Allergies.
Who knew?!
I don't have allergies.
Nary a one.
Hayfever? Nope
Ragweed? Nada
Poison Ivy? Bring it on.
The middle child however is not afraid to come up with some strange swellings every now and then.
I was choosing to ignore them.
I'm super good at that.
That all changed when the school called one day and insisted that I come check him out because he was covered from head to toe in hives.
Hives.
What the heck is a hive!?
All I know is that I did not invite them to the party.
So, I decided I'd better call the doctor and have him checked out so we could avoid any more check outs.
We went to Dr James over on Balmoral with all the other allergy doctors.
Isn't it strange how they all congregate together?
She was very good. Plus she's a super good dresser. And she has great hair. And she's pretty! Do I sound like Ralph Wiggum?
You can google it.
Alright that's enough of that.
Who knew?!
I don't have allergies.
Nary a one.
Hayfever? Nope
Ragweed? Nada
Poison Ivy? Bring it on.
The middle child however is not afraid to come up with some strange swellings every now and then.
I was choosing to ignore them.
I'm super good at that.
That all changed when the school called one day and insisted that I come check him out because he was covered from head to toe in hives.
Hives.
What the heck is a hive!?
All I know is that I did not invite them to the party.
So, I decided I'd better call the doctor and have him checked out so we could avoid any more check outs.
We went to Dr James over on Balmoral with all the other allergy doctors.
Isn't it strange how they all congregate together?
She was very good. Plus she's a super good dresser. And she has great hair. And she's pretty! Do I sound like Ralph Wiggum?
You can google it.
Alright that's enough of that.
If you haven't done the whole allergy testing thing it's actually pretty interesting.
"Interesting? Yeah, you're not the one about to get poked and prodded."
"Do I really have to do this"
"Do you really have to blog about this?"
Upon seeing this poster he asked:
"Are they gonna take my head off and look at my brains?"
The nurse drew numbers on his arm to mark where she was going to test what allergies.
She then took tiny little needles and tested his arms.
You can see what he is allergic to by what swelled up.
The news wasn't so good.
"Whose idea was this?"
She then measured the swelling to see how bad of a reaction he had.
In the end he was allergic to grass, dust mites and something called pig weed.
Yep, pig weed.
Darn it!
I had really hoped that pig weed could be a part of our life and now I find this out.
Poor pig weed.
What the heck is a pig weed?
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ReplyDeleteI like it!
Well, that certainly fits this blog!
DeletePig weed will destroy your cotton crop.
ReplyDeleteYou learn something new every day. I'll keep that in mind if I ever decide to grow a bit.
DeletePoor Henry - can't believe he is allergic to grass. That will be a tough one to avoid. I am more impressed you got into an allergy doctor the same day of the flare up. I would have expected a regular pediatric visit followed by a referral with an opening the following week. My people need to know your people.
ReplyDeleteNo, no, no. I should have been more clear - he got checked out in early November and his appt was last week!!!!
DeleteGotcha - that makes sense. I was thinking you had some major inside pull with the allergists! :)
ReplyDeletewe would have to put Atticus to sleep if they were going to poke him that many times. he is such a wuss (it's okay, i can call him that b/c he totally gets it from me...)
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