Daily dosing after desensitization

In order to stay desensitized Megan is dosed once a week with egg powder that we mix with pudding. Dr. Wasserman has us purchase egg powder from Barry Farms (can be found on the internet). Though Megan can eat as much egg as she wants she still has to dose with the powder. When you cook egg it begins to denature the protein thus you don't receive the same amount of the protein every day. Just like taking daily medication or insulin, Megan must take daily egg powder. It is not yet know for how long she may have to do this since desensitization is in its infancy. We are excited to be a part of something that hopefully eventually be standard protocol/treatment for those that have anaphylactic food allergies.

Easter egg fun!!!

This is the first Easter in Megan's life that she has been able to dye eggs. She was so very excited. Every day I am so very grateful for desensitization!!!

Dare I say the words, EASTER EGGS

For the first time in Megan's life and for many of our other children dying real eggs for Easter has not been an option. Many of the siblings don't remember dying eggs as it has been almost 6 years since we have had to ban this Easter favorite. All of the children are anxiously anticipating adding back in this Easter activity. Six children means I will have to buy a huge amount of eggs to satisfy each child's desire to decorate and dye. We will be eating a lot of hard boiled eggs stained every color of the rainbow, LOL.

For those interested.....

NOW THAT MEGAN HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED HER EGG DESENSITIZATION WE HAVE MOVED ONTO PEANUT.
Megan is currently doing peanut desensitization. Here is a link to her peanut desensitization blog.
http://mypeanutdesensitization.blogspot.com/

Post Desensitization Appointment

Yesterday Megan had her post egg desensitization appointment. Repeat labs were drawn about a week ago and Megan's RAST score for egg had decreased by 80%!!!!!!!! We are so very excited. Megan continues to dose once a day with egg powder in addition to eating all of the egg she wants. EGG DESENSITIZATION IS A SUCCESS!!!!!!

Eating EGG

Megan began her egg desensitization on July 7, 2011 and officially completed the program on November 29, 2011. She went for a child so allergic to egg that even contact and airborne proteins from eggs caused anaphylactic reations. Thank you Dr. Wasserman for making it possible. Though Megan isn't considered cured she is considered desensitized.

Megan is officially done with her egg desensitization

I can hardly believe that the journey is now over. I feel bad that I haven't been able to blog in more detail over the past two months. One of my children has been very sick and was in the hospital for over a month. Anyways, back to Megan. When we first started this journey I was very skeptical that it would work or that Megan would be able to make it through. Well, I was very wrong. Not only did Megan make it through but she did it in record time too. Today Megan had a real egg for the first time without going into anaphylactic shock. Tomorrow she will go down to her maintenance dose of 1 tbsp of egg powder and all of the egg that she wants to eat.