We were having dinner the other night and Bethany was eating a watermelon slice. She had juice all over her face, and then I started noticing it wasn't just juice. I tried to wipe it off and she had little pinpoint hives all over her face. Argh. Who knows what it was...watermelon? Or reacting to the fact that Matt & I were eating mustard even though we were being super-duper careful?
I was convincing myself it was watermelon, since that is a common one. But we gave her some more yesterday and no hives. BUT...I had just given her Benadryl because she got one big hive while playing at a friend's house and then 30mins later had a bunch of little ones all over her face...so who knows if the Benadryl was masking a reaction to the watermelon?
This stuff really makes one mental some days.
So we have another allergist appointment. Not until July because 1) the doctor is booked out far and 2) I promised her no doctor appointments on this month's calendar.
The allergist wanted us back in, anyway, because she has a constant nasal drip. There were no white blood cells in her nasal mucosa (which I believe would indicate an inhalant allergy??) so we tried a steroid nasal spray for two weeks. She still has the sniffles so back we go. Until then I have a food journal to see if we can figure out these mysterious hives.
i, too, hate hives. i haven't had them often, but when i have had them it is just miserable. the poor kid. and watermelon, huh? I didn't realize that could be a common one; i've never heard of anyone being allergic to watermelon. I guess an allergy to anything is possible, though.
ReplyDeleteHi Kat! I've been meaning to check out your blog for awhile now! you certainly have your hands full and I do not envy you. you're a great mom. XO Malia
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