1st Updose

On February 28th, Kyzer had his first updose appointment.  We left our house at 6:15 am and arrived 20 minutes early for his 9:00 am appointment.   He climbed into the back and got cozy with his blanket and pillow until we had to go in.  It was a nasty, rainy day.

 Resting in the back of the car.  

It was a bit less daunting prepping for this appointment because I didn't have to pack food for all day.  When you do updose appointments, you should only be there for an hour...if all goes well.   I had him eat a donut at 7:15, then 2 more donuts right before we went into his appointment.  The point of this was to make sure he had carbs in his belly before the dose.

We first went into an exam room.  The nurse took his blood pressure and checked his heart rate.  Then the doctor came in and listened to his lungs.  Kyzer has been fighting me on taking his Flonase for his seasonal allergies so the doctor reiterated why it was important to take it.  Told him it wasn't just 'mom's orders to take it, but doctor's orders too.'  The doctor told me that since Kyzer is turning 12 in March that he can now take adult doses of medications (for his Allegra and Benadryl).

Getting his blood pressure checked.  

So his dose was given at 9:15.  It was the same amount of milligrams of peanuts as his first dose, but this time it was double the milliliters of liquid.  He so does not like grape kool-aid so with the double the liquid, he so does not like the taste even more now.  However, he doesn't care.  He will do whatever it takes to become desensitized to peanuts.

So happy to be on this journey!

We will go back in two weeks to have his next updose.  On the way home, he asked if we could stop at Popeye's for lunch.  It's one of his favorite restaurants.  When you are brave enough to put a potentially lethal object into your mouth in hopes of tricking your body into thinking it's no longer allergic to it., your mom says, "Absolutely!" 

He loves fried chicken!