Well, when we were at the dr for Sarah's 16 month appointment she mentioned that "still no honey or peanuts until Sarah's 2". To which I said, uh oh, we already did peanuts, and we're pretty sure she's allergic. Then I described the peas, eggs, and peanut reactions we've seen. So Dr. Catherine said we needed to take Sarah to the allergist.

This was what happened when I let Sarah have some mustard relish with her ham. Mustard relish is delicious, but it's also egg based. This time the reaction happened so fast and it must have itched because she started scratching at her throat and the hives spread to her neck. She was tired so as she rubbed her eyes the hives spread to there. This was the first time she spread the hives by touching. It was a little disturbing. So I dosed her with Benedryl, washed her down in the sink with Dawn, and kept her up for a little bit to make sure it was working before I let her take a nap. During her nap, I decided it was best to go ahead and call and schedule that allergist appointment.
The receptionist at the allergist told me the appointment could take up to 4 hours, so Chris decided to take off and come with us. She did a really good job, but I was glad he was there to help distract her and also to listen to the doctor while I was keeping Sarah from freaking out. She does really well with her pediatrician, but was not a big fan of the allergist.
Anyway, so the allergist came in and we had the consultation where we described the reactions and to what. I was smart and brought pictures of the peas and mustard relish. He was a little perplex about the pea thing and said we could test for that but we'd have to use the adult 32 allergen panel instead of the 6 allergen kiddie panel. Not wanting to torture Sarah anymore than was necessary we decided on the kiddie test and I'll just assume and NOT feed her peas. (I don't like them anyway, so no worries here.) He described the test to us and then left and the nurse came in. She said it would just feel like a hair brush to Sarah. But it must have been like a steel needle wire hair brush because she cried a lot. She calmed down quickly and then was ok while we played and waited for someone to come read the results.
So there you have it. Our sweet baby girl has food allergies even though neither Chris nor I have any. But she's a trooper and luckily since it's just food it should be easy enough to manage. At least she didn't inherit my mom's allergies. She's allergic to pretty much everything outside.
makes me cringe and itch looking at those pictures.. ouch. i hope she outgrows it!
ReplyDeletePoor Sarah. And poor momma. I guess it just means more Chick Fil-A!
ReplyDeleteOh, poor little Sarah! Sam has a peanut allergy, too, and is well-trained in the epi-pen. Somehow I've convinced him that peanuts are gross and so he's not temped to try them. Most schools are very aware of food allergies, too.
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