Blake had his second appointment with the allergist today. Even though eggs is now added to the list of food that Blake is allergic to, I left feeling better than I did after the first appointment. I think it's because I've had time for it all to sink in. He's already not eating soy, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts & shellfish, why not just add another thing to the list?!?
Some interesting statistics the doctor shared with us. 90% of kids outgrow their food allergies by age 5, which I'm hopeful about. Although it doesn't quite go along with some of the information I've read online (like only 9% of kids outgrow peanut allergies), but I guess only time will tell on that. If only he could outgrow some of the allergies it would be awesome! With Blake's elevated (normal is 0-12) total IGE level of 105 (tells that he has a tendency/predisposition to be allergic to things) there is a 80-90% chance that he'll develop hayfever & a 50% chance he'll develop asthma at some point. But again, I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
We see the doctor again in a year unless Blake has some type of reaction, then we would see him right away. Someone who has kids with food allergies told me that it's re-defining a new normal. So that's what we're in the process of doing, I guess! Someday this new way of eating will second nature.
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