I’ll have to type quickly because Charis is just finishing up her cheerios. Once she’s done I need to take her up to bed.
I’m taking Branwen to the allergist this afternoon. I just told her she would be getting allergy tests…. I wonder what she thinks that means. Well, whatever she thinks I don’t think she knows what’s in store for her. She absolutely hates shots, and though this isn’t anything like shots it’s certainly not going to look very happy to her. If you’ve never had a child go through this testing, they put drops of different hystemines on their back, then put a little tiny scratch in each one to let it get in the skin a bit. A control drop is also there for comparison purposes. Then they leave you for about 15 minutes to let your skin react. If you’re very allergic (as I tend to be to several things), you get really itchy with hives popping up on the things you’re allergic to. If you’re not allergic to anything, you’ll only itch a little bit on the control spot.
The waiting and itching are bad enough, but I’m wondering if the nurses are going to have to hold her down to do the scratching. 😛 Only time will tell. I think I’d better put on lots of padding just in case.