Ready to roll! May 18 begins our journey through OIT!

XOLAIR is underway - Faith has received her third round of injections.  

OIT is back on for May 18.

We are not nervous....OK well we are nervous!  However we are so ready to begin this journey that will take us to a life filled with more freedom.

A life that will allow our children to eat food that "may contain nuts" that they are allergic to.  The goal of Oral immunotherapy for our children is to become "bite proof".  They  will likely never eat a hand full of nuts.

So this begins the countdown to OIT.

12 days
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For more information regarding OIT please visit the website of Dr. Chad Mayer

www.oitcenter.com

After Months of Silence....

Where have I been?

Why the silence?

I have spent months of dealing with the anxieties and the after math of a severe allergic reaction. Our allergist suggested Faith's immune system would reset itself after 6 to 8 weeks.

That would have been September at the latest. We are now into April and her immune system never did reset itself. Chronic hives, major anxiety and asthma flare ups became a part of our daily lives.

Our allergist recommended we try Xolair injections.  Xolair once approved for asthma is now approved for chronic hives as well.  Faith qualifies in both spectrums which translated into the insurance approving what may have taken months and months of reviews in just two short weeks.

I have leanred that Xolair was originally in development for use with food allergies when a pharmaceutical bought the rights and developed Xolair for a much bigger market "asthmatics".

The best way I believe to explain Xolair is that it has the potential to put asthma in "remission".

Faith has received Xolair for the past two months.  Three injections followed by a two hour waiting period.  The next visit two injections and a three hour wait (due to allergy concerns).  

Xolair itself can cause an anaphylactic reaction in A small percentage of 

people.

Faith's allergies and asthma are not yet under control.  Hopefully this month and the next series of injections will be the beginning of that control.

We have scheduled OIT for May 18. Our hope is that Faith's allergies and asthma are at a place where she can move forward. We have waited along time to begin this process of desensitizing food allergies. One year from today our lives could be so different, the quality of life so much better. It is our prayer that this OIT is successful for all three kids.

So the countdown begins. 

Again.

If you're reading this, please keep us in your prayers and believe with us in faith for healing.