Went to the allergist today. All scratch kin tests were completely negative on the food front and they tested a ton of things between food and environmental. I haven't taken an antihistamine or a product containing an antihistamine (sleep aids, decongestants, painkillers that bundle it as a sleep aid, etc.) in over a month. We'll have to see what the blood test results show and go from there... [etc. etc.]
Blood was totally negative for
any food related allergyand now I'm at a bit of a loss. I'm content to do a basic challenge, continue carrying epinephrine, and then not eat the foods directly but eat baked goods with small amounts of eggs and eat foods cooked on shared surfaces/oil/etc...
My poor mother is in a panic though. After the incident in my childhood (negative test for eggs, 7-8 IgE + massive hives two and a half months later) I can't say I blame her. My travel patterns aren't exactly fortuitous for being adventurous in my diet. Mother's concern is around having lowered my immune response by strictly avoiding eggs/seafood for so long and maybe rarely being accidentally exposed to minor amounts of cross contamination, and that further exposure via cross contamination on a regular basis might lead to an increased immune response. I can't say I entirely disagree with that, although new allergist is not concerned, she is content to let me work at my own pace.
Also, noticed twin brother's bag was open today and saw EpiPen (surprised he wasn't carrying Auvi-Q). Expired mid-2013. Gave him a bit of a hard time over carrying 3+ year expired lifesaving medication...
Currently at a hotel bar working off of some liquid bread. (I'll get dinner eventually here, but sadly Sam Adams sometimes serves as a meal substitute at certain airport restaurants with small kitchens... due to cross contamination issues I've elaborated on earlier in this thread).