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donnamatrix · 08-28-2008, 03:41 PM

Samiam: This happened to a friend of mine at a Legal Seafood in Boston about 1980. Really, going to a seafood restaurant was not the best choice as she is allergic to shellfish, but our client wanted to go to Legal. I don't remember what everyone ordered, but nobody ordered any kind of shellfish. However, my friend, after eating maybe two bites of her Dover sole (or similar) just keeled over. She ended up being taken by ambulance to Mass General, where she had to stay for a couple days. They were giving her shots of Compazine to stop her vomiting ... food allergies are terribly serious. I don't think the Epi-Pen existed back in "those days" almost 30 years ago. We think that someone in the kitchen had used a knife or utensil on scallops or other shellfish, and probably wiped it not washed it, before moving on to their next task.

I am also curious to know about the explosion of kids who are allergic to nuts in the last few years. What's that all about?

I am allergic to antibiotics ... let's not even go there!

08-28-2008, 03:41 PM	#9
donnamatrix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 833 Thanks: 24 Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts	Allergic experiences Samiam: This happened to a friend of mine at a Legal Seafood in Boston about 1980. Really, going to a seafood restaurant was not the best choice as she is allergic to shellfish, but our client wanted to go to Legal. I don't remember what everyone ordered, but nobody ordered any kind of shellfish. However, my friend, after eating maybe two bites of her Dover sole (or similar) just keeled over. She ended up being taken by ambulance to Mass General, where she had to stay for a couple days. They were giving her shots of Compazine to stop her vomiting ... food allergies are terribly serious. I don't think the Epi-Pen existed back in "those days" almost 30 years ago. We think that someone in the kitchen had used a knife or utensil on scallops or other shellfish, and probably wiped it not washed it, before moving on to their next task. I am also curious to know about the explosion of kids who are allergic to nuts in the last few years. What's that all about? I am allergic to antibiotics ... let's not even go there!