Anaphylaxis..

On Wednesday, August 13th, Madie tried peanut butter, unfortunately she experienced moderate anaphylaxis. Thank goodness for ACH staff member Karen who kept Mom calm while she administered the epi-pen, within minutes Madie's hives had diminished and her wheezing had settled down. After a couple of hours of observation in pediatrician's office, we went home somewhat discouraged but not ready to give up. We went back to ACH on Saturday and spent several hours conferring with staff, Madie is now back on a lower dose of peanut M&Ms and probably won't try peanut butter again anytime soon. As it turns out, Madie had a compromised immune system due to an upper respiratory virus and when coupled with the food challenge earlier in the week, it is possible that her body just couldn't handle the dose. Madie is one of the first kids to graduate to the next level on the higher dose study.

Peanut M&Ms are a Hit!

Madie's Food Challenge went great. She ate her first peanut M&M's on Tuesday, August 11th and loved them! We have been given a list of items she can have for her "daily dose" and are looking forward to trying them.