On Saturday we gave Eve a Peanut Butter and jelly sandwich. She broke out in hives all around her mouth and chin - basically everywhere the pbj touched. So we called the nurse hotline and watched for anaphalaxic symptoms (swelling, difficulty breathing, etc.) but didn't see any. The hives went away in about 45 minutes. So, we went to the pediatrician yesterday. He ordered a food allergy blood test (I think this particular screening looks at about 20 possible allergies). We went today to the hospital lab outreach building to get the blood drawn. I was apprehensive because historically Eve is difficult to draw blood from. I can't tell you how many times I have watched people put a needle in her and dig around for the vein while she is hysterically screaming. Well, I got to see it happen again today. They finally sent us over to the actual hospital to the pediatric ward to get it done. Eve of course was completely beside herself with fear and screamed so hard she was really just screeching. But, the nurse was great and got it right away and did it as quickly as possible while I and another nurse pinned Eve down. The poor kid was a mess. While we wait for results we are to read labels and give her no peanut products whatsoever. The Dr. also prescribed an epi-pen, but said we can wait to get it for right now -as long as we avoid peanuts until we get the results back.
I have also put in another call to the neurologist because he still hasn't called me back. I am feeling very frustrated and am really tired of being patient. I really don't know what else to say...
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