Allergy Results

I spent nearly an hour at Walmart and another hour at the health food store searching for a food that had only wheat (and other foods we already know she isn't allergic to) to do an oral challenge this week with her because I just knew in my heart that the test results were going to show that she could have corn and wheat introduced back in to her diet (that's what the dr. had hoped for!)...I came up with only one option from walmart (organic saltines) and one from Akins (graham cracker sticks), so when her results came back that she was still highly allergic to them I didn't feel nearly as frusterated as I thought I would! She isn't missing out on much with those two. We got the results back on Tuesday and they are all a 3 or higher which means we can't administer a challenge at home. Peanuts and Cows milk were at a 6 (the highest number there is)..she will probably never out grow these. Eggs were at a 5, soy was at a 4 and corn and wheat were both at a 3. He forgot to test for tomatoes again, but since she has reacted so bad to them before then she is still probably highly allergic to those too. The doctor said we can try an oral challenge under hospital supervision on the corn and wheat in about six months if we want. The tests also revealed that her IgE levels are thru the roof which basically just says the test results are correct (there can be a lot of false positives with allergy tests). In addition, she has a ton of environmental allergies and her zinc levels are low. He put her on a zinc supplement which should help with her eczema and clear her skin up. He also gave us a website that sells lotion for people with very sensitive skin. She has been using it and looks great! Thanks again for all of your thoughts and prayers!

xoxoxo