Having a food allergy with an esophageal allergy disease sucks; having 10+ foods that cause an allergic reaction on top of an already compromised esophagus really sucks. Poor Collin. We did some more allergy testing today (he was SUCH a good sport about it), and we are adding avocado, kidney beans, and lima beans to his growing list of foods to avoid. At least these aren't that difficult to cut out since he didn't eat much of them anyway.
Collin will have an endoscopy done this summer to see how many, if any, allergy cells are invading his esophagus. Hopefully the result will favorable, and we can continue doing what we're doing instead of more testing. It takes an hour to get to the allergist's office, 90 minutes at the office, and an hour to get home. That's a lot to ask of a two-year-old and his baby sister who had to tag along. Needless to say, I had two crying children for the car ride home.
One positive that came out of today's visit was Collin's first usage of a public toilet! Granted it was at the doctor's office, so the bathroom was comfy cozy just like home (no scary stall, no huge and yucky toilet), which is probably why he was able to take care of business. He made sure to tell both the nurse and receptionist all about it when he was done. Mommy made sure to break out the special lollipops for the occasion.
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