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[quote=Anonymous]My kid is now a teenager, diagnosed at about 1 1/2. It was always just hives but we carried the EpiPen. We glanced at labels and let other parents know. It was easy then. We had control over who we were with and what he was eating. Everything went through us to get to him. OIT wasn’t readily available then, so I knew about it but didn’t pursue it. First anaphylaxis was at age 13. He was more independent, we didn’t look at everything he ate and a mistake happened in a restaurant. Now he goes out with friends without us, without any adult. He’s a super smart and aware kid but teenagers are idiots and spacy and impulsive, and I wish so very much that OIT was a viable option for us early on. Doing it now would be very difficult with activity schedules and things when he has late nights with friends and when he showers and rests etc. I say give it a shot while he’s young!![/quote]
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