"Peanut tastes good"

When I gave Calista her dose this evening (50 mgs peanut flour in a spoonful of applesauce) - she said "peanut tastes good." Maybe one day, she will get to enjoy a whole peanut!

No increase...

Calista's seasonal allergies have been acting up (along with everyone else in Waco), so we weren't able to increase today.  Instead, the doctor heard wheezing and decided to send her home with an army of meds and a nebulizer.  I think this is more of a precaution than anything else.  We will take Allegra, Albuterol, Advair, Flonase and 50 mgs. peanut flour every day.  Hopefully she is feeling better by next Thursday so she can increase her dose on Friday.  Really this is just a setback (hopefully not a major one) and I've got my fingers crossed that she can get back on track next week.  I do appreciate how cautious the doctor and his staff are.  I know that all of this is out of concern that allergies/asthma symptoms plus a dose increase could result in a reaction and no one wants that.

Peanut Desensitization : Dr. Richard Wasserman : Moms Everyday

Peanut Desensitization : Dr. Richard Wasserman : Moms Everyday

Interview with Dr. Wasserman today.

Week 4

We are now using capsules! No more peanut solution requiring refrigeration.

We mix the 50 mg of peanut flour into applesauce (usually). The pictures are this evening's dose mixed in strawberry applesauce.

Graduated to Capsules!

We have graduated to capsules of peanut flour. Calista is now taking 50mg of peanut flour twice a day. She was on a peanut solution that required refrigeration, but the capsules do not require it.

We must open the capsules and mix the peanut flour in juice, Kool Aid, pudding or applesauce. So far, so good. This morning's dose was in Kool Aid. This evening in pudding. I think we are going to stick with the pudding.

It sure looks like a lot of peanut! Thankfully, it doesn't slow her down. I worried that she would be hesitant to take the dose, but no problems yet.

We ran into a boy who had progressed to 1 whole peanut - today was his first day at that level and his mom said it took fifteen minutes to convince him to eat it. We reminded Cal tonight that this is peanut flour (just peanut all ground up), so we are hoping she doesn't hesitate in a few weeks when she reaches the whole peanut stage.

I am still amazed by this treatment and the life-changing results that these patients are having!

Week 4

Sitting in Dr. Wasserman's office at the start of Week 4! We are off the solution and onto capsules now. I'm very excited about this new phase.

The pictures are from last week.

MomsEveryday on KWTX

I'm so excited about this and a little nervous too.  I'm going to be on MomsEveryday on KWTX next week to talk about Calista's desensitization treatment.   Dr. Wasserman is going to Skype in during the interview!  I am happy that Emily Iazzetti is helping us get the word out about this life-changing treatment.

I will post more info when I get it (when show will air, etc.).  Here's a link to the MomsEveryday website: http://www.momseveryday.com/centraltexas