Gingergrrl
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Good conversation!
Thanks and likewise!
You're correct. Pfizer and Modern both have PEG.
Thank you for confirming this and it matches what I found online tonight.
I'm tempted to ingest something with PEG to see what happens, but that's probably not a great idea! I think my only reactions have been when applied to the skin.
I'm also trying to be certain on what ingredients of CT Contrast dye I'm allergic too. They only told me I'm allergic but not which ingredient. Presumably the iodine.
If you think you are truly allergic to PEG where it might cause anaphylaxis, please don't do this unless you have an EpiPen! If you know the reaction will not be anaphylaxis, then please at least have Benadryl (or whatever strong H1 antihistamine works best for you). If you feel like you really need to test it, you can literally start with a toothpick amount where you grind up the ingredient and dip a toothpick in it and just touch it to your mouth.
As far as contrast dyes, I am also allergic. My (former) MCAS specialist told me that even if my MCAS went into remission where I never had another allergic reaction as long as I lived, that I should still avoid contrast dyes. This has stuck w/me and now he is retired (with no way to contact him) and I wish that I had gotten more info! I do not know if he meant only iodine dyes (for CT scans) or also MRI dyes w/gadolinium. In any case, I will avoid them both forever unless it were a life or death situation.
-In the particular case of adenovirus vaccine induced DIC, the cause is the induction of PF4 auto-antibody that activates platelet aggregation.
I was going to tag you into this thread @pattismith but you beat me to it! You explained it much better than I did and I assume when you mentioned the "PF4 autoantibody" that this means that the blood clots/low platelets reaction from the adenovirus vaccines is considered to be autoimmune? That is what I am finding and I am still planning to quote from the links from @Booble as I mentioned above.