The begining

So lets go back to the beginning and tell you how my parents came to know about all of my allergy's.
When I was born I was given my mothers milk just like any baby, and had a severe excema reaction to it. The doctors didn't know why (17 years ago doctors didn't know alot about this!!!) and so thay just gave my mother formula to feed me. It was a milk formula and the first time I was fine but it's always the second time that you see the results. My mom felt like I shouldn't have the milk so she put me on a soy formula and other soy products, because that's all I was allowed to have.
I had, and still have very bad excema, (a rash on the skin) that we thought came from the pollen sensitivity, which would be so bad to the point that it "weeps", and blisters. My mother would cover me in cortisone cream which would calm the inflammation down. But not for long. When I was little I would also get very painful ear infections which would make it hard to hear and to focus on anything. At one of the worst ear aches, mom took me to our Doctor and he said that maby the soy was part of it. My mom said that she thought that I would be allergic to the milk and never gave it to me.The Doctor prescribed that I try taking the milk instead of the soy and see how that go's. Well, the first time I took the milk I broke out in hives and I couldn't breath I was rushed to the hospital and was put in intensive care. After I left the hospital I had an appointment with a paediatric allergist in Vancouver B.C Canada for some testing. The testing was a series of pin pricks that pieced my arms, legs, neck, and back.The test results said that I was allergic to sooo many things. here's a "small list".
*dairy
*nut's
*peanut's
*egg's
*meat
*shellfish
*cats
*dogs
*horses
*dust
*grass
*pollen
(now most of the are a food group remember that!!)

The allergist gave my mom some advice, if she was going to have some more children then she shouldn't eat any of the foods that I was allergic to. So when she had by younger sister and brother they were only allergic to peanuts, (LUCKY). The Doctor said that my allergy's might change when I go thou puberty, and what do you know they did!!!
At the age of 13 I was allowed chicken and dairy. I was still lactose intolerant (sensitive to the protein in the milk) but I didn't stop breathing. HALLELUJAH!!!

The hardest part is going into a restaurant and saying: "Hi I want a chicken burger, fry'ed on a clean pan, no bacon, no mayo, and please make sure you cut it with a clean knife?". And then there's my friend who says "A number two, with lemonade please?". But I have learned is to not be embarrassed, I don't want to have a allergic reaction and I'm guessing that the company doesn't want a death on there hands. So I live with it.

-M