Peanut Allergy - Tolerance Testing?

[trin_007]

My son was initially diagnosed as allergic to peanuts, Level 4 (anaphylactic) just after his first birthday. About 18 months ago we had him retested and he was only a 2+ to peanuts, some nuts were okay and others were a 1-2.

So now another 18 months on, I have another 4 months to wait until his next appointment to be retested, but daycare is driving me crazy (I nearly said 'nuts' :D) and I am at the point where I want to do some tolerance testing of my own. Does that sound insane....like I'm just thinking of starting with a small amount of initial skin contact and checking whether he reacts, but then I'm not sure where to go from there?

Has anyone done anything like this before, or am I crazy? If anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear.

TIA.

[WorkingClassMum]

*Deep Breathes* - tell daycare to get stuffed, your child will be tested when he's due, and not a moment before.

I wouldn't test myself - as I have nothing to compare the results to IYKWIM. I also wouldn't forgive myself if I did something wrong

My kids only have intolerences, and after a few times I then refused all ongoing food trials until well after they were 4.

I got tired of them getting re-acting on a trial, getting better and then getting re-acting again.

What's another 4 months when you are talking health and allergies as compared to the rest of their lives.

Don't let them push your around - the child care centre can just cater for your child 'cos that's the law and that's their job

[trin_007]

Thanks for the reply!

Actually the reason/s I am annoyed with daycare is;
#1 they want me to get his DOCTOR to sign his anaphylaxis action plan - another $60 to the dr for doing nothing!!! For crying out loud - he has a PRESCRIBED EPIPEN - what does that tell you!!!????

#2 - They treat him like a full on Level 4 allergy and exclude him from all manufactured product that "may contain traces" - fair enough in some regards, but I provided them a letter explaining that he is okay to eat these foods, as long nuts are not a listed ingredient, as this is how we feed him at home - but that's not acceptable either. He (and the two others in his class) have different coloured plates (good idea - to identify to everyone not to share foods and to check the allergy listings), however, it also means that he gets excluded (or provided a less appealing alternative) when it comes to some snacks and he sees the kids eating biscuits or crackers that he has had at home before, but they won't give him, just in case.

So, after worrying about him for the first 2 years of his allergy, I've begun to think that he may be growing out of it and just want to test the waters a bit........that's where I'm coming from. :rolleyes: