Food sustains life, provides nutrition, evokes the senses, gives comfort & joy, bonds friends and families. For my children food is also poison. We usually teach children to share but from a very young age I have taught my children never to share food. And, not to accept food that is being offered to them…
Quick OIT update
Tomorrow is the 2nd Annual Walk for Andrea. I am busy getting things together for the event so this is a quick update about our appointment this past Thursday. OIT Updose #12 Sahil updosed to 1.5 peanuts! He tolerated the dose and did not complain of any symptoms. Jaya was not able to updose. She…
OIT: Updose #10 & #11
OIT update Jaya – Updose #10 Jaya has been tolerating her daily dose of 0.5 mL whole milk these past two weeks. I did notice she has been clearing her throat during the last few days. I mentioned it to Dr Mack today and he said it could be due to seasonal allergies and post…
OIT: Small Steps
OIT update: Hold Dose at #10 & Updose #9 The last two weeks between our updose appointments have been a little rough. Sahil was sick with a fever and congestion for several days so he was on the illness dose of 0.2 g for 5 days and the regular dose of 0.75 g (3/4 peanut)…
OIT: Hoping for Boring
We returned to Burlington today for Sahil and Jaya’s regular oral immunotherapy appointment. I felt anxious returning for the first time since Jaya’s reaction two weeks ago. As I entered the clinic the memories from two weeks ago resurfaced. I quickly pushed them back down again. Since her reaction at 20 drops of undiluted…
OIT: Updose #9
This OIT update is a difficult one. This past Thursday Sahil and Jaya received updose #9. I was hoping for another boring updose appointment but it didn’t turn out that way. 9:20 am – Jaya got updose #9: 20 drops of milk. A few minutes after the dose, she started to complain of a…
OIT: Updose #8 & Thinking of Karan
Jaya and I went to Burlington early this morning for her OIT updose #8. Sahil is in a camp this week so we elected to delay his 9th updose to July 27. He will continue on the current dose of 1/4 peanut until his next appointment. The good news is he is finding it easier…
OIT: Updoses 7 & 8
Yesterday was a major milestone in the OIT journey for both Sahil and Jaya. Sahil ate 1/4 of a peanut. After eating it he complained of a scratchy feeling in his throat, on his tongue and in his right ear. These symptoms subsided after about five minutes. Jaya had 5 drops of undiluted milk. She…
The Real Stuff
Tomorrow: Jaya will get updose #7 which is 5 drops of actual milk. Sahil will get updose #8 which is 1/4th of an actual peanut. Until now OIT hasn’t felt real to me because they are receiving their allergens in forms which don’t look like the real thing. It is a surreal feeling to…
Siblings & OIT: Updoses #6, #7
Two weeks ago, at our last OIT appointment, Jaya was congested and had a fever so she did not receive updose #6 as per the usual dosing schedule. Her cough and cold symptoms persisted so she has been on a few illness day doses (8 drops) during the last two weeks. When she felt better…
Our Allergic Life 