My daughter will turn three in December. She has had eczema since she was one month old. They finally did an allergy test when she was one and a half. They did the rast and it came back as severe to peanuts and cats and a one to two for the other twenty eight allergens. Then thay sent us four hours away so someone else could deal with her. They did a skin prick and scratch test for twelve of the allergens and said she was severe to peanuts. And small wheals for cats and dogs. Im still confused bt have avoided peanuts since the tests. Im confused because she has ate some form of peanuts since she was ten mos. to a year. I never realized that some things should be avoided until a certain age. She had pb sandwiches, plain peanuts, pb cookies, all kinds of things with large amounts of peanuts, reeses pb cups never once did she have any reaction. Her eczema flares up over so many things we can never tell for sure what causes that, but since she still has the flare ups it wasnt peanuts. I can't see how she is allergic if shes never had a reaction. We had another test close to a year later and it showed a larger wheal to peanuts than last year and that she is more sever to cashews and walnuts than peanuts. She also used to eat plain cashews She hasnt had tree nuts since the first tests results.
She has come into contact with peanuts 2-3 times since and one may contain. Is it normal to never have had a reaction but had three positve tests that show severe.
Sorry so long but Ive never talked to any other parents of PA children and just found your message board. I'm very excited to talk to other parents dealing with this also.
Hopefully I'm putting this in the right place I've never used a message board.
Thanks
Hunters mom
Hunter almost 3 PA, TNA, Cats, Dogs, and others I havent pinned down.
Caleb 6 no none allergies
Hello and welcome. My dd is PA and TNA too. She just turned 9.
From your message I sort of thought that you had understood that avoidance at a young age was a cure. No. My dd is highest RAST for pecan which she has never had (and as we started avoiding tree nuts at age 13 months I am pretty sure nothing had cross contimination - also I did not breast feed so we are talking about womb stuff)
Please read these boards, use your docs or other local resources, call companies etc... You can make it thru this - you will learn how to manage it in your own way.