Visit 9 in the Tolerance Induction Program (TIP) at the *SoCal* Food Allergy Institute was 5/25-5/26/23. (See Visit 1: https://myallergicfoodie.com/visit-1/). This time my husband Syed took Jacob to CA. At the first appointment Jacob challenged almond, duck egg white, and sesame which he had been dosing for the prior 10 weeks […]
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A Day In The Life of the Tolerance Induction Program
I realized I’ve shared about our trips to the SoCal Food Allergy Institute for Jacob’s food allergy treatment, but I haven’t shared what our day to day looks like, and really that’s where all of the hard work happens! So here goes, a day in the life of a TIP […]
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Tolerance Induction Program Visit #5 / 5B – One For The Books!
Well this trip was unexpectedly eventful! We flew out to Long Beach for treatment visit #5 on June 18, 2022. It was a Saturday and we arrived close to midnight which made for a long day, but we knew we had Sunday to recoup and rest. We flew into LAX […]
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Tolerance Induction Program Visit #4
Visit 4 was April 4-5, 2022. This time we decided to have Syed go with him. It was nice having some time to myself but I admit I was nervous about giving up control! I feel like I have a system in place already but it’s important for Syed to […]
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Tolerance Induction Program Visit #3
The last 2 visits came and went uneventfully which is what we want! Honestly these appointments are a little anti-climactic when you consider all we have to go through to get from Chicago to California. All of the planning, expenses, time off work, etc. But the goal is for the […]
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Tolerance Induction Program Visit #2
Happy New Year! This took a while but I’m finally updating the blog again. Jacob and I flew out to CA in October for our 3rd trip, which was technically visit 2 of active treatment. I was definitely nervous seeing it was just the 2 of us this time and […]
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Tolerance Induction Program Visit #0 – Intake Appointment
It’s hard to believe that our first visit to the SoCal Food Allergy Institute is behind us, and all of the anxiety that came with it! It was a short trip. Luckily we were able to go during our spring break so that Syed was able to come with us. […]
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A Huge Thanks To Our Friends and Family
About 2 years ago, I found myself looking into the Tolerance Induction Program at the SoCal Food Allergy Institute. I first heard about it in a Facebook group for food allergies and I was intrigued. I remember reading a post from a mom who wanted to pursue treatment, but she […]