After almost 6 months of meeting with an allergist and having skin pricks and blood drawn several times, the allergist is finally ready to admit that I am an adult who has developed an egg allergy. :-( He was very skeptical when I first came into the office, and even admitted that at my last appointment. It is very rare to develop an egg allergy as an adult. 90% of children with an egg allergy grow out of it in a few years. My odds are not so good.
The tests showed that my allergy is mostly as a result of egg whites but I did have a small reaction to egg yolk as well. That explains why I was fine eating coleslaw and ranch dressing (mayo is made with egg yolk). The allergist did suggest that I completely eliminate both egg yolk and egg whites from my diet because there is no way to completely separate the two.
He gave me the number of a woman who is involved in food allergy desensitization shots at UNC Chapel Hill. It is possible that I could be a party of the egg testing but I'm not sure if that is something I would like to do depending on the time it would require, since I don't live in that area.
So where do I go from here? Avoid egg and live my life. No future appointments with the allergist scheduled. Seems I'll be a vegan who eats meat indefinitely!
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