Yesterday was our yearly visit to the allergist. He was new to the clinic and new to us. He did a pretty good job overall. He listened and documented what we've tried. He gave solid advice and we agreed to do just a blood test this year. Every allergist (6 of them since I was 14) I've seen has had a different philosophy on testing. I truly believe that blood testing is going to be more accurate than skin testing for our daughter because if she's like me (which I think she is) her skin is going to react just by being pricked alone. And that alters the real result. We get those blood test results in about a week. We tested for milk, egg, peanut and some tree nuts. I asked if we should continue to avoid shellfish and he advised to go ahead and try it. She may or may not react just like anyone else. We have a challenge test scheduled once we get the blood test results to determine if there is a true allergy after actually consuming egg (or peanut) in a controlled environment -- the doctor's office. I'm very optimistic that egg may be safer than we realize. Milk on the other hand, I'm sure she's still allergic to.
To be continued...
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