Moving right along....following the trends!

So, another successful day at Duke this week and we moved up to our next dose. We are almost at the point in the dose where the two options split...one group will get a "high" dose and the other a "low" dose of peanut.  We won't know which group we will be in until after the trial is complete.  We do know that at minimum, he will get at least 1 peanut a day and at maximum 10 peanuts a day.  Either way, the treatment seems to be working, so we are happy to participate and help them determine the most effective dose with the best safety record! 
As I mentioned, my son had his blood drawn back in August and we got the results this week.  His IgE at the start of the trial in May was 8.52.  His current IgE is 16.  Now, that sounds like a bad thing, but it isn't.  In all the participants, the IgE goes up at first...doubling or even tripling.  Then....it starts to go down, down, down.  :)  So, the good news is that our son is responding to the treatment and his body is changing its immune response.  They also look at a bunch of other immune indicators that I can't remember the names of, but this one is the one that matters to me.  Once his IgE is below 2 and he has been on maintenance for at least a year, then we can food challenge!  So...hopefully we will start to see his IgE drop at our next blood draw 2 months from now (we do that every 3 months). 
In other news, he has gained weight and grown taller at pretty much every appointment!  :)  He is now 21 months old and I can't believe I will soon have a 2 year old boy!  :) 

Rain, rain go away....

We had a rainy trip to Duke today, but another successful one.  We are now well into our routine and things are going well.  My biggest concern is just keeping him healthy so that he doesn't miss any more doses!  I hate when the kids are sick...it is no fun for them and I just want them healthy as soon as possible...I feel so bad for them!  They are pretty good about it though.  So, when we got home today, our daughter was running a fever and feeling a little tired and yucky.  So, here we go again!  My goal is to keep him away as much as possible!

Anyway, we have another dose and start another two week process.  :)  Onward and upward!