Todays Doctor's Visit
I wish I had had my camera today because you not have believed it. Michael was such a trooper. We made the appointment with the allergy/asthma specialists...oh my. We were in his office for about 2 hours. Michael was poked and prodded and pricked in the back. We now know for sure that he has allergies...several...let me list them for you...
feathers(chicken, duck and goose)
dust mites (oh great)
6 different molds
birch trees
American beech trees
Box elder trees
Red and hard maple trees
Cedar mountain trees
Cottonwood trees
Pecan trees
Sycamore trees
dock/sorrel weeds
kochia weeds
So now Michael's meds include:
Pulmicort ( twice a day)
Albuterol (twice a day)
Singular (daily)
Clariton (daily)
Flonase (daily)
And don't forget what we now have to do in his room and in the house like...
...there should be no stuffed chairs, rugs, carpet or drapes in his room
...no blankets, woolen goods, or any other dust catchers in the closet.
...The doors should be kept closed
...furnace vent should be covered
...every week his room needs to be wiped down with a damp cloth
...pillows should be foam or dacron and washed monthly
...mattresses and springs must be vacuumed and completely encased in plastic with a zipper
...blankets should be double washed, fuzz-free cotton or dacron
...not being around smoke
...must not sit on rugs or overstuffed furniture
...limited house plants
...should not be in the house when it is cleaned
...maintain 35% humidity in the house
...avoid damp, dusty places
...keep windows closed and locked
...keep door to bedroom shut
We have another appointment in 2 weeks to see if any of this has worked. If there is no improvement we will have take allergy shots once a week for about two years.
Is you head spinning yet? Oh wait...we aren't finished yet. After all that time in the doctor's office we had to go to Children's Hospital Medical Center to have some blood drawn to check his immune system. I haven't really been able to wrap my head around that one yet. We will have those results in about five days. He is TROOPER!
PS...I forgot to tell you that I called in the reinforcements...Emmy joined us for the blood draw. A distraction to what was going to happen I guess...and moral support for both of us. After it was all said and done we went to Graeter's for a chip-a-wheelie. That seemed to make the hurt go away faster. He is still sporting the band-aid on his arm. I think he is afraid to take it off..."there might be a hole there".
feathers(chicken, duck and goose)
dust mites (oh great)
6 different molds
birch trees
American beech trees
Box elder trees
Red and hard maple trees
Cedar mountain trees
Cottonwood trees
Pecan trees
Sycamore trees
dock/sorrel weeds
kochia weeds
So now Michael's meds include:
Pulmicort ( twice a day)
Albuterol (twice a day)
Singular (daily)
Clariton (daily)
Flonase (daily)
And don't forget what we now have to do in his room and in the house like...
...there should be no stuffed chairs, rugs, carpet or drapes in his room
...no blankets, woolen goods, or any other dust catchers in the closet.
...The doors should be kept closed
...furnace vent should be covered
...every week his room needs to be wiped down with a damp cloth
...pillows should be foam or dacron and washed monthly
...mattresses and springs must be vacuumed and completely encased in plastic with a zipper
...blankets should be double washed, fuzz-free cotton or dacron
...not being around smoke
...must not sit on rugs or overstuffed furniture
...limited house plants
...should not be in the house when it is cleaned
...maintain 35% humidity in the house
...avoid damp, dusty places
...keep windows closed and locked
...keep door to bedroom shut
We have another appointment in 2 weeks to see if any of this has worked. If there is no improvement we will have take allergy shots once a week for about two years.
Is you head spinning yet? Oh wait...we aren't finished yet. After all that time in the doctor's office we had to go to Children's Hospital Medical Center to have some blood drawn to check his immune system. I haven't really been able to wrap my head around that one yet. We will have those results in about five days. He is TROOPER!
PS...I forgot to tell you that I called in the reinforcements...Emmy joined us for the blood draw. A distraction to what was going to happen I guess...and moral support for both of us. After it was all said and done we went to Graeter's for a chip-a-wheelie. That seemed to make the hurt go away faster. He is still sporting the band-aid on his arm. I think he is afraid to take it off..."there might be a hole there".
Comments
I do hope he feels better soon.
Enjoyed our short visit!
Leslie
We were sorta hoping that there would be animal allergies..like dog...I even asked for her to make sure to give him a good dose of the dog stuff. I still can't believe that there were no reactions. Mark is on his way to get a carpet cleaner. I have already dusted his room, removed all those dust gathers. And the journey begins!
Naomi goes on Wednesday to the allergist. I hope they doen't make her look like a pin cushion.
Teresa