Trying to be responsible and stuff

[madbaker]

I'm allergic to penicillin. At least, the one time that they gave it to me as a kid, I got hives half the size of my head and stopped breathing. It could have been a one-off, but why tempt fate?

The wife has been (justifiably) nagging me for several years about this. I finally gave in and ordered a Medic-Alert type bracelet. It arrived yesterday.

I'm trying to adjust to wearing it. It's mildly annoying - it's about the same diameter as my watch band, so it wants to ride in the same place. I can't stand having anything dangling against my wrist, so that's not an option.

Minor, yes. But that's one of the reasons I post here, to chronicle the unimportant goings-on in my life.

Comments

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

There are tests that they can do on a sample of your blood, to establish allergies.

testing, 1...2...3

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but the health insurance doesn't think it's necessary. And I haven't been so curious that I'm willing to pay for it out-of-pocket.