My son Sahil completed the updosing phase of peanut OIT in October 2017 when he was 13 years old. He has been in the maintenance phase for 2 years! His very first dose was 1/1000th of a peanut given in solution form; The amount was increased gradually by his allergist over almost 8 months until …
Category: Our OIT Journey
When Maintenance is Freedom
OIT update – April 2019 My 15 year old son Sahil is currently in the maintenance phase of a food allergy treatment called oral immunotherapy (OIT). He has been eating two peanuts (2 grams) daily since October 2017. The daily dose is necessary to maintain the desensitization to peanuts. Because he ingests 2 peanuts…
Our Journey Continues
If you’ve been following us on our journey you will know that my son Sahil is starting high school this September with less allergies than when I started writing this blog. Sahil is still allergic to peanuts but he eats 2 peanuts a day since he completed peanut oral immunotherapy in October 2017. He has…
Burlington- Where Skies are Blue
Sahil and I returned to Burlington today for his soy challenge. History: Sahil – nutfree since age 2 – ate soy until he was six years old. In 2010, he reacted to soy and his allergy was confirmed with a skin prick test. He has been diligently avoiding soy for the past eight years. For…
Better Living Conditions
Today we returned to Dr Mack for a follow up appointment to check in on Sahil’s progress with peanut oral immunotherapy. Sahil reached his maintenance dose of 2 peanuts in October 2017. To put that in to perspective – he started with a dose equivalent to 1/1000th of a peanut in February 2017. Since October,…
Life is a Challenge
Just over eleven years ago when he was 2 years old Sahil reacted to peanut butter residue. Over the years, Sahil has tested positive to peanuts, soy and various tree nuts on blood tests & skin prick tests conducted by various allergists. He has reacted to peanut and soy after ingestion but as far as…
Relief Evaporated
The relief I experienced on Thursday evaporated on Friday. This is what happened: 7 pm : I gave Jaya the 2 mL milk dose; she complained of stinging under her tongue which is not unusual so I was not concerned. 7:15: She sneezed 5 times & sounded slightly congested. 7:30: Her congestion seemed to be…
OIT update: Updose #11 & Holding
It has been 8 1/2 months since we started our OIT journey. Sahil’s treatment for his peanut allergy has been smoother than Jaya’s treatment for her dairy allergy. In Feb 2017 Sahil started with a peanut solution of 1/1000th of a peanut. For the last four weeks – since early October – Sahil has been…
Teal Pumpkins & an OIT update
During our October 5 visit to Burlington we noticed a large orange pumpkin at the reception desk. We thought the office should have a teal pumpkin so last Thursday we took one along and presented it to Dr Mack and Dr Hanna. It now sits atop the reception desk as a symbol of food allergy…
OIT Updose #13 & Still Holding at #10
Sahil updosed to 2 whole peanuts today. Dr Mack congratulated him on coming this far in the OIT journey and asked Sahil how much further he would like to go. Sahil said he would like to reach the end of Dr Mack’s protocol which is 4 peanuts a day. This would allow Sahil to eat…
Our Allergic Life 