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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]As an allergy parent, I’m kind of skeptical your child could have a “severe allergy” you are just discovering in ES. [/b]

Putting that aside, epinephrine, if given quickly, is extremely effective and not something you should be wary of using. My daughter sees Dr. Wood at Hopkins, failed a food challenge there, and I’ve seen epinephrine in action. A miracle drug. There is no downside to giving Epi even if you are unsure if the person “needs” it.[/quote]

Wow.  Just wow.[/quote]

Yeah, totally rude.

Signed, parent to a kid allergic to peanuts and almost all treenuts[/quote]

NP here and you, 1st PP, are not just rude but dangerous.  First, OP and others' experiences with increasingly symptomatic reactions in subsequent exposures are well-documented. Just because it wasn't your experience doesn't mean it doesn't exist and you should not be making uninformed statements that could cause someone experiencing this type of escalation, or at risk of this type of escalation, to dismiss the possibility of a future severe reaction.

Second, of course epi pens can be highly effective and of course you should not be wary of giving it if it's called for, but you should avoid the potential need to give it as much as possible and OP is right to be asking questions and making plans for travel.  People die even after epi pen treatment, such as this girl, whose father was a doctor and was present the whole time:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/13-year-old-dies-at-sacramento-camp-from-peanut-allergy-despite-receiving-medicine/

OP, I'm sorry my post isn't helpful to you.  It seems like you are on top of things, as much as any of us can be.[/quote]

OP, checking back in.  No, this is all helpful.  I don't think spouse or I really took the allergy that seriously or identified as "allergy parents"--again, her reactions seemed limited to brief vomiting since age 2/3, and only recently did it seem to get much worse.  I initially thought the allergist was sort of being cagey and evasive when I asked him how likely it was that the reaction could become more severe, and he didn't really give me a specific answer re: odds of worsening, only saying that there's a possibility it can.  Somehow I concluded it was NOT likely to become worse, and so we were totally casual about it--never mentioned it at restaurants, etc.

I just say this in case anyone else is reading and assumes that their kid's reactions are mild and will always stay that way.  I haven't looked at the research to know how likely nut allergies are to worsen over time, but at least in our case, it can definitely happen.  So will take precautions in the future, including France trip despite having been there before with the kid without any issues.  Just ordered an allergy card from selectwisely, as a PP recommended.[/quote]

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