Anaphylaxis at the Airport on Christmas Eve

We were at the San Francisco Airport for a 3 hour lay over. We ate lunch at the food court. The table we sat at had some sesame seeds on it, and I used baby wipes to clean the table. Owen ate a Sunbutter and Jelly sandwich on King Arther bread, carrots, pretzels, apple slices, and Burger King french fries.

Owen finished his meal, and was full of energy. I wanted him to run around before we hopped on the next flight. So he and I had a 500 ft race. Owen ran the whole way without any trouble. He laid on the floor, and didn't want to stand up. He asked that I carry him, but I told him he had to walk (the point was to get his energy out.) He continued to lay on the floor, and didn't want to get up. I picked him up, and I realized was he was having trouble catching his breath, coughing, sweating, red, itchy, and one large hive on his cheek. I asked him if he was ok, and he said "I'm hoarse." Owen wanted to curl up, and he seemed stiff (I don't know how else to describe it). We gave him a teaspoon of benadryl, and he threw up. We gave him another teaspoon of benadryl, and called the airport paramedics.

The symptoms were epi pen worthy, but they were mild. In the end, our doctor said to stick to the emergency plan, and don't hesitate to give him the epi pen.