Egg Head!

Brentley has a new name with Paul, "Egg Head".

Yes, it sounds like a little joke but what I went through this morning was FAR from a joke! Actually I will go as far to say it's one of the most traumatic things I have done.

We have had two seperate incidents where Brentley ate scrabbled egg and it left little red patches on her face just where the egg had touched. Ten minutes later they were all gone and off to school or work we go. No big deal, right????

I mentioned this to our pediatrician last week when we went in for the appointment and he suggested we get Brentley tested for a food allergy. So, early this morning she and I head out to the dr (they had already told me to plan on being there for at least 3 hours) I had packed everything but the kitchen sink to keep her occupied. We get back to the room, have a little talk with the dr and she checked her ears (which she has double ear infections too) and the dr says we are only testing for eggs. I basically have to hold her down during the test. Then the nurse says we will come back in 10 minutes to see the reaction "but whatever you do, you can't let go of her arms!" Ok, seriously! They just gave her 5 shots in her back while I was holding her down and then I have to continue this for 10 minutes!

(No wonder so many people asked if I was going alone!)

They came in after 5 minutes and immediately stopped the test.

Result????

This little guy is my (and Brentley's) best friend that will never leave her side!

This is Mr. epipen.

An epinephrine autoinjector is a medical device used to deliver a measured dose of epinephrine (commonly known as adrenalin) using autoinjector technology, most frequently for the treatment of acute allergic reactions to avoid or treat the onset of anaphylactic shock. Trade names for this device include EpiPen, Anapen and Twinject.

They said on a scale from 1 to 4, she is a 4 +. I'm in the process of working with our pediatrician to get her further tested since the allergist said "you have to have a reason to test for other allergies, like if she has experienced any other issues." I know I'm no doctor, but if you are HIGHLY allergic to one food I think that is probable cause to order more testing. Just sayin!

So do you really know what all foods contain eggs???? Just take a look in your pantry! She can have no foods that doesn't have a label on it! There goes our fast food people! Pizza? Nope! Other classmates have birthday cookies or cupcakes. Nope!

Does anyone have any suggestions? However we are SOOO thankful we caught this BEFORE she had a major reaction.