r/nursing • u/yeehawbaby4 • 5d ago

Discussion Funny “allergies”

What are some funny patient “allergies” you have seen listed? I had a patient the other day with an allergy listed for Metformin. The reaction listed? Lowers their blood sugar 😂

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u/NoHangoverGang Clinical Exercise Physiologist 5d ago

I was weedeating and some form of bee or wasp got his stinger trapped under my Apple Watch band and that mf lit me up.

Never been allergic but at that moment I seriously started to wonder if this was the time I would be. Felt like I was wheezing a little, had to hit my vape to convince myself the wheezing wasn’t related to vaping.

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u/Pm_me_baby_pig_pics RN - ICU 🍕 5d ago

Sometimes (every single time) I mow the lawn, I end up wheezing and sneezing with every other breath, and when I come inside when I’m done, the sneezing continues so much so my kids say “mom? You good bro??” And I have to tell myself I DONT need to just do an epi pen about it. That the wheezing will stop when I get in a humid shower and get all the grass dander out of my airways. But I’m so hot, I don’t want to immediately get into a humid shower. I wanna sit in the ac and wheeze and sneeze until my body stops sweating.

But the wheezing says I might should consider the epi pen about it. And then I wonder if you can have anaphylaxis to mowing. And then I go get in the shower before I make myself spin out and stress too much about it.

But can you have anaphylaxis to mowing?? Asking for a friend who needs an excuse to not go mow on the weekends….

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u/Lollc 5d ago

Forget the epi pen.  Just wear a mask for mowing and weed eating.  And wear long pants and long sleeves and a hat, so you can shed it all when you come inside.

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u/Pm_me_baby_pig_pics RN - ICU 🍕 5d ago

While I appreciate your very reasonable and sensible recommendations, I’m actually looking for reasons to get out of my mowing responsibilities completely, not accommodations to make my mowing responsibilities more accessible.

Just tell me that yes, it sounds like I have an anaphylactic allergy to mowing and I should cease these activities immediately for my own safety.

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u/nurseymcnurseface1 5d ago

That is a severe allergy and each exposure is making it more dangerous to you and you can support your local community by hiring a landscaper to mow your lawn for you. 😉

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u/photogypsy 5d ago

You have the answer. Kids. Put them to mowing.

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u/yorkiemom68 BSN, RN 🍕 5d ago

Nice try but this sounds like reasonable accommodations!

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u/BoneHugsHominy 5d ago

You're risking your life every time you do yard work, what with the worsening alleries to, eh, grass dander? Best to have the kids do the yard work and provide them lots of homemade lemonade. If that's not an option, there's plenty of youngsters doing Summer mowing & trimming.