question about YT prep

[maquinapescado]

Originally Posted by Harry Hill

Nope, I don't have any food allergies, I'm like a human garbage disposal, I eat everything. That was why it was so surprising to have this reaction. I didn't even know I had a problem until I got to work to relieve the guy on duty. He asked if I was coming to work like that and I didn't know what he meant until I looked in the mirror, my head was all swelled up and tomato red so I drove my self to the hospital and they gave me antihistamine and adrenaline to keep my heart going. No problems since but I want to make sure I handle the fish correctly to make sure.

Anaphylaxis isn't usually something that hits you the morning after a meal, assuming that is the timeline. You might have been treated for anaphylaxis but if that were truly what you had, I would suspect something else were the cause e.g. ANY medication (antibiotics to some old Motrin you might have popped that morning) taken at the time, something you had that morning for breakfast or something you inadvertently had contact with.

I have had some not very well cared for fish on many occasion and have never experienced this outcome nor have any of the people I fed it to. I often times will smoke my "skanky" fish if it no longer meets my sashimi, ceviche or grilling preference.

You should get some allergy testing.........

[Harry Hill]

Originally Posted by brian

Anaphylaxis isn't usually something that hits you the morning after a meal, assuming that is the timeline. You might have been treated for anaphylaxis but if that were truly what you had, I would suspect something else were the cause e.g. ANY medication (antibiotics to some old Motrin you might have popped that morning) taken at the time, something you had that morning for breakfast or something you inadvertently had contact with.

I have had some not very well cared for fish on many occasion and have never experienced this outcome nor have any of the people I fed it to. I often times will smoke my "skanky" fish if it no longer meets my sashimi, ceviche or grilling preference.

You should get some allergy testing.........

the time line was, about 11:15 pm I ate some smoked yellowtail, maybe a little later, drove to the shop I was working at to start work at midnight. Walked in the door and the guy I was relieving saw something wrong so I drove myself to the hospital. So it took a few minutes to hit but it came on pretty quickly. I have since eaten smoked tuna and YT and other smoked meats and fish. I do a lot of smoking myself. I went through extensive allergy testing as a teenager but I outgrew most of my allergies. I'll just make sure if I catch a YT I get it on ice quickly.