New Allergist....and results!

So we received the results from our new allergist. By the way, we LOVE her. She's very thorough and just completely understanding. While we were there, she educated us on the fact that regardless of having a cat in our household (he's highly allergic), that there was a very large chance he would still end up with asthma. He's already been exposed to the cat for his entire life and she honestly, saw no reason that at this point we should give the cat up.

We were thrilled and nervous at the same time! Our thoughts are why keep something in the house (even though she's like one of our children) that could further expose Matthew to something harmful to his health. But we will see how things go and trust our gut.

MORE RESULTS:
I was shocked to see the diagnosis on the form of " Reactive Airway Disease". I of course quickly consulted with Dr. Google to find out that according to the Mayo Clinic, it's a diagnosis made when they aren't sure what kind of respiratory issue there is, but commonly it's asthma.

The GOOD:

• We can begin feeding him more soy, as that now shows up as a Class 0 on their tests.
• They indicate that in a few months we can try to start introducing (slowly) plain white wheat flour (but not whole grain wheat flour, which contains gluten).
• He is showing no sign of Celiac Disease which is GREAT!!!!! Of course, you can't truly diagnose without invasive biopsies, but so far so good.

What hasn't changed is that we must still stay off of egg, dairy, peanut and tree nuts and for now, wheat/gluten. So really no change since I'm not a fan of soy anyways. They'll retest in one more year. He was originally tested around 12 mos of age and he turned 18 mos yesterday.

BUT I do feel that in time he will get better with his allergies (crossing fingers).