She did a great job with the 18 scratches from the test, and seemed to fully recover after a trip to the carousel & a scoop of bubble gum ice cream ("totally, totally awesome").
Luckily the results weren't too bad, but the doctor did say that she's "on the road" to asthma, and has some very mild allergies to grass, dust mites, dogs, & cats. Avery screamed when I mentioned getting rid of the cats, but the doctor said not to get too extreme -- just get some dust mite covers for the bedding, keep the cats off the furniture, and keep some albuterol & zyrtec on hand. We've already got bottles & bottles of albuterol on hand, thanks to Devon & Jordan. . . . I guess all we need now is a pig (although I'd much rather get a dog, some sheep, and at least 2 horses, but I guess that'll have to wait until our next house).
Big Story: Can you really protect your child from allergies?
Last updated: March 2005
If you're like most people, you don't keep a pig in your house. Are you missing out? Pigs are intelligent — they can even be house-trained. And they have another redeeming feature: Kids who grow up with a pig in the house are less likely to have allergies. Their parents have to put up with more grunting and oinking but less wheezing and sneezing. . . . more
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Live on Farm, Avoid Allergies?
June 3, 2003
UBC assoc. prof. Helen Dimich-Ward says growing up around farm animals may protect children from allergies and asthma.
Dimich-Ward and colleague C. M. Trask surveyed 1,158 4-H Club members, aged eight to 20 and found that allergic symptoms were lower among those who lived on farms when the survey was taken or who had lived on farms.
Dimich-Ward told The Globe and Mail that it is not yet absolutely clear that endotoxins are the protective mechanism. Contact with farm animals was not the only factor in her study that appeared to have a protective effect.
[UBC Reports, Vol. 49, No. 6, In The News: Highlights of UBC Media Coverage in May 2003, Compiled by Brian Lin]
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