A Simple Trip To The Dentist Nearly Turned Deadly

As parents we always want to do what’s best for our kids, from teaching them manners to growing up to be amazing humans. Yesterday was our 6 month dentist check up. Both girls got a cleaning and received there cavity free certificate, but all the happiness faded within the next 2 minutes.

As we where checking out Aeverie told me her throat hurt, and I assured her she was ok, but she wasn’t! She looked at me with her eyes watering and said she couldn’t swallow (she started salivating) I went to grab her Epi (AUVI-Q) she had turned a light pale blue. As I administered her epi and she immediately started vomiting profusely! She kept saying she couldn’t breath she didn’t feel good, her chest was tight, so she was put on oxygen!!

Thank goodness we where still at the dentist where there was a doctor, the yhad additional epi’s and had oxygen. Paramedics were called, she was transported to the children’s hospital. She was given a second does of epi in the ambulance, was monitored for about 6 hours and was stable enough to go home with a list of medications, including steroids and a new prescription for epi.

I was scared. I was SCARED! I felt she wouldn’t make it. It happened so fast. She reacted to the “nut free” fluoride. Turns out the manufacturer doesn’t disclose to the dentist office that it’s made on shared equipment and the same facility with all of the top 8.

I was given information stating that it was free from peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, fish, shellfish, gluten, soy and eggs. No where in the pages the handed to me or the bottle did it state the may contain. But when I called the manufacturer the paper states it in bold red letters that it was made on shared equipment and same facility. Aeverie reacted to it within 2 minutes. Thank you to all who where there to help. To keep me calm as I was literally crying inside, trying to be strong for my sweet girl! THANK YOU!

There is still so much work to be done, advocating that food allergens are not only in food but nearly in everything you can think of!

Credit Stephanie Labile-advocate