Still going strong

We are now up another dose and doing well!  My son is handling the treatment with no issues so far and we are so grateful and blessed!  He has also been suffering all spring from congestion and obvious pollen allergies or some kind of environmental allergies.  So, after talking with the Duke team and our local allergist, we started him on first Zyrtec to see if that would help him...we tried it for about a month and it did help, but didn't clear things up completely.  So, we started him on Nasonex nasal spray.  Within 3 days, his congestion cleared completely and hasn't been back!  Oh gosh, I wish we had started it earlier...he is so much more comfortable...all day and all night. His sleep has been great and he is just in better spirits all day since he isn't sneezing and wiping his drippy nose all day.  So, we just do one squirt a day in each side of his nose and that does the trick!  We still do the Zyrtec too just to keep the histamine in his system to help with the other symptoms, but the Nasonex seems to really do well for him, so I am happy to have it and he takes it like a champ.  :) 
So, in our little allergy corner of the world, all is well right now!  We will head back to Duke next Monday for another dose increase and then later this month, I think they will do bloodwork again...has it really been 3 months already since we started?  I don't pay attention to the calendar much with his doses, we just do it each day and when the bag of doses starts looking low, then I know it is time to head back again soon!  I really like that feeling because it means we are making progress!  :) 
I also really like going to Duke!  It sounds silly, but the drive is simple and boring...just like I like it.  It is long, but not unbearable.  Then it is nice to chat with the other parents and hear their stories and to see how the others kids and other trials are doing.  It is also nice to discuss my son with the doctors and nurses and just discuss allergy research in general.  All-in-all, not a bad way to spend a day and I leave knowing that my son is in good hands there!