Scary Time!

Friday we stopped at a Wendy's to eat lunch. We had a side of yellow mustard, and thinking that the ingredients in mustard were all things Christopher could eat we let him dip a fry in it. Only a few seconds after he ate the pea sized amount of mustard, he began itching and his face turned red! His lips began to swell and then his eyes and cheeks! We had to use the epi-pen, and call 911. When the paramedics arrived we rode in the ambulance to the hospital. The doctors gave Christopher an oral dose of a steroid, and a few hours later sent us home. He had to take the steroid one more time 36 hours later.

The next day, Christopher looked perfectly fine and you never could have guessed what had happened the day before. Thank goodness I was prepared! That is something I never want to have to repeat; but I know that if I do, I will be ready.