Tomorrow is allergy-testing day for Ricky. I am nervous, but not about the results. I am nervous about trying to get a very active 23 month old to sit still long enough to get the results. I will take the Dora movies, some books and a couple of toys but I may just have to hold him down. I have started saying my prayers today for patience and assistance.
They are testing for penicillin so if antibiotics are needed we are not stuck like we are with Maggie. Of course, we will redo the egg to see where we are on that one. Last time we tested the allergy seemed to decrease so we did a blood test. The blood test showed we could do an egg challenge. We actually got to the appointment but Ricky wasn't healthy enough. Every time we tried, he was sick and it had to be canceled. Then came the flu shot and we learned that Ricky could still not have egg. They gave him one dose of the flu and BAM! He had a reaction and had to take Benydrl. So that was the end of that.
I was so excited that Ricky might have grown out of the allergy so fast. It would make life easier and my anxiety a lot less. The choice to send him to school would be a lot less stressful. Even the whole process of leaving him with someone would be less complicated. No epi pen or list of what he cannot have. I have people who I trust to watch Ricks if need be but I still always feel on high alert.
It is not as if we would run out and buy a dozen eggs. I cannot eat eggs either so scrambled eggs for breakfast is not in our future. It would just lessen the stress of letting Ricks grow up and leave the nest. I would feel better letting go if I didn't have to worry that one wrong bit of food and we would be heading to the ER.
So off we go to to Dr. T to find out the answers to these questions. Please say prayers and wish us (really me)luck!
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