Hmmm...our allergist didn't test for the heat tolerant protein and I don't know the size of his last reaction when skin tested.
In spite of that our baked egg challenge is scheduled for next Wednesday. I am both excited and hesitant. It is going to be done at the allergist office, not the hospital. Is that bad? The children's hospital is just a short drive away...but I'm not 100% comfortable with that.
I think I'm getting cold feet. I keep putting off making the muffins...I just can't seem to put eggs in something I know he is going to eat. Last night I laid awake wondering if the children's hospital has a heart/lung bypass machine....just in case.
It seems as though the nurses at our allergists office are in charge of saying he is ready for this and setting it up etc. I'm guessing the Dr. Had the final say, but we didn't hear directly from him. I don't know what kind of precautions they take there during the challenge. If he reacts mildly and they just give him Benadryl, I know I'm going to worry that he should actually have the epi.
The last time he knowingly had egg, he was two --now hw is eight. When he had it, he projectile vomited after just two bites. Dh really REALLY wants to do this...
Apparently I can use any cake-type recipe for the muffin/cupcake, as long as it takes 2 eggs and we make sure each muffin has equal amounts of batter. We have to bake it for 30 minutes at 375 degrees....are they rock-hard muffins that are difficult to eat?
Is there a trick to make sure each muffin has the same amount of batter--other than just using a measuring cup? Does it matter that truly one cannot get
all the batter out of the cup
every time?
Thanks for listening to me fret!