August 8, 2011 - Posted by Molly - Comments Off
Morgan (hands on her hips): Mommy, I am going to count to 3 and if you don’t blah, blah, blah, you are going to your room!
(brief pause as she stares me down)
Morgan: 1…2….3. Okay. Come with me!
Me (trying to stifle the laughter): Morgan, you are not the boss of me. You cannot send me to my room.
On the positive side, if this is how she sees me, it’s not so terrible. I wouldn’t have been embarrassed to have that all go down in public (obviously, since I’m talking about it here).
August 4, 2011 - Posted by Jim - Comments Off
We got the lab results from the 3-year checkup, and the nut allergy news is promising.
The only nut/peanut allergen (of those tested) that had any reaction was peanuts, which is down to .47 kU/L (IGE) from 1.48 last year. Almonds, sesame seeds, cashews and pistachios no longer meaningfully register. <.35 is the cutoff for “indistinguishable from 0″. 4 is the cutoff below which they’ll begin doing food challenges at age 4. In the forums and support groups and so forth, it’s not unusual for kids with serious reactions to be in the 20-100+ ranges.
Morgan’s only reaction so far has been local contact swelling and blistering (as opposed to systemic), so her allergist is quite optimistic.
So, another year of strict avoidance (including of all foods “processed in a facility that also processes nuts”) and if her IGE tests come out anywhere near this well, they’ll start food challenges.
August 4, 2011 - Posted by Jim - Comments Off
Morgan’s 4th of July celebration included:
* The usual class parade/picnic at her school (imagine a boombox playing some Sousa in the background of those photos)
* An afternoon with the neighbor kids on their new inflatable plastic waterslide (set up between our houses), followed by a hearty McDinner
* Fireworks in the street in front of our houses. Morgan didn’t tolerate the noise very long, validating our decision not to take her to a real show.
