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Hi all!

I had to have my DD 6 tested on Thursday because she is constantly congested. She tested positive for 12 different allergies .

The only allergy I have is to long stem red roses, so I'm new to this.

She is allergic to:

dust mites: she rated a 1

mold, 2 different kinds, I know one is in decaying house plants, and I forgot the name of the other one: also 1 on each of these

Hay: a 2

mugwort: a 1

pine: a 3

oak: a 2

birch trees: a 2

ash: a 1

burning wood, I guess it is actually the decay in it but she said burning distributes it in the air more: her only 4

penicillin, we knew this one: a 1

cats: a 2

egg whites, this one surprised us because she loves omlettes but I guess it is mild: a 1

They felt she had congestion so much because there are so many, more so than the severity of any one imparticular. They gave us some literature to go thru with tips to try to reduce some of them.

They also wants me to keep her on the loradideen, Claritin, year round.

I'm so new to this and it is a little daunting.

I was so irritated with my MIL because even though I told her how the burning wood was the worst when my DD made a comment about how my SIL shouldn't have a fire when she's there any more, she started in on, oh its not that big a deal the window sill in your basement that needs to be replaced is worse blah blah blah...

It's not that I expect that everyone should give up their fireplaces or anything its just she "decided' that the burning wasn't a big deal ugh. Hello did you talk to the expert? I thought not! Any who sorry I had to get that off my chest .

So any tips you all have would be really appriciated. Thanks