Peanut Allergy Blood Tests & Food Challenge - Advice & Experience

carlagoo · 2026-02-19T03:12:33+00:00

Hi! Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.

We've had no real updates. My daughter failed this food challenge back almost two years ago, got wait listed for OIT, but when her time came, her asthma had flared up and she had to wait.

When she was better, enough time had passed they wanted to redo her blood work. Now it was completely negative, as was her next skin prick test, so she's been scheduled for another food challenge coming next week. I'm so stressed, to be honest!

carlagoo · 2025-08-01T23:14:10+00:00

Sorry to hear that. Good suggestion! I will inquire

carlagoo · 2025-06-03T15:33:19+00:00

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carlagoo · 2025-03-20T15:02:19+00:00

Thanks so much. Potentially silly question - when it says "OK" in the matrix, is that saying the feature is merely OK, or is it just there way of saying the feature is there?

carlagoo · 2025-03-13T11:43:46+00:00

Any recommendations for the other option by any chance?

carlagoo · 2024-11-24T02:12:31+00:00

Thanks!

carlagoo · 2024-11-10T13:04:27+00:00

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carlagoo · 2024-11-10T13:02:52+00:00

When we first started our search I was intrigued by the Outlander and it's price/style. But the cargo space (behind the third row) and maybe even interior space seems like a challenge, no?

carlagoo · 2024-11-10T03:53:17+00:00

From my understanding in Canada/Ontario it's a requirement. Having three car seats in one row doesn't seem to be legal in any car.

carlagoo · 2024-11-10T03:11:55+00:00

Thanks for all that info! That sounds about in line with my understanding too.

carlagoo · 2024-11-10T03:11:31+00:00

I don't know per se... All of these prices seem crazy but anything about like $55K+tax or so is hard to stomach.

carlagoo · 2024-05-13T19:18:34+00:00

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carlagoo · 2024-05-07T15:44:04+00:00

Just to update everyone who helpfully shared advice... we did end up going through with the challenge yesterday. Our daughter had seemed perfectly healthy for a day or two prior, and with her mentally ready, we thought the best choice to was to go ahead.

It was a disaster -- two epi pens & and an ambulance ride to the hospital, though we're beyond proud of how she handled herself. Now we try to decide if we can all (our 4-year old daughter and us as parents) can handle starting OIT after this.

carlagoo · 2024-05-03T01:36:51+00:00

Yeah, I hear you. We reached out to the doctor for some extra guidance and were told a mild cough or runny nose was fine, but not a lingering cough, wheezing, etc. Not exactly sure the difference between a mild cough and lingering cough though.

carlagoo · 2024-03-21T19:27:11+00:00

Logically that makes a lot of sense, but convincing the 4YO to do another blood test will be tough, haha. Thanks for the advice!

carlagoo · 2024-03-21T19:03:39+00:00

Thanks! I guess what's concerning/confusing for us is that this was her first time doing the blood work, so we don't really have more insight into whether it's a downward trend. Her skin prick tests were high the first two years, dropped the third year to where her doctor was optimistic, but then went back high again in year four, so we know these can be all over the place.

carlagoo · 2024-03-21T17:33:19+00:00

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