Allergy Testing...again!

       On Tuesday, July 12th, Nana Cindy drove us back down to Greenville, SC to have a skin prick test and to have food patch testing. Jordan was pricked 50 times between his two arms. Just like his skin prick testing in Chapel Hill, no immediate allergies came up on his arms. (This is common in children with EoE because the reactions are delayed and not usually immediate reactions like an anaphylactic reaction.)

Jordan was quite upset after the prick test!

      After the skin prick testing was complete, the nurse put on 28 food patches. We came back to Rockingham and then returned to Greenville that Thursday to have them removed and read.

      Jordan had a terrible reaction to the tape that was all over his back. His whole back was bright red! He was a trooper the whole time and continued say things through his tears about the nurse like, “I know her is just doing her job” and “her is beautiful.” We returned on Friday morning to have the doctor give the final “reading” about what foods were positive. The list included dairy, soy, pork, beef, almonds, peas, green beans, carrots, squash, oats, rye, and sunflower. We have since eliminated all of these foods from his diet and have mostly relied on 6 Splash (EO28) a day and Elecare formula for his nutrition.

Tape removed

      

Thursday readings

        
     Since returning home from his appointments in Greenville, we have also noticed a reaction to fresh peaches and possibly a few more things. God has seen us through this far, and we know that he will continue to guide us through this journey.