You might remember that this fall we found out that Lily is allergic to peanuts. Yesterday we went back to her pediatric allergist for a second round of testing (since she is so young they don't want to do too much at once). Well... unfortunately we found out that Lily is also allergic to walnuts and pecans. And this essentially means that she is allergic to ALL nuts! Her test in the fall showed she wasn't allergic to almonds at the time- but apparently this allergy could develope over time. Her doctor said that 15% of patients allergic to peanuts are allergic to all nuts- and apparently she falls into that category. Oh well, she didn't like the almond butter that much anyway! Actually, I was pretty disappointed when we found out- since now I have to be even more careful (I thought peanuts were in a lot of things, but tree nuts are in just as many it seems). On the positive side she is not allergic to dogs, cats, pollen, and seafood (among other things)- so I am greatful for that. And even though my nutty little girl can't have nuts she is happy and healthy and that's all that matters!
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