Allergist Update
Lauren and Ethan were in to the allergist on Thursday for their yearly recheck on their allergies.
Milk results Lauren
RAST blood test - Last year 21.4 / this year 10.2
Skin test - Last year 7 x 7 / this year 7 x 5
Overall, some improvement, but it looks like another year of avoidance in inevitable. She was quite sad at this again. Understandable, no matter how hard we try not to, we always think that "this may be the year that it finally gets better!!"
On a positive note, her lung test was fantastic this year!! She made great improvements on the asthma and no longer takes any meds for this at all.
Egg results Ethan
Rast blood test - Last year .7 / this year <.35! -read as NEGATIVE!! Skin test - Last year 4 x 4 / this year 2 x 2 -read as borderline! Ethan is going to be scheduled for an in clinic food challenge before his birthday, which happens to be ON EASTER this year!!! Yay for Easter eggs!! (if he passes of course!!)
Ethan is actually beginning to show more & more signs of Asthma, unfortunately. Whenever he gets even the slightest bit worked up, runs, plays (like a normal 2 year old...) he starts coughing and can't seem to get himself to stop until I stop him & make him calm down to slow his breathing back down. This plus the fact that he has had so many respiratory issues in the past has concerned the allergist & we are thinking that we will have to get him on some type of controller meds along with his rescue inhaler.
Lauren and Ethan were in to the allergist on Thursday for their yearly recheck on their allergies.
Milk results Lauren
RAST blood test - Last year 21.4 / this year 10.2
Skin test - Last year 7 x 7 / this year 7 x 5
Overall, some improvement, but it looks like another year of avoidance in inevitable. She was quite sad at this again. Understandable, no matter how hard we try not to, we always think that "this may be the year that it finally gets better!!"
On a positive note, her lung test was fantastic this year!! She made great improvements on the asthma and no longer takes any meds for this at all.
Egg results Ethan
Rast blood test - Last year .7 / this year <.35! -read as NEGATIVE!! Skin test - Last year 4 x 4 / this year 2 x 2 -read as borderline! Ethan is going to be scheduled for an in clinic food challenge before his birthday, which happens to be ON EASTER this year!!! Yay for Easter eggs!! (if he passes of course!!)
Ethan is actually beginning to show more & more signs of Asthma, unfortunately. Whenever he gets even the slightest bit worked up, runs, plays (like a normal 2 year old...) he starts coughing and can't seem to get himself to stop until I stop him & make him calm down to slow his breathing back down. This plus the fact that he has had so many respiratory issues in the past has concerned the allergist & we are thinking that we will have to get him on some type of controller meds along with his rescue inhaler.
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