My Allergy Journey: The Applesauce is Tasting Kinda Nutty
The gradual introduction of food that, until recently, would have put me in the emergency room is so close to the finish line that I can taste it. Literally. With only two more updose sessions to go, my new dose is exactly 2 grams of allergens. Today, my dose of ground nuts and sunflower seeds mixed in with a spoonful of applesauce, for the first time, tasted quite nutty. And you know what? It tasted pretty good! Almost Derailed For most of last week, this updose appointment teetered on the point of being cancelled. New Jersey Transit’s train engineers union went on strike on Friday; my appointment was scheduled for Wednesday. If the strike hadn’t been resolved by Tuesday, I would have had to cancel this session and add another one in early July. Fortunately, an agreement was reached Sunday night, and the train ran without incident this morning. Close one. My Doctor Bragged About Me Dr. Novick told me today that he was in touch with a client’s mom who was fretting about whet...
