and my little man has a peanut allergy. ::::::::::::::::Sigh::::::::::::::::
It could be worse.... I know.... and this is just the news I got on the phone. You see... CJ had broken out in a rash I noticed on Monday morning when I was getting ready to take Kiley in to the walk in clinic because of ear pain and no appointments available in over 24 hours. So, instead, I had BOTH of them seen. His little hands, his ears, his face, his feet, his knees... everything was covered. I would have thought it was rug burn or something if he still crawled... but, that is not the case. Knowing his history of eczema and what not, I knew something was going to come up regarding allergies. I thought he might have had issues with eggs or dairy based on familial history. We do not have any history of people having issues with peanuts. So, monday morning we will be going in to meet with his primary care physician and then of course the NEW Allergist referral because I did NOT like the last one.
So, he had some benadryl at the walk in and it seemed to do the trick but later on it all came back so I gave him another dose. The next morning, Tuesday, the rash was still there. So, I made an appointment with the primary care doctors and they confirmed it was Hives and they gave me prednisone and epi-pens to have on hand. They also ordered blood work. Because of him being a tough stick... they only tried one time this time to get his blood work and then sent me over to the local hospital to have the blood drawn. Of course that was a fiasco getting the paperwork and getting it done in time to pick Kiley up at school. I honestly thought that the bloodwork was going to be negative. It always seems that whenever we have blood done on our children the results are normal.... So, when they called today I was devastated. I think I took this news harder than I took the news about Sydney and her Wolff Parkinson White. And when we had found out about her seizure disorder, I was not scared. This time, I cried. Like a baby.... I feel horrible. I know Kharma has gotten me. Having 4 kids and gotten accustomed to just living life without worrying about peanut butter... I CAN control the peanut butter problems... IF something does happen to him with peanut butter... it is more than likely MY fault.... Sydney... with her seizures and even her heart things... I couldnt control it. If something happened to her... it was because it happened. NOT because of something negligent on my part...
So, Monday we shall hopefully know more about my son and his allergy issue. All I know is that the peanut level was HIGH..... whatever that means.
oh, and for the record, from what I can recall... the breakout in hives was caused by him having a piece of Everything Bagel. Which there is no mention of peanuts on the label. Meaning... we are no where near the end of finding out the things he is allergic to.
It could be worse.... I know.... and this is just the news I got on the phone. You see... CJ had broken out in a rash I noticed on Monday morning when I was getting ready to take Kiley in to the walk in clinic because of ear pain and no appointments available in over 24 hours. So, instead, I had BOTH of them seen. His little hands, his ears, his face, his feet, his knees... everything was covered. I would have thought it was rug burn or something if he still crawled... but, that is not the case. Knowing his history of eczema and what not, I knew something was going to come up regarding allergies. I thought he might have had issues with eggs or dairy based on familial history. We do not have any history of people having issues with peanuts. So, monday morning we will be going in to meet with his primary care physician and then of course the NEW Allergist referral because I did NOT like the last one.
So, he had some benadryl at the walk in and it seemed to do the trick but later on it all came back so I gave him another dose. The next morning, Tuesday, the rash was still there. So, I made an appointment with the primary care doctors and they confirmed it was Hives and they gave me prednisone and epi-pens to have on hand. They also ordered blood work. Because of him being a tough stick... they only tried one time this time to get his blood work and then sent me over to the local hospital to have the blood drawn. Of course that was a fiasco getting the paperwork and getting it done in time to pick Kiley up at school. I honestly thought that the bloodwork was going to be negative. It always seems that whenever we have blood done on our children the results are normal.... So, when they called today I was devastated. I think I took this news harder than I took the news about Sydney and her Wolff Parkinson White. And when we had found out about her seizure disorder, I was not scared. This time, I cried. Like a baby.... I feel horrible. I know Kharma has gotten me. Having 4 kids and gotten accustomed to just living life without worrying about peanut butter... I CAN control the peanut butter problems... IF something does happen to him with peanut butter... it is more than likely MY fault.... Sydney... with her seizures and even her heart things... I couldnt control it. If something happened to her... it was because it happened. NOT because of something negligent on my part...
So, Monday we shall hopefully know more about my son and his allergy issue. All I know is that the peanut level was HIGH..... whatever that means.
oh, and for the record, from what I can recall... the breakout in hives was caused by him having a piece of Everything Bagel. Which there is no mention of peanuts on the label. Meaning... we are no where near the end of finding out the things he is allergic to.
Oh... I have also printed out a small sign and hung it on the fridge to remind the girls. I think something they can visually see will help us a bit more.
When I told Ashley when she came out of school she said "I feel bad for CJ. When he goes to school they are going to have to hang a sign on his classroom door that says NO PEANUTs and when he goes to lunch he is going to have to sit at the special table in the lunchroom for no peanuts"
Ahh... they learn so quickly....
Oh, and let me just say... the thing about the "Kharma"
I am not going to type it here because typing can be so misconstrued... and I would seem like someone super insensitive. BUT... when I DO talk to people regarding my "Kharma".... it makes SENSE... and is NOT something insensitive and most people can UNDERSTAND what I am saying. So, unless I talk to you... I will not be typing my story about kharma getting me... in the A$$
1 comment:
How is this your fault? You can't make a child get allergies. I wouldn't be too worried yet. Just steer clear of the peanuts for now and when he's old enough to get actual results from an allergy test then you'll deal with it. Peanut allergies can be very severe. However, I'm sure CJ's aren't the kind where he can't be in the same room as a peanut. I would imagine the girls have had PB&J sandwiches in the 16 + months that CJ has been here. So you'll go to the doctor on Monday and get the test results in person and they'll refer you to the allergist and all will be fine.
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