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I hesitated to bump my thread up again but I want everyone who responded to know how much I appreciate all the information, the shared experiences, and the validation of my decision to take him in. Thank you!!
Pris, It's good to know that I can have the blackberries used for skin prick! I've got some in the freezer now and I'll bring them. I'll also ask for ingredients of the foods given to us that day. I feel so bad about that/hope she understands that he's reacting to something new and we and she had no way of knowing.
Yes, the zucchini bread did have tree nuts--walnuts I think. I do know that's a prime culprit.
It was his first nut ingestion though I suppose he may well have had trace exposure/cross exposure prior. I'm hoping for blackberries as I know we can avoid it so much easier!
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I feel so much better knowing so many of you with experience think taking him in was the right thing to do. I feel fortunate that he's ok. I think we were actually in dangerous territory long before I took him in.
In fact early in the itching he complained of a "rock" stuck in his throat. I didn't make the connection until last night. I just never expected this because of his age and not experiencing anything like it before with him. Foolish of me.
I don't know how I'm going to get more than one epi pen but I'll try.
As for testing, I know that almost everyone believes that skin-prick testing is essential, but I personally will not allow my son to ever have SPT again. It triggered atopic dermatitis in him. I now only allow blood testing.
How do you find someone willing to do blood testing? We've seen two allergists in the past and both insisted on skin prick. He's not a reliable skin prick in my mind. The first time he reacted to almost everything they tested (his control spot was fine). The second time he reacted to nothing...which we knew also had to be incorrect. But I asked three different pediatricians over the years to run blood labs and they all deferred to allergists.
He also had blackberry cobbler. I'm pretty sure the allergist won't have blackberries for skin prick but I think it is a possible culprit. He has an orange allergy and I suspected raspberries when he was three. I may buy some blackberries and freeze them so we could do an oral challenge at some point. I'm not counting on the allergist figuring this out with skin prick.
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When I taught high school the administration handled dress code violations. So a male teacher could simply tell the office/admin. the student's name and she would would be called out of class to handle the situation.
I know some female teachers addressed girls directly but in reality in most cases if the girl was going to go home to change it had to involve the office at some point anyway. What is the teacher going to do in the classroom or hallway to fix it?
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Thank you so much everyone for the information and support!
I don't know..it was 12:30 am and I was exhausted and worried. But it seemed like the doctor was saying "his lungs are clear" in a way that implied I shouldn't be there. I asked him directly if I did the right thing bringing him in and he sort of averted eye contact and said something about breathing being the main issue. Maybe I misunderstood him. His face was so swollen--his eyes were slits and his cheeks and nose huge and I think that is what worried me most. But I did get the impression the ER doctor wasn't worried. He did tell me the next reaction could be worse and we needed an allergist. He did not give an epi pen.
At any rate, I read here and called the pediatrician who prescribed an epi pen. They are making an allergist appointment for us. I'll get benadryl. Can I give that even though he's on zyrtec regularly? .
With oranges his hives went on for 1.5 months but I hope the round the clock zyrtec will help us avoid that this time. I'm going to be scared to eat out and at pitch in dinners now.
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We had a scary experience last night with food allergy and ended up in the ER. I would like experienced thoughts about how concerned I should be and how I reacted?
My son who is five has had hives from oranges before and outgrew a dairy allergy. No other food allergy issues.
Last night he had zucchini bread and cobbler someone made us. Within 15 minutes he was complaining of itching and had a spreading rash/bumps and hives. They started on his cheeks and neck and spread downward. No breathing issues and he only reported his throat itchy on the outside. I gave him his regular dose of zyrtec. The hives and bumps continued to spread despite the zyrtec.
Two hours later he began vomitting and vomitted a total of three times over the next hour. Then he had diarrhea. At that point I noticed his face was swollen--eyelids, cheeks, nose but not his mouth/lips. No breathing problems. I took him to the ER anyway?
My dad has anaphylactic reactions to foods so there is family history for serious food reactions. My son has mild asthma. Yet his lungs were clear and I knew he was breathing ok. They prescribed oral steroids and suggested we see an allergist.
It seemed to me that since his lungs were clear they wondered why I brought him? Did I do the right thing last night? Do we need an epi pen?
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where do you get them? Online mostly (with a few exceptions). Probiotics and enzymes are from specific companies for example.
how do you know the quality of what you get? You have to research or trust someone who has. For example with probiotics I look at research on how much survives the gastro tract, does it colonize, does it survive transport temps, is there research showing this strain and brand work, etc. Omega 3's, if from fish, I want to know don't contain heavy metals and has third party testing to objectively prove that. Enzymes--the companies make different kinds and they do develop their products in certain ways. So what you select might be affected by what you're hoping to accomplish.
Is it a you get what you pay for proposition? Mostly it seems to be. I think this might because companies that are going to prove their product works, do research, test effectiveness, make improvements, etc. are spending money to do that.
