Liam was having a lot of hives back towards mid-May and the end of school. I took him to the pediatrician and they said don’t worry about it unless the hives continue for six weeks. Well, they didn’t continue because I think I figured out was causing the hives. Every time he wore these certain pajamas he would get hives around his waist and then they would spread to his legs, neck, wrists, etc. So, we took away the pajamas and the hives went away. Then we went on vacation and the place where we were staying had these big inner tubes the kids could float around in. He hung around on that thing all evening and his armpits swelled up like mad from where he had been hanging on it. When I told the doctor my suspicions this morning he concurred…latex allergy. That’s not good, people. It can be as bad as a peanut allergy and the more you’re exposed to it, the worse the reaction can become and it isn’t something you grow out of. We are going to the allergist next week.
Oh, and to top it all off, the pediatrician also said he doesn’t think the meds Liam is taking for his asthma aren’t strong enough, so we have to talk to the allergist about that, too. I am a little down today. It makes me so sad for Liam. I just want him to be a strong, healthy, happy boy. I know there could be MANY more severe things wrong with him and I count my blessings every day, but I’m still a little sad. Maybe the allergist will have some good news for us…
