My Sweet Callie...

This evening I am feeling a little defeated. My poor Callie has had a rough 19 months of life so far. As many of you know Callie was diagnosed early on with an allergy to mammal protein - meaning she can not break down the protein that mammal produce.. seriously that is all I know. Dr. Zayat says that she has out grown this. She has ALWAYS screamed, had unusual looking diapers, and bit/scratched herself. Family and a few friends have known/seen how bad it is but I try to protect Callie and don't talk about it much. Seeing the chiropractors helps SO much with the screaming and bowels but the constant itching, scratching, and biting have not gotten any better. Quit simply she is ruining her poor little skin. We have taken her off dairy for over a month now with no improvement. We have treated it as exema and tried every stinking cream under the sun. She only baths with Aveno baby exema... yet it continues. After showing her skin to our chiropractor she feels as though it is textbook gluten allergy reaction. We are going in at 1:00 on Thursday to have her blood drawn for Celiac and gluten intolerance. As I begin to research, shop, and figure out how to change everything in our home to gluten free I have mixed emotions. As much as I don't want this for her and the rest of her life... I desperately need an answer and peace for my baby. When she doesn't seem to be in pain, or screaming she has such a sweet personality. She is such a beautiful mix of both Brett and I!

 

These are few pictures of the makes she leave from scratching...

But look at that BEAUTIFUL face - and she is of course scratching.

Praying for an answer!