Ben reacted to raw egg yesterday

I was making a lemon merengue pie yesterday and since Ben had been doing so well with cooked egg I figured the next logical step would be seeing if he was okay with raw egg -- he's not. I let him lick the beaters with uncooked merengue on them first, wiped his face off, and didn't see any hives. So figuring he was fine with it I let him have the spoon with merengue, and then the hives formed. Poor thing. He developed about five hives around his mouth and a few on his trunk.



I left a message for Ben's allergist yesterday and heard back today: he says it's okay to continue with cooked egg, just to avoid raw egg. I do think I'll err on the side of caution though and just stick with egg product (like baked goods, pastas, etc.) as opposed to egg dishes (like scrambled eggs, quiche, etc.) to avoid the possibility of undercooked egg.

Still, a step forward in Ben's allergies.

Oh, and the results of Ben's tree nut testing were good. They tested him for pistachio, brazil nut, almond, hazel nut, walnut, cashew, and sesame seed: all were negative. We'll still avoid them because tree nuts are generally packaged in facilities that also package peanuts, but at least we don't have to worry about casual contact, i.e., if another kid eats them and touches him or passing a large open container of almonds in the grocery store.