I went to Lawton last week to get the results of Emily's allergy tests. I've been waiting to post about it because I was waiting on her food allergy test results.
Basically....she is allergic to everything outside. You think I'm kidding. I'm not. The only tree she is NOT allergic to is a Mountain Cedar. Hmmm. I don't think there are any of those in Texas. She is allergic to every grass and every weed.
On the inside, she is allergic to house dust, but NOT dust mites...weird. She is allergic to some mold. She is very allergic to cats (sorry Einstein) and very VERY allergic to dogs. That, we kind of figured. She is NOT allergic to cockroaches. Whew.
The food came back on Monday. They left a message on our machine and said, "You need to call us. Emily's food allergy results came back and she tested positive for all 6 categories." My first thought was, 6 categories? Really? I was expecting something more extensive than that for $60. My second thought was oh man.....this is going to be hard to take her off of foods. So, I call them. On a scale of 0-6, with 6 being the worst you can have, she is a borderline 1 for Corn, Soybeans and Milk, and a 1 for Wheat, Egg Whites and Peanuts. Seriously? I paid $60 for that?? Well, really I didn't....Tricare ended up paying for it. But that's not the point.
So, now, we wait for her pediatrician to say what to do. Allergy shots are an option, but they take more than a year to work, and if you've had good results, let me know because no one I've talked to thinks it's worth it.
We didn't throw the cat out with the trash. The specialist gave us some ideas of how to control the air better in the house. We have air purifiers in the girls' rooms and in the living room. A good Hepa vacuum and new air filters for the AC. Hopefully between all this, she can live a little more comfortably in the house.
So, that was that. I was spending a lot of time stressing about getting the house rid of pet dander and dust when Savannah went into the hospital. Now, I'm back to trying to live in a cleaner house....it's always something.
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Hey! Did they just do the blood test? The allergist here said they are only right 50% of the time. In Lawton they told me Ella was a 3 for egg whites and a 1 almost 2 for peanuts. They did the skin test here and she is a big fat zero for both, just something to think about!
Didn't see already eat all of those foods she was allergic too? How can you not eat milk and eggs and peanuts. oh by the way this is Natalie
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