Woo hoo!
The boys' yearly allergy tests were this afternoon. Liam had 17 pin pricks in his back and EJ had 19, for which they earned 10c per prick and a treat afterwards.
A quick run down on the last four years: EJ had a reaction to peanut butter when he was 1 but could not be desensitised at that stage. A year later I had Liam tested as well and he was also allergic to peanuts and many other things. Liam had more allergies but EJ's were more severe.
After that, for a whole year they had daily peanut desensitisation. This dropped Liam's levels but didn't work for EJ; in fact, he seemed to be heading towards anaphylactic levels. They then had an increasingly higher dose but only three times a week for over a year. Liam also had sesame desensitisation at this time, and EJ had to avoid other things such as egg, which can't be desensitised by exposure.
Today's results:
Liam is allergic to pollens, dust and moulds - ie: hayfever! His peanut and sesame allergies are gone!!
EJ's egg allergy is gone!! He has the above hayfever allergies and a mild almond allergy. His peanut score reduced from 18 to 12, and the allergist was surprised as he wouldn't usually try to desensitise a score of 18. We had to try it (and the first try last year was in a hospital just in case), because we had to see that EJ could tolerate being in the same house as Liam when Liam was being desensitised.
And the allergist said they no longer need yearly tests! That, and today's good results, have made the last four years of careful diets and environments, and the last two years of desensitisation, all worth it.
EJ's peanut desensitisation will now be a larger dose but only once a week, and Lucky Liam only has to do it once a month. Liam's sesame desensitising will continue as we buy bread with sesame seeds on top. EJ also needs to try tiny amounts of almond.
EJ was so excited - "I'm not allergic to egg? Can I eat a egg? A real one? Can I eat an actual egg by itself?". So we went and got a big breakfast including eggs (at 4pm) to share as our celebratory treat. Liam mostly had icecream instead but did have to have some bacon.
It's nice to have our large collective efforts pay off so well.
A quick run down on the last four years: EJ had a reaction to peanut butter when he was 1 but could not be desensitised at that stage. A year later I had Liam tested as well and he was also allergic to peanuts and many other things. Liam had more allergies but EJ's were more severe.
After that, for a whole year they had daily peanut desensitisation. This dropped Liam's levels but didn't work for EJ; in fact, he seemed to be heading towards anaphylactic levels. They then had an increasingly higher dose but only three times a week for over a year. Liam also had sesame desensitisation at this time, and EJ had to avoid other things such as egg, which can't be desensitised by exposure.
Today's results:
Liam is allergic to pollens, dust and moulds - ie: hayfever! His peanut and sesame allergies are gone!!
EJ's egg allergy is gone!! He has the above hayfever allergies and a mild almond allergy. His peanut score reduced from 18 to 12, and the allergist was surprised as he wouldn't usually try to desensitise a score of 18. We had to try it (and the first try last year was in a hospital just in case), because we had to see that EJ could tolerate being in the same house as Liam when Liam was being desensitised.
And the allergist said they no longer need yearly tests! That, and today's good results, have made the last four years of careful diets and environments, and the last two years of desensitisation, all worth it.
EJ's peanut desensitisation will now be a larger dose but only once a week, and Lucky Liam only has to do it once a month. Liam's sesame desensitising will continue as we buy bread with sesame seeds on top. EJ also needs to try tiny amounts of almond.
EJ was so excited - "I'm not allergic to egg? Can I eat a egg? A real one? Can I eat an actual egg by itself?". So we went and got a big breakfast including eggs (at 4pm) to share as our celebratory treat. Liam mostly had icecream instead but did have to have some bacon.
It's nice to have our large collective efforts pay off so well.
posted by Jo | 2:03 AM
2 Comments:
w00t!
That opens up whole new dietary vistas, like peanut omlettes and stuff!
EJ's still can't eat peanuts yet.
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