Yeah, I am starting to pick up on how rare these docs are. Desensitization therapy is kind of far out on the horizon right now - my question was more to clarify what my doctor told me (ie. there are "food allergy shots"), not so much to indicate that I am burning to do a course of the therapy. I find it a little stressful to think about. My quality of life is not terrible and I have serious family obligations that preclude going down to Baltimore on a regular basis.
At this point, I just need to talk to someone who can tell me if I'm likely to keep reacting to new things, what the latest research shows, what could help minimize reactions, stuff like that. I'm getting nowhere online trying to find a doc who is publishing or treating in this area where I am, though, which is kind of crazy because I live in a center of medical research with a high concentration of research hospitals. I finally decided to ask in my moms' group for recommendations for pediatric allergists that specialize in food allergies. The doctor I was sent to has an "interest" in food allergies but I looked at her published papers and it's all on asthma, so I think I will give her a pass and keep looking. Hopefully, I will be able to get a new referral for someone else.