Lizzie's Journey

Testing 1...2...3

Yesterday we got the results from Lizzie's last round of testing, and I must admit that I am a little discouraged. I shouldn't be. When all was said and done, most of the results were really quite good, but it's just the lack of answers that gives me such frustration. I was just saying last night that no matter what we found out, at least we would have something concrete to go by....

Who was I kiddin? Lizzie had other plans!

Lizzie's original testing showed no response to Candida or Tetanus, so they decided to do some more specific testing this week. The tetanus titers came back this round with some response. It's not an outstanding response, but her body is at least responding to the antigen which is good. Candida (yeast) on the other hand still has no response at all. Her skin test was completely negative. The doctor said she had never seen it, and it makes no sense considering how good her labs have been.

The good news is that because the labs are so good, and because she has been infection free for a while, we've been granted some time. We're officially back on the waiting wagon. My least favorite place to be... and yes, I will have some cheese with my whine! ;) We do have some more testing that we will need to do, but our doctor is letting us do it at boo's pace (based on her regular vax schedule and blood work schedule) which is great, because that means less "sticks" for Lizzie. Have I mentioned we love our new doctor? She's great! The hope is that Lizzie can remain infection free, and that her immune system will mount a response on it's own over time. If she gets another infection, the plans will change, but let's just hope we don't need to worry about that.

Once again my sweet little angel is making her own way. She continues to grow, develop and surpass all of our expectations in spite her "uniqueness". She's a healthy little girl with a funny disposition, and that's the bottom line. That's all that really matters. It's so easy to get caught up in the medical mumbo jumbo, but my frustrations and discouragement aside (which is no easy task, believe me!) at the end of the day, I know that I am truly blessed. God has big plans for that little girl. Teaching me patience is just the beginning! :)

Labels: candida, immunity, testing, Update, vaccine titers