Living with Food Allergies, 2013 and on

[yelloww]

Keenan Farms pistachios aren't xcont. They sell them in our grocery store, but I called and talked to someone there a while ago. They only do pistachios. Ds has been eating theirs for about 18 mos now.

[YouKnowWho]

DS1 tells me he feels normal within our homeschool group and for once DS2 is the outsider.  The majority of our members are GF due to intolerances.  They were discussing their various issues the other night and DS1 was grinning like a Cheshire cat.

Odd feeling.

[LinksEtc]

Dd's mouth is itching a bit after eating walnuts & a little coconut ... neither of these foods has ever been a problem ... will tell allergist at next appt, but I am really hoping it's nothing.

She had baklava today and her tongue slightly itched.


She just admitted that one of her favorite treats, magic bars, made her mouth itch a little the other day and she didn't tell me because she didn't want to make a big deal of it.   


I wonder if it could be OAS.  I don't want to avoid another food ... not that anybody wants to.


I told her no more walnuts until we see what the allergist says.


ETA - I should call the restaurant to make sure the baklava didn't have coconut in it.

[LinksEtc]

It's so nice when you feel your allergist really knows her stuff, when everything said makes sense, when you feel that you are in good hands.  I feel like we are on the same page as far as how to handle things.  Definitely worth the drive.

[spacecanada]

When a parent points to your MedicAlert bracelet and Allerject holder and remind her child (with allergies) how important it is to do the same (because she wasn't wearing her bracelet at the time), it makes you smile a bit on the inside.  I work with kids, but never really thought of myself as a mentor for kids with allergies too. 

[PurpleCat]

We were away for over a week.  At dinner last night DD said, "finally!  A home cooked meal!!!".  Translation:  Finally!  After 10 longs days, a meal that requires no discussion about allergies, allergens, how food is cooked, just point your finger at me and make me feel weird cause I am different, and no anxiety that I was heard, listened to and care was truly taken in making my meal!"


It's not easy being DD eating away for so long.  She had a couple of moments that worried me but admitted she made herself sick because of her own anxiety.

Her coaches did not understand why we did not go with them to Texas Roadhouse......until at breakfast the next morning when they expressed their shock and admitted to not understanding what we mean by "peanuts being everywhere".  They asked how I knew and I smiled and said "Oh my FAS friends were quick to warn me to call ahead first!"  She and I had a lovely meal at Longhorn Steakhouse instead.

[CMdeux]

It's so nice when you feel your allergist really knows her stuff, when everything said makes sense, when you feel that you are in good hands.  I feel like we are on the same page as far as how to handle things.  Definitely worth the drive.

Oh, this makes my day, Links!!     I want that for EVERY person at FAS. 

[LinksEtc]

It's so nice when you feel your allergist really knows her stuff, when everything said makes sense, when you feel that you are in good hands.  I feel like we are on the same page as far as how to handle things.  Definitely worth the drive.

Oh, this makes my day, Links!!     I want that for EVERY person at FAS.

and you know what else ... she's kind, and very professional.

Yes, I also wish that for all with FA.

[GoingNuts]

Last week I had to buy a gift bag for a baby gift, and I found a really cute one that had a card already attached.  There was a design of an elephant, and inside it said something like, "Welcome to the little peanut."

I Just.  Couldn't.  Buy.  It.  Could not.

So I bought an ugly one with a blank card instead.

[GingerPye]

LOL,  peanuts are Evil.   

Just like our baked egg cake and our baked milk cake --- both cakes are EVIL.  (DD did not pass those challenges)  We threw out the evil cakes.

[CMdeux]

Yes-- and it's astonishing how GOOD one feels about dumping out that evil food, isn't it??  It's massively cathartic to "punish" the food by putting it into the garbage.   

[Janelle205]

Life with a severe food allergy:  Seeing a puddle on the floor of the Walmart aisle, and thinking: "That's either pee or apple juice...I hope it's pee."

[LinksEtc]

Slight mouth itch again today with just a graham cracker. The other day with graham cracker, peanut butter, & carrots.

Strange.   

I will have to get the blood test done soon to try & see what's up.  It's more of an annoyance than anything at this point, but it might make it harder for me to tell if the sesame allergy is becoming more sensitive.

I was trying to explain OAS to dd ... I don't think that I did a very good job.

[LinksEtc]

My posting style is such that I don't name my docs on here .... but I think that I will give our allergist a nickname ... maybe I've been inspired by CM's use of Dr.Awesome.  My feeling is that I will probably be with her a long time, unless they kick me out and tell me not to return which is always a distinct possibility with me  .

So I was thinking maybe HumbleGuru or TheSerene&Wise1 , but I've decided on Dr-FA-Yoda because every good FA-Jedi needs a Yoda.

Although tempting, I will refrain from calling our GI Dr.Skywalker      
Warning - Some language.
"Colon Wars"
https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLqBLoScSYEGdT6e0PpIVNWpdTZonayRkV&v=74oK6RFNmDg&feature=youtu.be

[GoingNuts]