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[quote=Anonymous]My 19 year old son is severely allergic to peanuts and hazelnuts. He has practiced complete avoidance for 17 years (he was diagnosed at age 2). By complete avoidance, I mean nothing from a facility that produced other products with peanuts/hazelnuts, no bakeries, no ice cream parlors, limited restaurants, I.e. He has not had a second reaction. He is in his second year of college in another state. He has managed very well for 17 years. That being said, this past summer he started the TIP program with the Food Allergy Institute in SoCal. I discovered it online, spoke with friends who have a neighbor who successfully completed the program, and then sat down to discuss it with my son. He read up on it, we did a zoom consultation with the FAI, and he decided that he was all in and wanted to give the program a go. He has almost completed his first dosing cycle, it is a lot, but he is managing it like a pro and committed to the process. We are hoping for food freedom, but would still be happy if his program ended with an incidence of accidental exposure not resulting in anaphylaxis. I do think that my son, being an older “child” with food allergies, makes the program easier to manage. He is completely invested and understands the importance of following a daily schedule of maintenance food and rising food. At 19, he doesn’t fight eating his daily amounts, as he really understands the big picture. I am not sure how old your child is, but you could always continue to think about it and revisit the idea of OIT later. I wish you the best of luck! [/quote]

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