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I am glad the surgery went ok even if she has to spend the night.
It's been hot and dry here. I've been outside the last 2 days sampling, and now have a spectacular tank-top tan. There are also assorted bug bites decorating my body and a possible rash (but I avoided the poison oak, I swear)!
Mine is not a popular opinion among allergy parents. As far as I am concerned the greatest tool in DS's fight against allergies is his brain, apparently most people think it's sanitizing the environment. As the incidence of food allergies increase we'll have to see what happens. I may have to start my very own revolution.
I've run into this with some of the parents I know as well. I can understand it with moms of tinies, and have no problem routinely bringing peanut-free snacks to events, even if Oreos and Goldfish aren't all that creative. But seriously, by the age of ten? Even in first grade, ds's friend with a peanut allergy kept a stash of safe treats in the teacher's office, so he could snack along. You have to teach some self-management, or you just cripple your child.
Parenthetically, we used to know a kid who had a peanut-sniffing dog because his allergies were so extreme. Thought that was kind of cool. Same kid's mom said one of his playmates (widely considered to be a "nice" boy) chased him around the house once with a peanut butter sandwich when they were about eight, which I thought was pretty horrifying. (Needless to say they're no longer friends.) People are insane.
This might just be an urban myth, but I remember reading before MissFR was born that if you had cats and dogs in the house when the kid is a baby they are less likely to be allergic than if you don't. Did anybody else hear that?
I've never heard that one. Young Miss Aconite has inherited my dog allergy, but not my cat allergy. We've never had dogs. We do have cats, and I just go through hell whenever we adopt a new one until I get used to them. I've only had one cat I couldn't acclimate to within a couple of weeks. Direct contact with dogs actually makes me break out in big blisters, which then tear and scar. Between the sweet-faced, drooly labs everyone seems to have and all my cooking burns, my hands look really scary.
Hi all....checking in.... Surgery went well. Coming out of anesthesia and managing the pain, not so much. She will stay the night and hopefully be discharged in the morning. Appreciate everyones concerns.
Oh, good to hear she's okay, and hopefully the anaesthesia/pain thing will sort itself quickly. Y'all are in my thoughts. Hope your weekend goes well.
Overcast this morning - feels nice. I'm so over summer - geez - 97 yesterday is ridiculous this time of year!
I felt a little sentimental this morning as DS left for school.
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