In the Home Stretch

It's hard to believe that we just completed the 12th NAET treatment (yeast) out of 15.

Unfortunately, Owen did not pass the 11th allergen which was grains. However, there has been new NAET protocol established stating that instead of retreating for that same allergen right away, you wait until the Basic 15 is completed and then retreat. The theory behind this is that each allergen builds off of the previous one, and so even if you don't clear it when first treated it may still clear as you move on to additional treatments.

Many of Owen's issues are digestive related which causes him to have frequent and loose bowel movements. In NAET the 11th allergen through the 15th allergen are all related to the digestion process, so these are huge treatments for him. We are anxious to get through the Basic 15 allergens, but we still have work ahead of us. Depending on what doesn't clear at the end of the Basic 15, we will then have to retreat for those allergens in addition to breaking down each individual allergen that may be a problem for him and test those individually.

An example of this is the grain allergen. Included in this allergen is wheat, corn, ice, oats, rye millet and barley. So we can test each of those individually to see which Owen has problems with. If it happens to be rice, then it needs to broken down even further into brown rice, white rice and wild rice.

I never knew how complex this process would be, but it will be so worth it, if Owen can be reintroduced to regular food again.

NAET Treatment #9

Well here it is one week after Owen's 9th NAET treatment, and I am amazed we both survived.

I knew this one was going to be tough because this allergen was the mineral/metal mix. You probably don't realize, but metal is EVERYWHERE. Owen had to wear gloves for the 25 hour elimination period and so the fun began.

I loaded the kids in the car and we were on our way home from the doctor's office. We weren't even out of the parking lot when Owen says "I'll just take my gloves off" I screamed "NO!" and immediately pulled the car over, panicking that he's going to touch his zipper or the seatbelt. Keep in mind that putting gloves on a five year old is challenging enough, getting every finger in its proper slot, try doing it when your stressed and that makes for a bad scene. Success at last and we were off again towards home.

We pull up to the house and I let Owen out of the car. Not thinking I go around the other side to get Aubrey out, while Owen is well on his way into the house. Once again I panic, because by the time I get in there Owen will have his coat, boot and GLOVES off not realizing that he has to leave the gloves on. Minutes seemed like an eternity as Aubrey takes her sweet 2 year old time getting out of the car. I can only imagine what things Owen is touching in the house without his gloves on. I race in there, once again put his gloves back on and reinforce his pressure points in case he touched things he wasn't supposed to.

Now it's time for Owen to eat. I remember to have paper plates and plastic utensils for him to use, but I didn't realize what a chore it would be for him to eat with gloves on. I serve Owen his pancake and his favorite thing to do is take a lick of the honey before his first bite. He sticks his gloved finger into the honey and proceeds to lick it as I shout "No" from across the room. He didn't seem to mind the fuzz in his mouth and proceeded to lick honey despite my attempts to discourage it. Time for a new pair of gloves and to wash Owen's hands in distilled water of course.

I felt like I was going to have a nervous breakdown because every hour or so Owen was asking to take his gloves off. I knew with patience and persistence we would both make it through the day.

We must have gone through about 5 pairs of gloves that day, but all of our efforts were rewarded because Owen successfully cleared the mineral/metal allergen.

HOORAY!!!!