When you're eating one of your allergens in a food challenge and everyone is trying to act normal (while they are actually closely monitoring you), don't hold your breath. It makes your Mom go really pale.
She's totally fine. She came in nervous but with the eye of the tiger, stayed zen through her blood test and dove in to her first food challenge.
Her first challenge was (clearly) the placebo. She called it after one bite and she exhaled deeply. Apparently she was holding that breath in pretty tight. She went through all seven doses and felt fine.
Then, she waited for two hours. She had (another) blood test.
Her second one was (clearly) one of her allergens. She reacted immediately. She seemed to be bordering on a more serious reaction but it stayed in the safe range. They hover and monitor without making anyone nervous. They notice if you hold your breath because you feel like you might be sick. They notice if your eyes are blood shot. They notice when you start trembling with fear and they take care of your feelings too.
She got scared but kept it together. She quietly cried and said she didn't want to go through this. For the millionth time since this whirlwind started, my heart felt like it was in tiny bits.
But she's okay now. She's hanging out with her new friends and watching Frozen (again).
And guess what? She's *probably* in. She needed another blood test to confirm her total IgE level. If it's where it was in December, she starts the shots on Friday.
Seriously. This is real. This is really happening. I'm sitting in a room right now with three kids who are here for their "up dose" of their allergens. These brave kids are eating quantities of nuts that would have killed them months ago.
I'm trying really hard not to hold my breath right now.
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