infocrazy
11-23-2009, 03:42 PM
Only a second, but DS1 tested negative to everything! He did have a huge response to the control but everything else was negative. Plus, they looked exactly like they did last year, but I don't remember seeing the control look like this so maybe he got a bad skin test.
He has had a cough for a few weeks and she heard some wheezing so that was unexpected...she wants us to watch him for asthma, which we have a family history of so...bummer.
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I question whether DS1 really has a tree nut allergy. What should I ask the doctor at our appt tomorrow? Should we bring almonds to do a food challenge? Should we get a blood test? Should I have DS2 tested? If DS2 has never had nuts, would it even be accurate?
Thanks!
The way too long backstory:
Last year, when DS1 ate a granola bar, he complained that his throat/mouth hurt. He didn't get a rash or have any breathing issues and we didn't do anything but watch him for 15 minutes. He had had the brand before, but not the flavor. I looked at the ingredients and saw almonds. I couldn't remember if he had had them before so we did no nuts from that point and I scheduled an allergy appt.
He did test positive just over a year ago to almonds, hazelnuts, and coconut. However, I couldn't tell a difference from any of the spots. They all looked the same to my of course untrained eye. By the time the dr was done handing me the epi-pen, there was nothing on his back (maybe 5 minutes later) and DS1 was never itchy. They didn't do a blood test.
Since then, I have remembered that he has had almonds before (I love those cinnamon ones at fairs etc..) and a BUNCH of those coconut Dole bars, which I had never until that point realized were considered tree nuts. Also, I looked at the contents of the granola bar and realized that ALL the flavors had the same ingredients, just very slightly different order at the end.
Finally, after soccer, DS was given Chex Mix as a snack. I checked the ingredients and it listed almond flour in its contents so I didn't let him have it. When we got home, he mentioned that he ate that at his cousin's party...and sure enough he did, his cousin and he ate almost the entire bowl. I had checked for nuts, but didn't look at the ingredients.
So, long backstory short, I really question whether DS has a tree nut allergy. We haven't given him any. He and his 2 yo brother ask if something has nuts before they eat it. We carry an epi-pen. His 2.5 yo brother has never had nuts of any kind. I know that skin tests are often unreliable to food allergies. We do have a family history of food allergies and asthma.
I wasn't too thrilled with the last ped allergist so I am going to a different one that is WAY closer so I'm sort of starting from scratch.
Brevity is not my strong point. :-)
He has had a cough for a few weeks and she heard some wheezing so that was unexpected...she wants us to watch him for asthma, which we have a family history of so...bummer.
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I question whether DS1 really has a tree nut allergy. What should I ask the doctor at our appt tomorrow? Should we bring almonds to do a food challenge? Should we get a blood test? Should I have DS2 tested? If DS2 has never had nuts, would it even be accurate?
Thanks!
The way too long backstory:
Last year, when DS1 ate a granola bar, he complained that his throat/mouth hurt. He didn't get a rash or have any breathing issues and we didn't do anything but watch him for 15 minutes. He had had the brand before, but not the flavor. I looked at the ingredients and saw almonds. I couldn't remember if he had had them before so we did no nuts from that point and I scheduled an allergy appt.
He did test positive just over a year ago to almonds, hazelnuts, and coconut. However, I couldn't tell a difference from any of the spots. They all looked the same to my of course untrained eye. By the time the dr was done handing me the epi-pen, there was nothing on his back (maybe 5 minutes later) and DS1 was never itchy. They didn't do a blood test.
Since then, I have remembered that he has had almonds before (I love those cinnamon ones at fairs etc..) and a BUNCH of those coconut Dole bars, which I had never until that point realized were considered tree nuts. Also, I looked at the contents of the granola bar and realized that ALL the flavors had the same ingredients, just very slightly different order at the end.
Finally, after soccer, DS was given Chex Mix as a snack. I checked the ingredients and it listed almond flour in its contents so I didn't let him have it. When we got home, he mentioned that he ate that at his cousin's party...and sure enough he did, his cousin and he ate almost the entire bowl. I had checked for nuts, but didn't look at the ingredients.
So, long backstory short, I really question whether DS has a tree nut allergy. We haven't given him any. He and his 2 yo brother ask if something has nuts before they eat it. We carry an epi-pen. His 2.5 yo brother has never had nuts of any kind. I know that skin tests are often unreliable to food allergies. We do have a family history of food allergies and asthma.
I wasn't too thrilled with the last ped allergist so I am going to a different one that is WAY closer so I'm sort of starting from scratch.
Brevity is not my strong point. :-)