Calving school

So this term at Oregon State University, I will be attending calving school. I am really excited about this. We recieve our cows and heifers ( a heifer is a first time calver, or a young cow that hasn't calved yet) on the 25 of January and then we start going out and doing checks. We will be learning what to look for and how to properly proceed when a cow is calving. They need to be checked by a student 3.8 times a week. Multiple times during the day. We will be feeding in hte evening so they should calve around mid morning afternoon. Our first group is due the first week of February. How exciting. We will not be working with any dairy cows.

Happy New Year

So, after a year of having episodes, I finally can realize these episodes are anaphylaxis. Woot! a step in the right direction. Now the problem at hand is what is causing me to go into anaphylactic shock, as it is not triggered immediately after eating. I have done some googling, and came across an article addressing delayed food allergy reactions. It is called type 3 delayed onset food allergy. Of course there is a long complicated blood test to determine the allergens, but as I no longer have health insurance (except student health center @OSU), these tests probably will not get done anytime soon. I have reached the point where I am pretty much food phobic, and dread eating anything, and get really nauseated at the thought of certain foods that I normally like. I am going to a nutrition store later to see about a low /no allergen protien shake diet just to eliminate allergens and slowly reintroduce foods back into my sysetem. I would like to go 6 weeks without anaphylaxis, and then start bringing foods back in. Then we will see. Right now I suspect really gluteny foods or eggs. My most current attack lasted over four hours with hives for an hour and a half. Wish me luck.