It's official. Elsie is allergic to peanuts. We took her to an allergist this morning to have the scratch test done. She didn't like it very much, but then who would like being poked in the back 10 times? She was tough and made it through alright. This picture was taken about half way through the test, and you can see that she was reacting a lot. The red bump on the left was the control, and the one on the right was the peanuts.
Lucky us, we get to carry around one of these handy dandy little life-saver devices. Elsie now has an EpiPen Jr that gets to go where she goes. We don't know what kind of reaction she will have if she accidentally eats peanuts. The first time she ever reacted it was a rash and hives around her mouth and hands where the peanut butter had gotten on her skin. Those types of reactions should clear up with Benadryl and shouldn't be a problem. But on the off chance she could have trouble breathing or go into any sort of anaphylactic shock, it's better to be safe and have an EpiPen around.
Lucky us, we get to carry around one of these handy dandy little life-saver devices. Elsie now has an EpiPen Jr that gets to go where she goes. We don't know what kind of reaction she will have if she accidentally eats peanuts. The first time she ever reacted it was a rash and hives around her mouth and hands where the peanut butter had gotten on her skin. Those types of reactions should clear up with Benadryl and shouldn't be a problem. But on the off chance she could have trouble breathing or go into any sort of anaphylactic shock, it's better to be safe and have an EpiPen around. 
3 comments:
Well, it's not good news, but at least it is information that will help keep her safe. Have fun with that! (Maybe she'll grow out of it like Sophie did. :)
Sad! Poor Elsie! Okay, so poor mama too because having to deal with the allergy and make sure you watch everything they eat is going to be so annoying for you. Good luck!!
Blech. I don't wish food allergies on anybody. Just remember to always carry snacks for her with you and read every label, even if you don't think it should be processed in the same plant you'd be surprised.
We are lucky since Sophie out grew her allergy. I hope you never have to use the epi-pen.
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