Appt Update

We saw our allergist, Dr S this morning. Lucy hadn't had an appointment with him in quite a long while so we had a lot of catching up to do.
Dr S feels that Lucy's "pain attacks" are stemming from a release of too much histamine in her system. Its causing a major flare up of her dermatographism which basically makes her feel like she has bugs crawling under her skin. I guess that would drive anyone crazy.(more info on dermatographism here)
He also said that the sores on Lucy's lips are hives that have burst and then bled. Which is all the more reason its critical we get Lucy on some medication to help calm her system down.
So we are going to push forward with medication and assume the risk that it may aggravate her GI system. Hopefully she will successfully tolerate it and get some relief.
We also talked about Lucy's "cravings" for non food items- like dirt, hair, and paper. He said that we need to give something a trial run in order to get her some oral stimulation. There is a specific brand of lollipop that is devoid of food proteins that most children like Lucy seem to tolerate. So once Lucy proves she can tolerate her new medicine we will trial these specific lollipops. Ooooh!