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About 10 years. DD was almost 2 when she had her first severe reaction and she is now 11.5.
PA - 2 years (he is 5 now), but just had his first reaction so total avoidance - 1 week!
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Mom (asthma, allergic to cocoa beans, citrus, dairy)
5 year old peanut allergy/dairy allergy/asthma
8 year old dairy intollerant/asthma
Timmy- diagnosed at 11 months- will be 11 on 9/22- so almost 10 years.
Bethany- diagnosed at 8 years old- about 3 weeks ago.
I am 15 and have been dealing with Ana TNA for 8 years.
PA 7 years this coming Halloween for DD.
She turns 9 tomorrow.
On November 21st it'll be 15 years.
About 36 years. I was about 2 when I had my first reaction.
Kyla
I am 21 and was diagnosed when I was 16 months old.
I have been dealing with it since I was 2, which makes it 33 years. It's gotten worse over the years too!
Allergic to Peanuts, Bananas, Kiwi, avocados.
I have been diagnosed PA since Nov 13,2006. I was able to eat peanuts/peanut butter from age 3 until August 21,2006 when my mouth started to burn after eating a fingertip of peanut butter. Now my husband has to be careful too.
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Melissa Warner
2 years. Seems like forever
Quote:Originally posted by jeremyswife05:
[b]I have been diagnosed PA since Nov 13,2006. I was able to eat peanuts/peanut butter from age 3 until August 21,2006 when my mouth started to burn after eating a fingertip of peanut butter. Now my husband has to be careful too.
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Melissa why don't you go over to the introductions page and say hello. We have a couple of adult onset members you could share stories with. And maybe don't use your entire name in a post? Not a great idea internet wise....
Welcome
Peg
I had just met my DH when I found out I was allergic. I was 26. It was hard for him to adjust to me eating anything then changing to being careful.
DS1 was diagnosed Feb. 27, 2005 breaking out in hives after eating a PB sandwich. He was 21m.
He had shared a PB cookie with DH Nov 2004 w/no reaction. I gave him a teaspoon Jan 2005 for him to taste and me to "test the waters" as you could say; no reaction. No one else in our family has a food allergy (including grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and cousins).
As of Aug 2007, it's been 2yrs 6m and reaction free.
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Kimberly
Wife to Joel (since 1999)
SAHM to:
DS#1 (May 2003) PA since Feb 2004
DS#2 (Jan 2006) NKA
opps...
[This message has been edited by artlvr (edited August 05, 2007).]
nearly 9 years
I've had allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, and basically any kind of nut product for 15 years (and counting). =]
25 years, although I wasn't officially diagnosed until about six years ago. "Lucky" and "Stupid" don't even begin to cover the preceding nineteen...
18 years, was born with it.
I was officially diagnosed with PA and TNA almost a year ago (April 24). I found out after the diagnosis that I randomly refused to eat PB and any nuts for that matter when I was three. My parents never bothered to get me tested. I had to do it myself last year after I had a contact reaction while at a conference for school. Since then, I have had two trips to the hospital both accidental exposure.
62 years
When I was very young, the pediatrican told my mom I was allergic to peanuts, but no tests were done.
My first trip to an allergy specialist will be coming up in the next two week.
Why? I am now having convulsions when I am exposed...not good......
I HATE PEANUTS!
DD is 10. We've been dealing w/ PA for about 8 1/2 yrs. We were very uneducated in the early years, and don't think I started REALLY getting educated until about 4yrs ago.
We have been dealing with Aiden's PA for just over a year.
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Mommy to Aiden (1/26/05) PA,wheat,barley,soy,egg and others yet to be discovered and Connor (7/21/06) who we hope will be AF
PA - 9 months. (TNA - 11 years)
PA and TNA 4 years.
18 months!
Edited to add: 18 months since official diagnosis but I was sick for a couple of years prior to diagnosis - I just didn't know why until it got really bad.
[This message has been edited by Adele (edited August 22, 2006).]
10 yrs PA, 4 years for TNA.
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Stacie
PA- 37 years
30 years. But i guess when i *sort of* started dealing with it would be 15 years ago after an anaphylactic episode and actually being prescribed an epipen. I started getting more basic info. on allergies upon signing up with Anaphylaxis Canada after my allergist suggested it. I *really* started researching allergies in April 2005 (I think that's the date) after allergy expo and I found the website at allergicliving.com. I was referred to this website there! Oct. 2005 was the start of some major allergy angst . . . I was referred to a new allergist on account of getting hives all the time. My allergist ran me through tests and put me on a few foods diet at which point I discovered a few more major allergies (potatoes, corn). I had been diagnosed with a wheat allergy a year or two before that so I was scared that I'd become allergic to more foods.
in december, it will be 10 years that we've been dealing with PA.
30 or so years
[img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img] Adrienne
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30-something survivor of severe peanut/tree nut allergy
7 years with DD who is 9years old
1 year with DS who is 7 years old
10 years. Since DD was 13 months old. She's 11 now.
3 years, since ds was diagnosed at 1. Meg
Found out when I was 3, so 20.
DS was 18mos. at diagnosis.
He'll be 10 this October.
almost 11 years now
4 months from PA diagnosis at 3.25 years
2 years for egg
Lindy
7 years
Well over 6 years. Seven next spring...
Life-long (over 40 years).
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Terri in the USA
(Severe allergy to peanuts, walnuts, haddock, tuna and avoid all nuts and fish)
7 months - dd was diagnosed in January a couple weeks after her first b-day. She has yet to react to peanuts that we know of though [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]
About 11 years.
Amy
8 1/2 years - ds was almost 1 y/o.
Just over 5 years, since he was 14 months old.
Almost 11 years. DD's first reaction was at daycare, so I know it was fall, but months are a bit fuzzy but that is about right.
And that is long enough I got the "well, just don't have her eat any peanuts" and no epi prescription treatment from her doc.
I think there is so much more info available now!
Just three months.
3 years 2 months
Luvmyboys
21 months. It seems like we have always been dealing with this, but it's really not that long. I guess we have adjusted so much and are so used to the lifestyle that it's normal now.
2 years
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