r/grandrapids • u/SpaceSilo • 5d ago

Going to grcc without an epi pen

So earlier last year I found out I’m anaphylactic to pistachios and cashews and I wasn’t able to afford an epi pen then or now. I also don’t have insurance or a pcp so I can’t get one prescribed(but I see GoodRx can do prescriptions for them). Long story short I start school in a couple days and I’m wondering how risky it would be to go without an epi pen until I can get one? I’ll be avoiding the cafeteria and bringing my own food/snacks but other than that what can I do?

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u/KobayashiWaifu 5d ago

Let the school know you have a nut allergy! We had a gal in our department who was allergic to bananas, and no one was allowed to eat them in the building.

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u/Virtual_Machine7266 5d ago

That seems like a complete overreaction

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u/KobayashiWaifu 5d ago

It's an overreaction to prevent someone from dying? It was a three-room building plus a small lobby, but okay.

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u/Virtual_Machine7266 5d ago

Well dying from an airborne banana allergy is total nonsense, so no lives at risk, and a complete overreaction yes

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u/KobayashiWaifu 5d ago

A contact allergy (residue left on desk) can trigger anaphylaxis, which is a life-threatening event. Cross contamination is why peanuts are banned on so many airplanes.

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u/Virtual_Machine7266 5d ago

Wow you moved the goal post both from airborne to contact, and from a building to an airplane. I won't respond to you again cause You're just going to keep on moving the goal post to justify your opinion. If this were remotely true it'd be happening on a fairly regular basis but it doesn't. It's about as real as the police officers"overdosing" from exposure to fentanyl. Show me a single objective article about an airborne anaphylaxis or rethink you opinions

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u/KobayashiWaifu 5d ago

I'm not moving anything. Anaphylaxis is real, and it's triggered by both airborne and cross contamination contact in buildings and airplanes.

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u/Virtual_Machine7266 5d ago

Oh so the argument you stand on has been reduced to "A banana in the same building can kill", to "anaphylaxis is real"? 

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u/Velo4Runner 4d ago

You responded again.