I am allergic to scallops, hotate in Japanese.
Eating them causes a really unpleasant reaction: my lungs seize up and I panic as I try to catch my breath. As a result I am pretty careful about avoiding scallops but twice this week I have been caught out in dishes where they lurked without warning.
I thought I was ok because I discovered them and picked them out of my food both times, but I was wrong. After years of successful avoidance, after lunch today I discovered that in addition to making my lungs unhappy, scallops cause my tongue and face swell up. Wheee.
I will exercise extreme caution with my seafood orders from now on and doubly so in February, the height of hotate season.
Oh no! That is so scary. I'm glad you're ok. Stupid scallops. Just a bunch of fishy marshmallows anyway.
Oh noes honey. I hope you feel better soon.
Yipes! I'm glad I'm not quite THAT susceptible to shrimp.
Yikes! Have you thought about getting an epi pen or at least some benedryl? Might be useful.
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Are you sure they were scallops? It sounds like they gave you wallops instead.