Update on my son

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Thanks for all the great advice. We have all hardwood floors. This

is So.Cal. so the humidity is minimal. I am getting a mold inspector

in though because I was told it could be in the walls, under the

house, ceilings, etc.. They are doing an upper GI on him tomorrow as

they strongly suspect reflux. Also, he's going in for a bronchoscopy

next week. They suspect aspergillis(sp?) mold may be a culprit. He

is on so many strong meds though that he suffers from horrible

insomnia. We've tried the melatonin, valerian root, benadryl program

with little success. How about the rest of you out there on all

these meds? How do you sleep? They did another Ig E test because the

insurance companies like to see lower numbers which is confusing to

me. The doctor felt his would be down from 2300 since he's been on

prednisone for a week. Unfortunately, it was up to 2800. I think

it's an issue in that the original testing of this med was done on

people with Ig E levels from 35 to 700 and the insurance companies

use the excuse of it not being safe for people with higher levels.

We have not heard back from Blue Cross as of today, Thursday. He's

in the hands of an Allergy Specialist and Pulmonary Specialist. They

have both pleaded his case to Blue Cross. Keep your fingers crossed.

This boy deserves a life. Thanks again for all the helpful tips and

information.