General Discussion

and too unfamiliar with it to know what was happening. The doctor had left me alone in a cubicle after injecting me with 60 test allergens at once. I felt pain in my ear lobes and was dizzy, like I might faint.

Fortunately, an acquaintance of mine worked in that office and poked her head in the doorway of the cubicle to say hello. When she saw me, she immediately yelled out for the doc. I had no idea why everyone was rushing around, prepping shots, checking my pulse, etc.

Later my friend told me l that my ear lobes were swollen about 3 times their normal size and had turned deep purple. My arms, from shoulders to wrists were puffed up like balloons and had purple streaks running the full length.

I had to wait several hours in the office before leaving to be sure that the episode was completely over. I got jittery and felt hyped up from the epi shots because the doc ordered 3 instead of the usual 2. So they gave me some crackers to munch on.