Feeling overwhelmed... 1st allergist appnt was today

summermedic

Just needing to vent a bit... We have 2 boys and they have both been battling seperate issues for months now. DS #2 is EBF and now 6 months old. It was suspected by myself and then our family doctor, that he is an MSPI baby. So I have been off all dairy, soy and egg for awhile now. But to get into an allergist here is hard. (We live in Canada)The wait time ranges from 3 months to a year. We were even referred to an allergist in a different province to see if the wait time would be less. But in an absolute answer to prayer, I received a phone call yesterday from the local allergist saying that he had a cancellation for today and was hoping we could come in! And what an appnt it was!!! We were there from 10:45am till 1:30pm and it was non-stop. He asked questions for over an hour straight. It was wonderful. I am a medic so I knew that every question he was asking was for a reason. Then, he did a full physical exam, and then a skin test! Confirmed MSPI, plus possible allergies to sesame, cat, dust mites, and wheat. Wow. That is alot to handle. Plus, he isn't tolerating rice cereal from the store so I will be making my own. That is ok though, I always made DS #1 baby food. I have 2 pages of blood work that needs to be completed ASAP, and multiple stool samples. Not to mention, the 2 new prescriptions on top of what he already takes for acid reflux. Meanwhile, DS#1 was in for bloodwork yesterday and I am doing multiple stool samples on him also, for completely different reasons! Needless to say, I am feeling a bit overwhelmed with all of this. I am a very strong woman and so I know I will be ok. I just feel like I am going to forget something important! When it rains, it pours...

TeacherVicky

Hugs mama!

Allergies are so overwhelming.

fjamil1

Allergies are really overwhelming at first. My DD has multiple food allergies and at first she was seeing two doctors, an allergist and a GI, every 2-3 weeks from 6 months on to her 1st birthday. Then it was every two months, and now it is every 3 months with the allergist. the blood work she had to get in two sittings.