Today, while working at a children's day camp, one of the kids who is allergic to peanuts went into anaphylactic shock. I ran and grabbed the boy's Epipen. I was holding it backwards so the injection went into my hand, causing me to pass out, and both of us to be rushed to hospital. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I had an asthma attack. I grabbed my inhaler and found peanut butter on it. I'm extremely allergic to peanuts. FML
Today, one of the kids I was babysitting had a severe peanut allergy, and he looked me dead in the eye as he ate a peanut bar before I could stop him. His sister swore up and down that I made him eat it. Guess who the parents believed, even after I rushed him to the hospital. FML
Today, I went to the gym to run. I ended up at the hospital because i went into anaphylactic shock. Apparently I'm allergic to exercise now. FML
Today, my mom baked a cake for the whole family. One spent EpiPen later, I found out there were nuts in it, which I'm severely allergic to. My mom's defense was that she thought I'd have "gotten over" my allergy by now. FML
Today, I got in trouble with my boss for not showing up to work yesterday. It seems going into anaphylactic shock isn't a valid excuse. FML
Today, I finally went to have blood taken for an allergy test I really need. Afterwards, I had an allergic reaction to the bandaid they used on my arm. FML
Today, I was eating a mystery flavored candy and I had an allergic reaction. Not only did I have to go to the hospital because my throat swelled up, but I still don't know what I'm allergic to. FML
Today, I was putting a wristband on a little boy's wrist so he could swim in the waterpark. Just before I finished, he coughed all over my hands and arms. I finished and looked up at the boy just in time for us to make eye contact and for him to cough directly into my face. FML
Today, I was at the doctor and I had to get a fingerstick in the lab to get blood drawn. There was a 6 year-old boy waiting to go next. He was terrified. His mother told him to, "Watch this brave girl go first." I panicked and began to hyperventilate. The kid fainted. FML
Today, I found out that I can’t get my COVID vaccine due to my chance of going into anaphylactic shock. FML
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Top comments
kellster 2
Not panicking is a good thing. Also, paying attention during the first aid training. And it's "epi pen", for the record.
krissy33 0
Too bad you can't spell anything else....
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Comments (212)
missdisasta 0
today I went into an anaphyleptic shock while some guy tried to put the epi pen on my leg,the idiot stabbed himself with it and we both had to go to the er.fml
Miss_Represented 0
ROFL!! F the kids life, oh wth FYL too!!
goldhighways 0
it's EPI pen
172pilot 20
too much adrenaline can cause a heart attack and death....and there r direcgions right on the epi pen itsself on how to use it
fml98kevin 4
lemme guess : your BLONDE
joker1911 0
that's a scene from are we there yet!
toongirl 4
I don't know about passing out but spiking an epipen or anapen into your finger/hand/anywhere apart from the thigh needs urgent medical treatment as it can, in extreme circumstances, lead to the hand/finger etc needing to be amputated. It is also surprisingly easy to do in a panic as, if you're rushing, you could easily hold the pen the wrong way round and push the button/pen. OP - hope both you and the boy were ok. At least you knew what needed to be done, even if things went wrong. Some people would have done nothing.
lotusgem 0
at least you reacted! I personally have no idea how the epi pen works. good for you for at least knowing what should have been done!
steveakafranxy 7
so many ydis, when op has probably never used an epi pen before
kaitlyn3xo 0
I can understand how that could happen, because the needle comes out of the opposite end that you take the cover off, so when you take the cover off you expect it to come out that end. however, it's spelt epipen not eppe pen.