The results are in! Owens' RAST scores are:
egg (2.02) was 7.33, 21.72, 11.7, 2.9, and 1.46
milk (20.67) was 33.2 in 02/11, 77.08 in 01/10, 20.52 in 01/09, 11.89 in 07/08 and 3.26 in 01/08
almond (0.38), was negative
barley (9.25), was 18.9
hazelnut (5.24), was 5.36
pecan (14.0), was 17.5
sesame (4.57), was 3.62
wheat (23.4), was 35.8
cashew (25.5), was 37.7
walnut (33.2), was 18.2
pistachio (17.9) was 37.8
and negative to crab, pea, shrimp , chick pea
The wheat is heading in the right direction. We started a wheat challenge, but it is going much slower than I was hoping. 1/5 of an Oreo cookie will make his throat start to itch. We have had a couple of scary moments when he panicked because of a reaction to wheat. Benadryl has always wiped out all his symptoms, and it only takes 5 minutes for him to be 100% back to normal, but it is a bit scary.
The sesame is low enough that we can try that at home. The milk is low enough that we could try baked milk. But we will not pursue milk or sesame until the wheat challenge is complete.
The nuts are heading in the right direction (except for walnut), but the doctor said he won't feel comfortable until those numbers are about a 2. So we have time. But we don't mind. Getting wheat back is our only goal right now. Adding wheat to Owen's diet would be a huge improvement in his quality of life.
