Update From Immunologists

Yesterday, we were back to UCLA to see Dr. R, Bambino's Immunologist/Allergist. No good news here, but nothing unmanageable either:

• Bambino lost a few ounces compared to his last visit in March. I attributed it too the fact that he hasn't been eating much the past three weeks due to teething and break outs. Yesterday, he weighed in at 16lbs 8 oz.
  
• The doctors increased his dosage for Periactin to see if it will help alleviate the itching and maybe help with the sleep issues.
  
• They gave him a script for zinc (his zinc levels are low). We're hoping this will also improve his appetite.
  
• We found out the classes/levels of his allergies - Class 6 being the highest and 1 being the lowest in terms of reaction:

1. eggs & dairy - class 5
2. pork and beef - class 3
   
3. turkey - class 2 (he fairly tolerates turkey)

• They ordered more tests on more allergens, including some food that he's currently eating right now since we don't know for sure whether the hives and other symptoms he gets are allergic reactions or just a natural part of his disorder.
• One of my concerns on this visit is his enlarged lymph nodes on either side of his neck. He's always had swollen lymph nodes but i've never seen them THIS big, even the three docs who came in with Dr. R agreed that they're unusually big. To address this, the docs ordered another 3 weeks worth of Keflex.
  

Understandably, he was unhappy giving 7 vials of blood yet again for these numerous tests.