Baylor and the "Impact" Study at Chapel Hill

Why was I dreading this so much?? I don't know, because it turned out to be a really good experience. To start the study, they required us to come for 2 and a half days in a row. Jason, and I decided to make a trip of it instead of putting extra strain on us all by driving back and forth. My parents and Lacey helped out with Brighton and made sure he got to school and back, he taught them how to make snow flakes. Jason, Baylor and I headed to CH early on Monday. The 1st day was testing his tolerance with both peanut and placebo.  Once he got the slightest reaction he was given Benadryl. That way they knew what is safe to send us home with at the end of the 3 days. A dosage far far less than what he reacted to. The doses were in a powdered form and given by bites of apple sauce. This was easy and he did well, never refusing any.

Fell asleep watching Rudolph after the Benadryl!

The second day, we got "randomized" and nurse Pam, who is wonderful by the way, gave him test dosages and monitored him for several hours. We spend a lot of time in one lab room but they made it very enjoyable by providing crafts, toys and Christmas movies. I got to see Rudolph, Frosty and Elf about 4 times each! Oh, also all the juice and popsicles he wanted.

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 It was very interesting to  see the people already in his study or other similar studies they were conducting  come in for their updosages and to meet the kids and talk to the parents. Baylor LOVED seeing the kids. I actually learned a lot. 

On day 3, we got our randomized prescription to take home, administered one dose and he was observed and then they let us go home after 2 hours. We will give it to him every day in the form of apple sauce and then go back every two weeks to get higher dosages. It was not nearly as scary as I thought it would be, I loved the staff and they LOVED Baylor! Our little trip was fun for us. We have never gotten to take a trip with just Baylor the way we used to with Brighton when he was an only child, so that was fun.

Loves chips and salsa!!

 So, hopefully we are on our way to beating this allergy!!