allergy update...

So last weekend, William's left eye swelled up for a couple of days. It looked like someone had punched him only he didn't have a bruise. We were wondering if we needed to take him to the hospital, but decided against it since he didn't have any other symptoms other than being congested. He hadn't eaten anything new, so Bill and I suspected an outdoor allergy, especially since he had been outside playing a lot. His eye got better after a couple of days, but then swelled earlier in the week, again, taking a couple of days to go down.

We finally were able to take him to the allergist and William was tested for several things, but nothing came of it. The doc examined his nose and mouth and did find that they were swollen. He said one possibility is that the allergy is so newly developed that it isn't showing up on the skin test (which makes no sense to me). But the inflammation in his sinus and throat are indicative of an outdoor allergy, most likely pollen. So we got some medication for William to use that will hopefully alleviate his congestion and inflammation. Our poor boy... so many allergies, but there is always grace for it... and grace for him. So grateful for that!