At his annual allergy appointment, he was re-tested for Milk, Egg, and Peanut (the three foods he is allergic to) in addition to all of the other nuts (Almonds, Walnuts, Cashew, etc.). This was the first time we tested for other nuts. Good news, he is not allergic to any of the other nuts, including coconut. Bad news, no change in his Milk, Egg or Peanut allergies.....per the skin scratch test. I definitely was disappointed with the results. Each year I pray for better results, the all clear, something. We have been told for years he would out grow the allergies maybe by 5 years old or 7....and keep waiting. This time, Dr. Zambrano (SW Allergy in Copperfield) made the statement, "He might not out grow the allergy since there seems to be no change in his reaction". But, the doctor sent us for a blood test also. This was only the second time we did the RASP (blood) test. The results were more promising and maybe taking us in the direction we hope to go.
Egg---still no change. Moderately allergic with a 3.87 reading. Last time 3.27. Oh well, who likes eggs anyway!
Milk---changed from 2.74 to 1.8. Yeah!!!! Almost a whole point. Zambrano said we could do a food challenge with Milk. Which means we make an appointment and let him drink milk (or maybe eat ice cream) while in the doctor's office and observe his reaction.
Peanut---came back negative! The doctor's opinion is that he can now have peanuts. I am not sure I am ready for that just yet. But it is great news to know that if he did eat peanuts nothing would happen.
Mark and I are very excited about the news. We hope to set up the food challenge appointment before the end of the year.
Cort, who is allergic to Egg, Peanut, and Green Peas, is scheduled for a skin test 11/26. We will keep our fingers crossed for good news.
Doctor update-Part 2--Keaton's Cardiology visit---Coming soon!!
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