Progress Report

Well, June 30th was the day that Austin reached 1800mg in the Peanut Study. It's a milestone... it's his max dose and he will remain on this for 1 year.

We received Austin's RAST (blood test) results today. For reference, anything 2 or more is considered a "allergic". The smaller the number, the better.

• Sept 2006, Austin's score was 79.
• January 2008, Austin's score was 27.6
• June 2008, Austin's score is 12!!!

This is amazing progress. It should also be noted that in June Austin tested NEGATIVE on all his skin prick tests- even the 100% peanut protein spot.

We've been informed that after our 4 month followup in October, Austin will be switched to an actual FOOD that has peanuts in it- a Reeses PB cup, Peanut M&M's, or Peanut Butter M&Ms. When I told Austin about this, he cried. As you can expect, he's scared of peanuts. He's been programmed all his life to avoid them, and now he's being told to eat it every day. Over the course of the next few months, we'll work on de-programming him.

This is another wonderful day!