Some things don't matter but then you don't see huge price differences generally either. Vitamin D for example you want a D3 form but I wouldn't worry about brand. I have found that certain brands (often online) sell in larger quantities though (like 5,000 IU) that make it more cost effective.
We use everything you mentioned (and more) so if you want suggestions based on my research and experience with different products I'm happy to share. We've also dealt with some pretty complex health issues and problems here and I'm happy to share ideas/what I've learned.
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I'm not sure what exact areas he needs help in but I've known of people doing Relationship Development Intervention with adult children and as adults themselves. It's not a fast fix but it's a very complete program working on, among other things, helping a person function in a dynamic way--able to handle the complexity and unpredictability in the world.
If behaviors are interfering with function I agree that medication might be a consideration. If sensory issues are a big part of the picture you would want to look into sensory intergration work with a good Occupational Therapist perhaps. That sort of thing. I might be able to help more if you mentioned (generally) what specific struggles he's having or privately either way.
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If you're talking about diarrhea type stuff (and some people instead get yeast infections after antibiotics) make sure whatever probiotic or yogurt/kefir you use is taken three hours after each antibiotic dose. The antibiotic kill the good bacteria in your body or food/probiotic each time. The exception to this is the probiotic florastor. It survives antibiotics as it is a beneficial yeast. I love it for antibiotics because of that. We take it right with the antibiotic. Outside of that culturelle is widely available and very good with antibiotics. You do need to take that one three hours after each dose as the antibiotic kills it. Continue with probiotics and/or good yogurt or kefir after the antibiotics are done as well for a couple of weeks.
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Our Flagstaff vacation was one of our favorites.
We loved Sedona. It's so beautiful. More than the canyon to me but the canyon is of course amazing in size and formation. We liked the meteor crater as well. That would be really cool for kids to see.
It's a little over your time frame (I think it took us about 4 hours) but we did the Hoover Dam as well when we stayed in Flagstaff.
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I know WXXI out of Rochester, NY has a great site with lots of videos and other materials (my daughter is loving the Horrible History videos) and you don't have to be in the state to use it. I have found some material from Discovery streaming there as well on many subjects. This is beyond just the shows that are aired and our PBS station doesn't have anything like this. Are there other PBS stations who do? How do you use PBS resources? Are they accessible to out of state users?
For us, I have scheduled videos from WXXI as part of history, geography, science and French. I am always on the look out for additional resources.
ETA: sorry, this was to be a new thread. No wonder I haven't gotten responses *G*
How do you use it as a non-New York person. It asks for a pass code and the sign up screen says they offer it to all New York schools/homeschools/etc.
I can't get the Georgia Salsa stuff either. Rats.
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I'd call the police too. Not only is it vandalism of bank owned (now) property, it is also damaging your mom's property clearly. As far as the bank we had a foreclosed home across the street and needed grass mowed and etc. Our county clerk (courthouse) figured out the bank from property records. The people who left also vandalized and flooded the place. To my shock, the bank didn't care or at least didn't take action I expected. I had to go to city hall and stuff. So I'd call the police first.
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Tinkyada Rice Pasta is really terrific. A must have. I like it better than wheat and guests have never even noticed. Other rice pastas aren't a substitute (not good by and large) but this one is usually available wherever gluten free stuff is sold.
I think when easing into a gluten free diet it's easier if you avoid baked goods for a while. Use things that are naturally gluten free--corn tortillas, rice dishes, potatoes, pastas using Tinkyada, etc. I think it takes some forgetting what gluten is like (mouth feel even more than taste) before you really enjoy gluten free baked goods.
The gluten free goddess website has lots of great information on cooking and baking gluten free and recipes.
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My experience was that the bite hurts and blistered repeatedly, then hardened/the skin died and eventually fell off. The new skin was painful/sensitive for a while. The only thing my doctor offered was that we needed to prevent a secondary infection.
There is no actual treatment or anti-venom for these types of bites unfortunately.
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Are you getting enough sleep? Do you wake up tired?
When I was falling asleep reading it turned out I had sleep apnea. Just throwing it out there as a possibility. I never would have dreamed it was possible for me (I don't snore or at least my husband never noticed snoring). But falling asleep reading is on all the sleep apnea assessment questions. So if there are other signs of fatigue I'd look into sleep quality.
Study shows millions of kids lack Vitamin D(link)
in General Education Discussion Board
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I read a study that found that 51% of high sun exposure (28 hours per week average) Hawiians were deficient. And the study made below 30 deficient when in reality you need levels of at least 40 and ideally 50 for health and disease prevention. http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/92/6/2130
Clearly sun exposure alone is not enough for some people.
We supplement here and also test 25 (OH) D levels so we know how much we need. My kids take 1500-2000 IU per day depending on the season. My husband takes 3000 IU per day. I take 5000 IU per day and took 9000 per day to get my levels normal.