pressure will go down some!

How'd I miss this? Cool beans!

 

[des1954]

Well, I do realize I ***** quite a lot, but that is my nature as a woman. (or so my husband says...)

HOWEVER...

Something finally paid off...got a call from exec offices in Orlando about my fiasco (see previous posts) a couple of weeks ago and now I am the proud owner of two free nights at FW and 1 day park passes to a water park for the family. I am finally not so pissed. Maybe my blood pressure will go down some!

By golly and BIPPY!!! I'm happy for ya, Jen!!
(Oh, wait, this is the angry thread!)





revision......
I'm damn glad for ya, Jen
(in an angry sort of way).

 

[AuburnJen92]

oh i mean nah

 

[BRDof3]

I'm venting. DS was diagnosed with a peanut allergy 4 years ago. We've had a couple of minor reactions since then (other than the big one that caused the initial testing and diagnosis). For 3 straight testing periods his sensitivity levels have been dropping. His last one this summer was the lowest yet, though still well into the High range.

We tested again last week, and he has INCREASED almost 50% since school started. We knew it would go up when he was in daily contact with people at school, and let's face it, peanut butter is still a staple for grade schoolers. Every time his immune system gets exposed to peanut proteins it raises the odds of a major response.

But, we're only 1/4 of the way through the first year of school, and he's regressed a long way already. What do we do for the next 11+ years?

This sucks.

(Thanks for the vent time)

 

[auntie]

Is there any chance that he could grow out of this type of allergy?

 

[BRDof3]

Not much, this type of allergy usually doesn't get outgrown.

We take the days as they come. Nobody gave me any guarrantees in this life, but that doesn't stop me from grumbling about things at times.

 

[bigdisneydaddy]

I'm venting. DS was diagnosed with a peanut allergy 4 years ago. We've had a couple of minor reactions since then (other than the big one that caused the initial testing and diagnosis). For 3 straight testing periods his sensitivity levels have been dropping. His last one this summer was the lowest yet, though still well into the High range.

We tested again last week, and he has INCREASED almost 50% since school started. We knew it would go up when he was in daily contact with people at school, and let's face it, peanut butter is still a staple for grade schoolers. Every time his immune system gets exposed to peanut proteins it raises the odds of a major response.

But, we're only 1/4 of the way through the first year of school, and he's regressed a long way already. What do we do for the next 11+ years?

This sucks.

(Thanks for the vent time)

Maybe a review of the lunchroom situation at school would be helpful in trying to avoid more exposure ? Any principal worth their keep should be able to arrange that. I know that at the school my DW works at they have a seperate allergy table and it is cleaned in a particular way.

 

[stacktester]

Maybe a review of the lunchroom situation at school would be helpful in trying to avoid more exposure ? Any principal worth their keep should be able to arrange that. I know that at the school my DW works at they have a seperate allergy table and it is cleaned in a particular way.

Do you make her wash and steralize your beer bottles at a separate table?

 

[BRDof3]

Do you make her wash and steralize your beer bottles at a separate table?

Thanks. Ineeded a chuckle in this.

 

[BRDof3]

Maybe a review of the lunchroom situation at school would be helpful in trying to avoid more exposure ? Any principal worth their keep should be able to arrange that. I know that at the school my DW works at they have a seperate allergy table and it is cleaned in a particular way.

There is a separate table that is peanut-free and is cleaned using particular procedures. What I don't like is the fact that he has to sit at a separate table in order to eat. While all the "normal kids" get to eat with their class, he sits somewhere else. He is allowed to have 2 people sit with him, and he usually has 1 or 2 each day.

The thing I absolutely hate is that we have to place a "tag" on him and have him conspicuously labeled for the public to read. In order to keep him safe we have to put a big scarlet "A" on his shirt. THAT is what enrages me at times. I know we all have medical issues, but not everyone has to broadcast theirs to the world for all to see and comment on, nor get the world's permission to enter a room.

I don't ask the world to change their stripes, and I know they won't even if I ask. There are already so many places he can't go. His sisters enjoy going to see the local minor league BB team. He'll never be able to go. Ditto for high school baseball or football games. Going to the circus is unthinkable. The list goes on.

I don't know what we will be able to work out with the school. I started a thread on the Community board on this. If you want to see what we put up with every day, just read some of the posts over there. The only reason I posted it was to see if anyone lived in an area whose schools had tried going peanut-free. So far there is one post about that. The rest is ill-informed argument. That pretty much sums up what we'll get from the school, I'm sure.

Like I said, this sucks.

 

[Us3]

to you and your ds Rob.

 

[PolynesianPixie]

Rob, I'm really so sorry. With the increasing number of kids who have peanut allergies, you would think that peanut free schools will become the norm. For your son's sake, I hope it is sooner rather than later. Does injection therapy work for peanut allergies? We are about to start that for Meija's bee allergy. The success rate is typically really good. I'm wondering if it might help your DS......

 

[BRDof3]

Rob, I'm really so sorry. With the increasing number of kids who have peanut allergies, you would think that peanut free schools will become the norm. For your son's sake, I hope it is sooner rather than later. Does injection therapy work for peanut allergies? We are about to start that for Meija's bee allergy. The success rate is typically really good. I'm wondering if it might help your DS......

I don't know. His allergist has changed practices, and we are still trying to get all the records to the new place and meet with hiim. We need to get a 504 Plan in place.

I don't ask the world to change, just need to complain now and then about the things that he is denied because of it. He handles this really well. He knows it affects his eating, and he is getting good at checking things out. He tells restaurant servers about it. Halloween he tells everybody at the door that he is allergic, then brings the goodie bag to us to "check this for me." He looks at ingredient lists on food packages, and brings it to us if he sees bold type at the bottom of the list. He knows that means allergen in the food, he just can't read the words too well.

If you want a good read, check my thread on the Community Board. Part of it is my fault, I misstated the original post. We are exploring the possibility of asking for peanut-free school, but don't know if it is do-able, or if it will even help his situation. You'd think I was trying to impose martial law on them all.

Good luck on the shots for Meija. I'm cheering for a good result already. I spent years as a kid getting allergy shots, I can sympathize with her.

 

[AuburnJen92]

Rob, I can symphathize with your kiddie. The last cruise I went on with my hubby I spent in the cabin scared to death to go to the infirmary because I accidentally ate something with a high amount of chocolate in it. I even asked them if it had chocolate in it and they told me no. It was raspberry mousse and it looked a little dark, so I asked. I was in misery and little breath the rest of the trip.

Life with allergies is not fun sometimes.

 

[RvUsa]

Dang Rob, you sure got the hornets swarming over there! YIKES! I can't believe that someone called him Mr peanut, let alone a teacher! And the peanut free table could be a problem as well. I hope things work out for you guys, but just be safe no matter what.

I have just one suggestion, one of the greatest weapons against ignorance of others is education, could you do some research, get info from your doctor, maybe from local board of health etc, and make up an educational packet for all the families that are involved. Print it out, send it home with the kids AND TEACHERS!!!

Like those cheesey public service announcements say "THE MORE YOU KNOW!
" maybe the more they know, the better things can be for you guys.

 

[2goofycampers]

I
If you want a good read, check my thread on the Community Board. Part of it is my fault, I misstated the original post. We are exploring the possibility of asking for peanut-free school, but don't know if it is do-able, or if it will even help his situation. You'd think I was trying to impose martial law on them all.

The CCB is a bit more friendly.

 

[Us3]

one of the greatest weapons against ignorance of others is education