Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Trip to the allergist = not fun!

So today mommy took me to see the allergist. She decided to make an appointment because she was talking to my sitter while picking me up one day last week. She was having a general conversation with her and somehow they got on the topic of food. Ms. Lusine mentioned that some of the kids eat peanut butter sandwhichs. Mommy was stunned. I'm allergic to peanuts and mommy is not comfortable with peanut butter eaten around me so mommy made an appt with the allergist to find out the seriousness of my allergies. Little did I know, that meant a prick test today. So I'm sitting in the room hanging out with mommy when the nurse walks in with a tray. Mommy's brows lifted. Next thing I know she's holding me with my back facing out. All of the sudden this nurse started pricking me like crazy. Tears are rolling down my eyes and mommy is heart broken. She had to hold me the entire time. In the end, I was pricked 26 times and these are the things I reacted to with positive results:
clam, codfish, crab, lobster, shrimp, tuna, salmon, sesame, wheat, almond, brazil nut, cashew, hazel nut, peanut, pecan, walnut, bean, corn, pea, milk, casein, egg white, egg yolk, soybean, saline, and histamine. The doctor came in and was not surprised with the results. She asked mommy to get my blood drawn at the lab so she could get a more detailed report and figure out exactly what I was allergic too. Mommy's all for it but just couldn't bear to take me to the lab for blood work since I had the prick test. Ummm.....thanks mom!

Finally we got home. Mommy fed me and put me down for a nap. I love my naps. Once I woke up, I was back to good ole me. Mommy showed me a new song today. It's called ring around the roses. We held hands, walked in a circle and then we all fell down! Wow! This was fun.
And after a few times, I started screaming DOWN!!!! My mommy is so much fun! I've pretty much forgotten all about the drama earlier.

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