Plugging Along

Not much new to report these days.  Guess that's a good thing?!  Yesterday a friend asked me how my kid was doing and I actually replied "Awesome!"  But I'm still very cautious as I've seen in the past how quickly things can change.  But he has been doing well as of late, which is indeed AWESOME!

As for NAET, the focus is still on environmentals.  The last two weeks have been spent working on Grass, which took two attempts to clear.  Today we moved on to Weeds, since we're on the verge of Ragweed/Hay Fever season.  I'm getting antsy to move on to foods.  As for hubby, he's completed the basic 15 and today did the Organ treatment.  With our practioner it's actually a 'basic 16', so next week he can start focusing on other areas (which will be his lungs.)

Don't know if I've ever mentioned what a hassle bedtime has become in my house?  Ever since we had to start sleeping with my son a year ago when he went through the terrible eczema outbreak and yeast treatments bedtime has been so stressful, especially when it's mom that puts him to bed and not dad.  One of us slept with him for 7 months until the skin issues got better.  Since then whenever dad puts him to bed, there's no issue.  But when mom puts him to bed it's absolute drama!  Itching, crying, scratching, more crying.  It breaks my heart because I know he has a medical condition, so I lay there and rub his face, ears, wrists--whatever he's trying to itch and dig at.  Finally I decided to try a new tactic--a bedtime chart with a sticker reward system.  Earn 10 stickers for going to bed without all the drama and earn a trip to Target to pick out a toy.  Well, wouldn't you know it the last two nights the kid has gone to sleep easily on his own.

Why does it seem like we're always going to the doctor?

BECAUSE WE ARE!  I tallied up the last six months and we have been to the doctors 35 times.  4 were to see the Ped, 2 were to Urgent Care/After Hours, and the rest were for NAET.  That's about $2500 out of pocket, not counting prescriptions.  THANKFULLY not one was to the ER, and I guess that's all that matters.  What a wild ride having a kid has been.  We use to only go to the doctors once or twice a year--how times have changed.  Hopefully we can get back to that!

Do I make my husband sneeze?

My husband is just about finishing up the basic 15 of the NAET protocol.  Today he was treated for Base.  5 hours after treatment it hit him like a ton a bricks.  It's happened before, that's how we know it's NAET.  He'll go from feeling fine to feeling completely sick and flu-like, only to rebound the next day.

While we were in the doc's office today I had her test myself and my husband to see if we're "allergic" to each other.  Good news, I'm not allergic to him.  Bad news. he's allergic to me.  It actually came as no surprise to me, as the moment I read that people can actually be allergic to each other I suspected that would be the case with us.  So one of these days we'll treat for that, but when we do it means no driving home together, one of us staying out of the house overnight, and no talking on the phone.  So I immediately thought "great, I'll leave the kid with hubby and have a girls day/night" and he immediately thought it meant a chance for him to go fishing and drink beer.  Go figure.

My kid passed staph, was checked for and ok with strep, and then treated for grass mix.  After 3 hours all his typical allergy/eczema spots on his face were red.  I'm taking that as a sign the treatment is working.

No Reaction at Swim Class Today!

Could the pool water NAET treatments really have worked?  I'm starting to believe they did.  He's been in a chlorine pool just a couple of times since his treatment a few weeks back.  I didn't want to write about it until he had a couple of lessons.  He's done fabulous each time in the pool.  No hives, itching, rashes, or anything of the sort while in the pool.  It's awesome to watch him enjoy himself without all the scratching and rubbing.  Do I dare say it, but his skin seems to look better after swimming than it does before going into the pool.  Is that weird or what?

Maybe that's the little bit of proof I've been looking for.  I'm such a skeptic, but we have had some small victories along the way.  I just want my kid to be fully recovered, and now!  Patience has never been my strong suit.

An update on his staph boils. . .he's still on antibiotics, but all 3 boils have drained and seem to be healed; (knock on wood) no knew boils have appeared.  He did a NAET treatment for staph last week, hopefully his body can learn to live in harmony with staph as it should.

It's Always Something

Seriously, it's always something with my kid.  Right now we're dealing with boils.  Over the course of the last week he has had 3 appear.  First on his butt cheek, then one between his thigh and groin, and most recently one on the back of his leg that has him limping.  We've been to the doctor's twice in four days.  Apparently it's a staph infection that has colonized in his body.  So far the good news is that it's not MRSA, but a strain treatable by many antibiotics which we started today.  I just feel so bad for my kid, the doctor lanced one boil today to drain the pus and get another culture. That was not a pleasant experience, so afterwards I was talked into letting him pick out a new toy from Target all while hearing from my lil guy about what a terrible doctor she was and how he never wants to see her again.  I don't blame him!!  I never want to have to learn about another skin condition again, ever!

On a positive note, he's gained 2 pounds in 2 months!!

Beyond the Basic 15

Seems like an eternity, but we have made it beyond the basic 15.  We took a little detour towards the end with the cottonwood,  and bromine & chlorine pool water. He's only been in a pool once since the pool treatments, and amazingly did great.  I want to witness a few more times to really believe he's okay with the chlorine water.  From there he cleared hormones and was treated today for organs.  Seems his kidneys are a weak link.  Also seems that environmental allergies have taken a hold of the kid (I'm right there with him this week.)

At this point there's nothing really new to report, but I'm anxious to tackle many of the known allergens my kid has.  Hopefully we start to make some great headway over the next few weeks.