My husband and I are big outdoors people. About 18 yrs ago, he started having horrific allergic reactions. Most times he would experience anaphylaxis. The strange thing about these episodes was they almost always happened at 1:00 in the morning, hours after he had eaten. He would wake up and tell me he was about to have an attack. I would get him to the master bath and sit him on the potty because it was in a small room. He would lose consciousness and this way he would fall against the wall instead of hitting the floor. He went into cardiac arrest and had a heart attack in his 30's . This went on for about 9 to 10 years. I told him once the attacks started happening about every other day, we were going to Duke or Emory that I was afraid he was going to die in our bathroom floor. We agreed to start with his cardiologist. His heart Dr was very baffled and ask hubby to see the allergist again .Hubby had already been thru every prick test available but he never tested positive for any allergies. So we went to the allergist and he let me do all the talking because the Dr. wanted to know what I was observing during the episodes and then asked hubby how he knew he was about to experience an episode, what were the symptoms. The Dr. Decided to order blood work .There was no official requisition form .The test was ordered on a yellow piece of paper off of a legal pad and was hand written. Hubby had to have the blood drawn at the hospital and it was sent to the University of VA i think . After two days, the nurse called and said, "Whatever you do, do not eat any meat and the Dr wants to see you in the morning" .
My husband has a meat allergy that came from a Texas Long Star tick bite . We live in SC but that type of tick has made its way all over the country . He stopped eating any mammal meat and has not had an episode in 8 years.
The disease/allergy is called Alpha Gal Syndrome. It has been a huge lifestyle change for us . He eats chicken, Turkey and fish . We eat so much chicken, I swear we will sprout feathers . I'm telling you about this because if you ever experience something similar, you can get tested. My husband was one of the first in SC to be diagnosed with Alpha Gal and now there are thousands . And the Long Star Tick is now found as far north as Maine .
So when you go out hunting, use your tick and bug spray because no one should have to experience what my hub has been through .
My husband has a meat allergy that came from a Texas Long Star tick bite . We live in SC but that type of tick has made its way all over the country . He stopped eating any mammal meat and has not had an episode in 8 years.
The disease/allergy is called Alpha Gal Syndrome. It has been a huge lifestyle change for us . He eats chicken, Turkey and fish . We eat so much chicken, I swear we will sprout feathers . I'm telling you about this because if you ever experience something similar, you can get tested. My husband was one of the first in SC to be diagnosed with Alpha Gal and now there are thousands . And the Long Star Tick is now found as far north as Maine .
So when you go out hunting, use your tick and bug spray because no one should have to experience what my hub has been through .
Comment