Last night was our first "home" dose with an actual peanut. I think Beck got a little careless. I'm not exactly sure. He sat at the dinner table, and we all watched him as he held a peanut in the palm of his hand. Something that previously would've been like poison.
It was a surreal moment to be in our home, at our dining table, and watching him about to eat a peanut... It's hard to describe unless you're an allergy mom.
After he popped it in his mouth he only took a few chomps before swallowing. He swished and swallowed after his dose, but about 15 minutes later he said he had a lump in his throat.
As a mom, you don't want to go into an absolute panic, but... we've been down this road before. So, I questioned him as to what exactly the "lump" was feeling like. Was it constricting? Was it itchy? Could he swallow?
After a few minutes I decided to be on the safe side we could give some Zantac, as I didn't think this was an allergic reaction, but possibly a little heartburn, which is common. Well, we tried the Zantac, and it tasted so bad, he threw up. Which posed a new problem! Oh great. Now he just vomited up the dose he just ate!
Dr. Jones was on call last night. He instructed us to watch for allergic reaction to make sure it wasn't that, and to skip tonight's dose (not re-administer), and try again in the morning.
This mornings dose was just fine. No issues. Of course, we made Beck chew the small peanut 15 times before he could swallow. :)
So, I think it was part psychological. Perhaps part heartburn, or a small piece in his throat. I don't know. Regardless, it's all part of the process!
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