Took me a day to really get through my thoughts about the results from Mad’s allergy test. Some results we expected, one was a little bit of a shock. 

The simple results are that she’s mildly allergic to mold and dust mites. Her doctor only suggested a hypoallergenic pillow case and a hypoallergenic bed cover. I found some nice bamboo covers on Amazon and ordered them for all of our beds since well, Mad’s known to crash wherever her head lands by 8pm the latest. And that’s the least we can do to protect her little lungs. 

Along with probably half of Texas, she has a moderate allergy to Mountain Cedar. Which is no surprise because she always gets sick in the fall from it. Oddly enough she’s not allergic to Oak. Which made her very happy because she knows there are a lot of old oak trees she loves in my hometown. 

Also not very shocking, yet disappointing, she is highly allergic to cats. On a scale 10 would be a severe allegy and she came in at a whopping 32. This broke her heart. We did however confirm that if we really want a cat, both her and her daddy (also allergic to cats) can be around a hairless cat since they are considered hypoallergenic! This made Mad and I giggle, because ugly as they are we have a weak spot for them and wouldn’t mind having one for a pet someday. 

I think the one that really shocked us or caught us off guard was to find out that on that scale she came in at a 28 and is also highly allergic to dogs. I mean really imagine our surprise in this fact. Since she’s never known a day in her almost eight years without our dog, Najah. Turns out because of that, she’s basically immune to Najah. 

So now we know what some of her triggers are. It’s not to say she can never be around a cat or dog. Now we know the measures that need to be taken when she is exposed to them. 

Mad is feeling much better today! Zero fever all day. So we kept her inhaler with us and went to have a lunch date and picked up a few containers for our pantry to start my spring cleaning. She also picked out a new dog bed and dog food/water bowls for Najah.

Our little Mad has been a little under the weather since we came home from New Orleans. At first we thought maybe it was from being around a cat a lot pretty much for her first time. Whatever it was made her asthma start acting up and by the time we got home she  started up with a low grade fever too. Matt and I decided to bring her to the doctor and have her checked out today. I’m glad we did. Her little lungs are tricky. A common cold for any other kiddo can land her with walking pneumonia in a matter of days. So we’re really cautious with her. She was already beginning to get bronchitis this time. Her doctor also decided she’s old enough to go ahead and do an allergy panel on her so we’ll know exactly what her triggers are and hopefully be able to head off some of her problems in the future. Downside, she had to have blood drawn for the first time. Thankfully she is a tough cookie. It was probably helpful that I promised her a trip to the store for some new garbage pail cards. At any rate, she sat in my lap and didn’t shed a tear. By the end of the week we’ll have the results. She’s excited she gets to stay home with me tomorrow as well. I’m happy she’ll be feeling better soon and okay, I’ll enjoy spending the day with her tomorrow too!