Calista and Daddy made the trip this week, so I'm anxiously waiting to hear about the visit. Today, her class was scheduled to attend a field trip (with other schools) that involved a peanut butter cracker snack. Hate that! She was so sad to miss, but it reinforces the reason we are visiting Dr. Wasserman each week. This journey will be well worth any sacrifice.
I wanted to share a little information from the newsletter I get from Dallas Allergy.
As of March 21st
Peanut: 70 complete, 22 active
Milk: 37 complete, 9 active
Egg: 25 complete, 4 active
Wheat: 3 complete
Cashew: 1 complete
Pecan and Soy Treatments are now being offered.
WOW! I'm happy that Cal is one of the 22 actively involved in peanut desensitization.
After she completes the desensitization, she will be on "maintenance". She will have 8 peanuts twice a day for the first 3 months and then 8 peanuts once a day (for an undetermined amount of time). 8 peanuts is 14 Peanut M&Ms. Wow...to have peanut M&Ms again :)
During maintenance (and beyond), she will be able to eat anything over and above her 8 peanuts, she just has to continue the regular exposure to the allergen.
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