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 Posted: Jul 11th, 2011 at 05:34 pm
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My daughter's oral peanut challenge is tomorrow morning at 8am (PST). Because of my high level of anxiety over this challenge, my DH suggested that I just sit this out and let him take DD to the challenge. He said he would keep me updated throughout the challenge. I am seriously thinking about taking him up on his offer. On one hand I'd feel like a terrible mom if she fails the challenge without me there. (She's very much a mommy's girl and she really needs me around when she'd not feeling well.) On the other hand, I am afraid that she'll pick up on my anxiety and get nervous. UGH I can't decide which choice is the best choice for her. What would you do?
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DD: Allergic (Ana) to cashews, pistacios, probably almonds, allergic to pineapple. Avoiding all TN, PN and mango
DS: Allergic to Ibuprofen, asthma
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Posted: Jul 11th, 2011 at 05:44 pm
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That is a tough one! Any way that you can take seperate cars and you can sit in the parking lot or a nearby coffee shop or restaraunt and if she does start to fail you can go in?
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Posted: Jul 11th, 2011 at 06:54 pm
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Jul 11th, 2011 at 05:44 pm, MommyOfTwo wrote:
That is a tough one! Any way that you can take seperate cars and you can sit in the parking lot or a nearby coffee shop or restaraunt and if she does start to fail you can go in?
This is what I would do...you might need to find somewhere you can pace though (without looking like a stalker).
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Posted: Jul 11th, 2011 at 09:53 pm
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I work about 5 minutes away from the allergists office. I was thinking of going to work and my DH said he'd call right away if she starts to react.
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DS: Allergic to Ibuprofen, asthma
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Posted: Jul 12th, 2011 at 07:09 am
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Good luck today - my son's TN challenge is today...two of us on one day - must be a great omen! 
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Posted: Jul 12th, 2011 at 09:55 am
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momtoAidenDeclan: good luck to you too!!
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DS: Allergic to Ibuprofen, asthma
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Posted: Jul 12th, 2011 at 10:36 am
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Good luck to both of you today!! Keep us posted!
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Posted: Jul 12th, 2011 at 10:47 am
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"People may not remember exactly what you did, or what you said, but they will always remember how you made them feel."
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Posted: Jul 12th, 2011 at 11:46 am
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me -Latex, avacados, bananas,AND everything outside (at least the 56 things they tested me for) 
dd(10) - peanuts & Omnicef. Outgrew eggs, soy, strawberries & tree nuts.
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Posted: Jul 12th, 2011 at 01:16 pm
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Good Luck!! I've had my hubby do a few challenges. Much easier on me.
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Posted: Jul 12th, 2011 at 02:36 pm
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She passed!! At first I wasn't convinced and wrote a long, over-protective-mom post about why I was skeptical. (face rash that has been there since yesterday and one hive)! Now that we are 8 hours after her last PB dose, this is obviously a passed challenge!
My thinking is that because DD is definitely ana to TN, and that PN and TN are usually cross-contaminated with each other, my avoidance tactics aren't going to change just cuz she's not allergic to PN.
Maybe now she can eat peanut butter from manufaturers that do not produce other nut butters, but I am still leary about other products.
Do those who are alleric to TN eat peanut butter?
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Posted: Jul 13th, 2011 at 09:38 am
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Congratulations. No advice - sorry - we are both pn and tn.
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Posted: Jul 13th, 2011 at 10:05 am
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CMdeux - why do you suggest grinding my own peanut butter? Is it because it's heathier, or is it because commercial peanut butters like Jif are potentially not safe?
For lack of a better plan, I used Jif for the challenge. I did call JM Smucker and was told they always label for shared equipment. Now that I think about it, there is no way to be sure that Jif gets their peanuts from an uncontaminated source. There's no way to know that any manufacterer is getting uncontaminated peanuts. I think we'll just avoid peanuts all together.
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Posted: Jul 13th, 2011 at 10:49 am
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WOOHOO!!!!!
Congrats!!!
I'm always happy to hear of a passed challenge --- it is SUCH big news!!! 
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