The Mysetery of Allie's Allergies

Over the last couple of months Allie has been dealing with skin issues that were thought to be caused by food allergies.  As a result I went on a diet that basically eliminated anything that tasted good. We didn't see much changes at least not any consistent changes so my pediatrician recommended we take Allie to an allergentist.  Of course the closest allergentist was in Ogden and the first available apointment was Wednesday, November 25th, the day before Thanksgiving. 

I begged Jason to go with me to help with crowd control and with Allie.  I was really worried that Allie would get really upset with the  poking but she did really good. She didn't even cry.  The kids were also great and the nurse commented how impressed she was that the kids hadn't tore the room apart.  All I have to say is thank goodness for technology.  Of course I took a few pictures as any good scrapbooking Mom would.

Ok so what were the results? Well the nurse told us that a white hive would appear if she was allergic to something.  So we anxiously watched her back waiting for a hive to appear.  Well almost right away there was a hive.  We waited to find out what it was.  When the nurse came back in we told her we had a winner.  She took a look and laughed. The hive was on the control spot.  Allie was suppose to get a hive there to confirm the test worked.  So the results are that Allie is not allergic to anything and she just has bad eczema.  So we have made an appointment with a dermatologist and will see what he says.  I was relieved to be off my very limited diet and enjoyed my Thanksgiving dinner!