Just looking for a little advice...
My DS (7.5 months) has a history of severe eczema which is currently under control and we think it might be a dairy allergy (but not totally sure yet). However, yesterday he tried egg for the first time and pretty instantly his lips swelled up, diarrhea, vomiting, hives, eczema flare up. The GP sent us to the hospital to get checked over and to get an epipen. She also said if it happens again to call an ambulance. We saw the paediatrician and he dithered over who to refer us to (as we've seen a dermatologist recently he thought that would be enough?) and said he'd phone us today and send over the epipen prescription and arrange training (we were there after hours). We missed the call and he left a message saying we didn't need an epipen after all and we would be seen in a couple of months for a review by an allergy specialist.
Should I be going back to the GP and pushing for an epipen or do I wait and hope for the best? I will obviously avoid giving him egg again but we may yet discover other allergies and I am aware that it could be worse next time.
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Allergies and intolerances
Egg allergy - 7.5 month old
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Kilicat · 02/03/2016 21:41
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