Tuesday, February 10, 2009

No Allergies

I have been rereading Job recently and it's a good thing because all of Ethan's medical issues are really stretching me beyond what I can handle. But God is gracious and I knew He was with us yesterday giving me strength. Yesterday Ethan had his third try at finding out what he is allergic to. First they did the back screening in which they put the allergen just barely under the skin. It's like a pinch but about 20+ pinches. I guess since Ethan is older and wiser, he didn't do so well with it as he had the first two times. After waiting a half hour to see if there is a response, there wasn't. So they did the more thorough testing where they inject the allergen deeper into the skin, this time with actual needles. 16 times. Poor Ethan kept crying and asking the nurse to stop. "Please no more!" He was very upset that his arm was bleeding and begging me to have them stop the test. As one recovering from needle phobia, it was quite difficult for me as well. Definitely a form of immersion therapy. So after being there 2hrs, it turns out he really does not have any allergies. Since he is still not recovered from his sinus infection, he is now on the steroids that we hate above all medications. We are not sure what to do next because it sounds like sinus surgery is the only other option.

1 comments:

Marilyn said...

give my buddy a super big hug from me and Braden! what a trooper... and that's for you :)

i'm so sorry to hear he has to be on the steroids - i know how you feel about them.

we will continue to pray for "Ethan's nose" and your patience!