Well here we are in a new year and visit #8 of Jacob’s food allergy treatment at the SoCal Food Allergy Institute (https://socalfoodallergy.org) is coming up in less than 3 weeks! Everything is going smoothly thank goodness and I realized I never recapped the last 2 trips. We are about […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tolerance Induction Program Visit #1 – Launch Week!
We finally had our long awaited launch week at the SoCal Food Allergy Institute! We got the email in early June that they’d finished analyzing all of the information that they obtained during our April visit and they were ready for us to return and start Jacob’s TIP treatment. We were […]
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. […]
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 […]