Had to use the Epipen

Hello everyone. I just found this sub and needed to vent. My son was off the charts with allergies from day 1. A total mess for new parents. It took us about 6 months to get some answers and are fortunate enough to be in the Mid-Atlantic area with AI DuPont and CHOP close by. We started at AI and moved to CHOP which had a more dedicated EoE section where we have been going for years.

We made it 11 years, almost 12, without having to use the epipens. I'm gutted. The wife is blaming herself. The kid is fine. School nurse called yesterday because he said his belly hurt. I picked him up and two minutes in the door he was vomiting. Took him up to get a shower and his waist and groin were covered in hives. Within a few minutes he was covered and had started coughing. I had to get the epipens and use both of them. I wasn't prepared mentally for having my son sobbing and asking me if he was going to die and how much he didn't want to die. Got two shots in and had him to the ER withing 20 minutes. He got some steroids and benadryl and things calmed down after a few hours.

We were stumped as to what caused it. We pack his lunch and he's good about knowing what he can and can't have. What we found sitting up last night talking was the Better Good Plant Based Cheese now has cashew in it. He's tree nut and peanut allergic. I'm glad we found and answer, but feel really foolish for blindly trusting things we've been using for a while.

Just needed to get that off my chest. The kid is fine. Back at school today. Ate a ton last night and two breakfasts this morning. He's got some feelings, but he's good. He did not want any cheese today.