Allergy Testing, YUCK!

We went to the Allergy Specialist, Dr. Jan Broadbent (really like her!), and had Amaya tested again. We did skin tests for pollen, cats and dogs, and did blood tests for the egg and milk allergy. The phlebotomist was horrible and had to stick my 18 month old TWICE! I was not happy. All this has got me thinking about the whole process of allergy testing and treating. My sister has a good friend who did Allergy Elimination and swears it works. He said he was allergic to milk, soy, and a whole bunch of other things (I can't remember all of them) but doing an allergy elimination technique through a holistic healer he was able to dramatically reduce if not completely eliminate his allergies.

I can't say I'm not weary or skeptical about the whole process. He says there are no needles involved and it is very inexpensive, something like $45 for the consultation and less for each treatment and that some take only one treatment to be effective. My greatest apprehension is that I am making decisions about a whole other being rather than myself. I'd be more than happy to try anything on myself to relieve an allergy like my daughters, but she is my baby. I just can't jump into something that I don't have every last bit of information about and have completely dispelled my fears. Hopefully, it works but for right now I'll be doing a LOT of research before I take that step.

For now, I'm fine waiting for the blood tests and seeing what the next step will be. But I do hope for a miracle to come back in the results. Being able to let my baby have all the things that she hasn't even had a chance to taste and not having to worry about a reaction would be nice. Not having to fear a trace amount of milk protein making her go into anaphalactic shock would be a wonderful freedom. Let's keep our fingers crossed!