Quick Update--Allergies
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 by Amy
So, I went to school last night and Rudi took the girls out to Barnes & Noble. Instead of having the salmon that I put out for them, he took the girls to Wendy's. When I come home, the girls are in the middle of their "dinner." Avery's mouth turns red and she starts saying that her throat hurts and feels scratchy and funny. I looked inside her mouth and she had hives. I give her Benadryl. I don't know what it could have been. Looking at the Wendy's allergy information, very very very few items have peanuts (just their Butterfinger candy for shakes have peanuts, and their M&Ms may contain peanuts). Avery was eating chicken nuggets, which do contain milk. Either the nuggets were minutely exposed to peanuts, or she is reacting to milk again. I don't know which. Thanks goodness we only have a couple more days to go before her allergy appointment. I might have her re-tested, either the scratch test or a blood test. I think Avery is still too young for a peanut challenge. So it goes...
The blood test shows nothing- only that there is a presence of an allergy. Abby showed positive for so many things and not dairy on the blood test. The scratch test gives better results. Just my 2 cents. :)