Passed his peanut challenge

My ds passed his peanut challenge!

First, the details. He was diagnosed at 2 when at the allergist for testing regarding asthma triggers. I asked them to test for peanut as he was in a peanut free school and there was a lot of allergy talk. He had not had peanut butter up to that point. Skin test was positive, epipen prescribed. My husband later admitted that he had given him a peanut butter cup once or twice before the skin test. No reaction that we were aware of.

At 3 he had a blood test, results were negative. At 4 and 5 he had a scratch test, both positive, but smaller over time. We lived peanut free with a peanut free daycare and were very cautious.

Allergist felt he had outgrown it and ordered a peanut challenge even with the positive skin test. It was tough to get a 5 year old who has been told his whole life that peanut butter in poison to eat it, but he did it, first a teaspoon, then a tablespoon and then they gave him 4 tablespoons. He ate a little more than half before he was crying that he hated peanut butter and was "FULL of peanut butter." No reation at all. He had to eat 2 tablespoons of peanut butter for the next 3 days, which he did grudgingly, also with no reaction. So he has officially outgrown his allergy and was pleased not to have to sit at the peanut free table when he started kindergarten. He is in a peanut, rice and oatmeal free classroom which is fine with us.

It has been very odd to not check and double check things as I am used to. We took him out for ice cream and he was really thrilled.