The Phi had an apppitment with her allergist today. Good timing too.  
See when we went camping I was really anxious about how she would  
react to being in the woods. And by react I mean I was anticipating  
asthma attacks, swollen itchy eyes and her skin covered in hives.  
Turns out The Phi and Bass Lake go together like peas and carrots.  
( well she was concieved there so maybe it's like going home to her).  
Her eyes and skin cleared up and she did better there than most places.
Then we came home and she has had one of the worst break outs in a  
long time. Today under her eyes and eye lids were red. Rash  
everywhere. Itching like crazy. So her allergist uped the amount of  
Singular. Doubled her allergy medication dose added a new ointment to  
eliminate infection because her skin it cracked dry and bleeding in  
some places, and added a oral steroid tablet to help calm this recent  
outbreak.
Am I stupid to want the opposite of this. Am I irrational because I  
want her to be better but I want LESS medication at the same time.  
Seeing her scratch at herself all day everyday it hard. Seeing her  
fingers ankles and toes bleed rips my heart apart. What is the answer.  
What will make this go away?
She has some lab work that needs to get done before her next  
appointment and we hope that will give us a better idea of what she is  
really allergic to.
We know that there are things we can do to help. Like take out all the  
carpet in this house, but where do we find $ for that.
This is something Joey and I struggle with everyday. He thinks it's  
his fault because he has exzema. I think it's my fault because I  
couldn't breastfeed her enough. But really The Phi suffers the most of  
all. Lucky for us she does it with no complaints and a smile on her  
itchy dry beautiul face.

 
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It's hard to know what to do. Yes, taking out the carpet would be a good idea. I have allergies, and one of my daughters had them. In her they caused behavior problems. We took her to a pediatric allergist, made a great difference.
ReplyDeletemove to bass lake. i'll visit all the time in the summer!
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