And then he looked like ....

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THIS!!!! Holy smokes! We walked into Urgent Care and the place was packed. I mean packed. Standing room only. But, they took one look at Owen - called for nurses - and immediately took him to the back. At which point, the room filled up with people and they started (one w/ a shot of epinephrine) doing his vitals and given him medication.

Apparently, I should have been a little more concerned.

After we were there for a few hours, and his eyes and symptoms weren't getting any worse - they sent us home with strict instructions to see the allergist in the morn.

We did - and they still have no idea what caused this impressive allergic reaction. They suspect it might have been caused by a specific tree or grass or flower (he's already allergic to grass and a handful of trees). They are pretty concerned that his next exposure to this allergen may cause an anaphylactic reaction requiring emergency intervention. So, now I'm caring around a pretty black bag w/ an epinephrine pen, orapred, and benadryl (the pre dose syringe kind which they say works quicker).

They also put him on 4 additional meds (prednisone, antibiotic, pantanese nasal spray, and zantac) to add to his other daily medications: singular, allergra, and pulmicort -

He halso had a sinus x ray done that said that his sinuses were completely full of pus, and he had a severe sinus infection. They don't think that caused this, but they said it might have made his reaction more severe.

And, just when I was thinking that I didn't have to worry about this one so much.....