Allergy Testing

Last week I took Noah to get allergy tested again. I was so hoping he had outgrown the peanut allergy thing so I wouldn't have to write that on all his kindergarten paperwork. No such luck. Now since he's never had a reaction from actually eating peanuts, we don't know what his reaction would actually be. It would be some eczema, or it could be a severe respiratory reaction. But because of that, we have to continue avoiding peanuts (and almonds). they tested other nuts and he didn't react. I will continue allowing him to eat things processed in a plant that does peanut things ( like m&ms, granola bars, etc) just because we have always done that. We are only going to avoid things that have peanuts in them.

Poor guy was so nervous. I think the writing of the numbers on his back was almost as bad as the testing--she wrote with a ballpoint pen!! Ever heard of felt tip pens??? Anyway, he survived.

The peanut is the 3 column, 5th one down. The first two columns are mostly trees--allergic to pretty much all of that!