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  • From: Richard Morris <webmaster@pfaf.org>
  • To: Ken Fern <kenfern1@btinternet.com>, PCPLANTDB <pcplantdb@lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: [pcplantdb] [Fwd: COMMENT: Daphne odora]
  • Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 22:51:21 +0100



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Subject: COMMENT: Daphne odora
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 15:55:18 -0400
From: Nobody <nobody@metalab.unc.edu>
To: webmaster@pfaf.org

susan heerlyn (susanin seattle @att.net) added the comment:

On Easter Sunday, upon leaving my sister-in-laws home, I bent over and took 3 big sniffs of this fragrant schrub. Within a few minutes, in the car while driving home I started to have an allergic reaction but I did not know what it was from. Severe coughing, nausea and lost my voice within 10 minutes. I went home took an Allegra and Benadril and went to bed after coughing up blood in mucus. At 3 am I awoke with a swollen tongue and very sore throat and ears. After going through the process of elimination and looking online to find out what they had to offer on this fragrant schrub, I went into the doctors office. I should have gone into emergency for a shot, but got several prescriptions for steroids and a cough surpressant. Thursday, I went back into the Doctor no better. My tongue still somewhat swollen and not able to swallow or talk. The extreme soreness was my throat and under my chin...so swollen. It has been 9 days, I am back in the office but still on drugs
and a sore throat abounds. I slept from a Monday until Saturday non stop. I just wanted to let any reader know my experience. I have never had an allergic reaction to any plant or flower...but perfume yes. Take heed and go into emergency if you have any symtoms I've described. It can be a very painful and deadly experience if not taken care of immediately...which I did not.. Doctor's do not have the shot needed to stop the reaction in their offices...only ER can.







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