Chick Pea Check ....
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RUTHYJ357
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Hiya guys sorry im late replying to this thread, It all started when i was 8, i hadnt eaten banana's for a few years and when i did my throat swelled up i had the worst ever D&V to the point it was like mucus....back then 22 years ago the only advice i was given was to avoid it. Then when i was 17 i had the same reaction to a kiwi fruit...again i avoided. I have always worked in the NHS and wore latex gloves on a daily basis. It wasnt until i had maternity leave i decided to go to collage which in turn i was accepted into University to study anaesthetics and surgery (as a technician ODP)
During my training i was ALWAYS ill chronic tonsilittis and weird rashes all over my body....then the stomach pains started so i was sent for a Gall bladder scan as the thought it could be that....again those results were inconclusive. It wasnt until i had a break from Theatres, where i had to go to uni to complete my final exams and course assignments i thought something might be wrong. I was trained in critical care etc and thought my symptoms resembled those of someone in anaphylaxis. So on my return to theatres i donned some latex gloves and thats when i had pins and needles in my lips....thought oh f**k THIS! and got myself to occupational health ASAP. After a few tests it was confirmed i had type1 latex allergy and hence havent been back since. I can touch latex and have no skin problems, but if i rub my eye or mouth i seem to get ill ranging from sneezing to throat feeling like its closing. It's the pits. But apparently if you have a fruit allergy it can make you atopic to developing latex allergies along with many more.
So thats my story in a nut shell 3years of hard work down the pan qualifications that are useless to me as they are only applicable to clinical work.
GUTTED AINT THE WORD!
Yes Lou i have got a EPIPEN and antihistanines, i have to take it everywhere. I hate xmas time as all the shops have balloons up everywhere and i have to tell mums not to put balloons in party bags etc.....the worst shops to go into are card shops ...latex balloons everywhere!
Ruthy xxx
During my training i was ALWAYS ill chronic tonsilittis and weird rashes all over my body....then the stomach pains started so i was sent for a Gall bladder scan as the thought it could be that....again those results were inconclusive. It wasnt until i had a break from Theatres, where i had to go to uni to complete my final exams and course assignments i thought something might be wrong. I was trained in critical care etc and thought my symptoms resembled those of someone in anaphylaxis. So on my return to theatres i donned some latex gloves and thats when i had pins and needles in my lips....thought oh f**k THIS! and got myself to occupational health ASAP. After a few tests it was confirmed i had type1 latex allergy and hence havent been back since. I can touch latex and have no skin problems, but if i rub my eye or mouth i seem to get ill ranging from sneezing to throat feeling like its closing. It's the pits. But apparently if you have a fruit allergy it can make you atopic to developing latex allergies along with many more.
So thats my story in a nut shell 3years of hard work down the pan qualifications that are useless to me as they are only applicable to clinical work.
GUTTED AINT THE WORD!
Yes Lou i have got a EPIPEN and antihistanines, i have to take it everywhere. I hate xmas time as all the shops have balloons up everywhere and i have to tell mums not to put balloons in party bags etc.....the worst shops to go into are card shops ...latex balloons everywhere!
Ruthy xxx
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Bumpy0
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Ruthy, that's really sh*te, sorry to hear about the job! I am a HCA and have a mild latex allery, i can't weqr the gloves and can't use the pumps on a blood pressure cuff either. To be honest i have never had latex on my face or lips so i don't know just how sensitive i am. I went to the docs about it once because the rash on my hands and arms were so sore, he said it wasn't bad enough to even be tested for sensitivity?!!
I don't have any other skin probs either but i find it really hard at work sometimes. When i han my surgery to have my gall bladder out last year, the hospital had to order a latex free operation kit. Felt quite nice to be kinda special/different he he he!!!
Keep your chin up babe, easy said than done, i know but we are all here to winge to if you need us!! HUGS!!
I don't have any other skin probs either but i find it really hard at work sometimes. When i han my surgery to have my gall bladder out last year, the hospital had to order a latex free operation kit. Felt quite nice to be kinda special/different he he he!!!
Keep your chin up babe, easy said than done, i know but we are all here to winge to if you need us!! HUGS!!
RUTHYJ357
Gold Member
Thanks Bumpy0 for that, It sounds like you have a got a Type 5 latex allergy...mine is a type 1.
Type 5 gives you sore skin....type 1 doesnt directly affect your skin its more systemic reactions and hence i have anayphylactic symptoms. You need to speak to your occy health asap.....and you SHOULD be check all the time by them too.
It is a bummer at the moment i am bored and stuck in a very very big rut....but i am having legal advice.....re:industrial injury.
Thinking of joining the police force...not to work on the beat but more behind the scenes etc.
Ruthy xxx
Type 5 gives you sore skin....type 1 doesnt directly affect your skin its more systemic reactions and hence i have anayphylactic symptoms. You need to speak to your occy health asap.....and you SHOULD be check all the time by them too.
It is a bummer at the moment i am bored and stuck in a very very big rut....but i am having legal advice.....re:industrial injury.
Thinking of joining the police force...not to work on the beat but more behind the scenes etc.
Ruthy xxx
some ass.
Louise24
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Ruthy, try this website (oh and by the way... any Intelligence jobs in West Mercia are mine and no one else is allowed to apply - or else). Hehe.
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