We went back for the one month check-up with Samantha's allergy doctor and the news on peanuts was not good. They did a blood RAST test which measure allergies on a one to six scale. I am putting a couple of things together when I tell you this, but they count "things" in your blood and the number of things makes you either a one, two, three, etc. But they stop counting at 100, that's too high to count and you are REALLY allergic if they get to 100. Well, guess what? Samantha's a six on peanuts, and they stopped counting at 100. Wooopppeeee! Her levels for pecans and walnuts (tree nuts) was a five. Another wooopppeee!
We're going to do another round of scratch testing (where they literally scratch her back with something that has the allergen on it; nice, huh?) in a month to see where she is with the cats (if they are causing any problems they are Gandhi; just like last summer when we thought they had given Jack cat scratch fever)and some pollen things she didn't respond to last time (when she was two). This should be suuuupppper fun now that she's four. Can you hear the excitement in my voice!?
Bless her little pea picking heart! I really feel terrible for her, but truthfully she's doing great on her Zyrtec and really she isn't a sickly kid. She just has a super hyper vigilant immune system, which messes with her skin.
Oh yeah....I turn 30 this month! AAAAKKKKKKK!!!!
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Have MATT tell you/her about HIS 'scratch test' when he was ONLY like 13 years old--he 'broke out' in like 3 different places on his back--where they 'do' it & was REALLY ITCHING until they came & cleaned it all back off!!!--but it's only part of one afternoon!!!
She's smart enough to understand IF/why you have to get rid of your cats & if she starts feeling better, she won't miss them, much.
WHAT DO YOU WANT for your 30th BD?
MONEY??? You're just STARTING--for women, Life really BEGINS at '40'--really!!!!! And, I've felt BETTER the last few years than I did a LOT of years in my 30's--so, SEE! What you have to look forward to?!!! LOVE YOU, Mom
First, sorry about your little Sammy. The good news is that there are lots of kids with those allergies, so schools are really good about keeping things separated, and labels are vastly improved.
Second, thirty is really no big deal. Nor is any age, if you can look at yourself and say, "Am I where I want to be?" If you are, you CELEBRATE that birthday. if you're not, you use it an impetus for change.
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