Today is a big day in our household. After 2 1/2 years of struggling with allegies our baby boy is Allergy FREE! This is our journey to healing...
Here is Jack at 6 months old
December 2011
Jack was so itchy and bleeding because of his constant scratching that we took him to Toledo Children's hospital. The ER doctor told us that it was the worst case of eczema and cradle cap she had ever seen! She suggested we get him into a dermatologist that week. The dermatologist could not give us a cause, but put him on a steroid to clear it up. However as soon as he went off the steroid everything started back up, see the picture above taken in January 2012. The dermotalogist suggestion was keep him on the steroid. I did not want to keep my baby on a steroid without knowing what was causing all this.
January 2012
Saw the allergist for the first time. At that time he was just allergic to peanuts and tree nuts and were given an epi pen. But if you looked at him you knew he wasn't eating peanuts and tree nuts, so there had to be something else that wasn't showing up. We went back 1 year later and he was allergic to eggs and oranges. We also stopped immunizations at this time.
April 2012
We saw a homeopathic doctor in Ann Arbor who put him on a gluten, dairy, soy, corn, and peanut free diet until he was two! I knew we could not do this until he was two, so I started looking for a new doctor. We also started raw goat's milk, which helped a lot but didn't cure him.
June 2012 - January 2014
Through KLove radio station 3 mornings in a row I heard an advertisement for ABA Chiropractic and Holistic Health Center. I emailed them to see if they worked with children and to share our journey. They were confident they could help Jack.
We started doing allergy elimination treatments the first week of June. The treatment uses lazers at your accupuncture points to eliminate the allergy. It is doesn't hurt at all and you just have to sit still. Since Jack was little he sat on my lap and I held him for all the treatments. More information about the treatments can be found here: http://www.naet.com/.
We did allergy elimination treatments for the following: peanuts and tree nuts, gluten, eggs and chicken, B Complex, potatoes, tomatoes, and beans.
February 2014
I know you are skeptical and so am I, we took him to an allergist today and she cleared all his allergies. The face on the doctor and two nurses when they came in and looked at his back was priceless! They were so stunned, I said, "Is he allergy free?" And the doctor said, "Yes." I said, "I know why." They proceeded to ask me questions about the treatments and she said even though she'd never heard of it, "Obviously it worked!"
Now What...
The allergist sent us for lab work to run a blood test to again prove that he is not allergic to peanuts. They were so shocked they want a second opinion. In 3 weeks we go back to the allergist for the results, although she said the scratch test is the most accurate, and at that appointment they will actually give him peanut butter. I'll be honest since we've avoided it for so long I am alright with waiting until we are there to give it to him, see even I still have a little skepticism after all we've been through, but I would do it all over again to let Jack be able to eat anything!
My heart just breaks when I think of others going through what we've been through so I had to share. Be Well and never stop advocating for your child! Follow your God given Mommy instincts!
Our Sweet Boy at 2 1/2
