I just got a call from Jax's pediatrician. He had some bloodwork done a few months ago and she called to tell me about it. His IgE levels are through the roof. Normal for him should be in the 50's, his was 2300. This could mean a few different things. The first and most probable answer is he has crazy bad allergies. We've always known about his food allergies, and now that he is older he is probably having some environmental allergy issues as well. The kicker is that he has had NO SYMPTOMS. As a baby he was constantly broke out in a rash, and always had eczema somewhere on his body. So we knew when his allergies were acting up. But all that cleared up when he was about 2, his skin has been perfect since. He has no serious congestion or respiratory issues to speak of. I honestly thought he was outgrowing most of his food allergies.
The second thing it could be is a parasite. I don't know much about this, so I can't elaborate too much on it. However, he again has had NO SYMPTOMS to make me believe that this is the case. The symptoms would include something like constant tummy aches, and loose stools.
Another thing it could be is a very rare and highly unlikely case of Hyper IgE Syndrome. With this, he would, from what I understand, have boils and other skin irritations, and have infections that don't heal properly from minor cuts and a few other serious complications. With this being very rare and him having no symptoms of it either I do not believe this to be the case at all. The ONLY reason I would consider this is because it is an auto-immune disease, which can be a genetic disease, and since his Nana has Lupus and RA (which are auto-immune diseases),there is a small chance it could be possible.
He has an appointment with his allergist next month. With the lack of symptoms they are probably not going to tell me to do anything any differently. They will probably just do more bloodwork and hopefully another food allergy test soon. I hope to get answers soon.
The reason for the testing was to find out why he is still so small. He is growing in height, so he is still growing. He just doesn't seem to gain weight. He eats really well, and for the most part always has. He likes a wide variety of food. I am surprised at what he will eat sometimes. It doesn't make sense. I JUST WANT ANSWERS!!!!
