This is the doctor's office waiting room. It is where Tyler and I spend
every Monday afternoon together. Because of Tyler's severe allergies he has to get shots every week for at least 3 years! We have been having this little mother son date for almost 2 years now. We visit, read magazines, read books, do homework and people watch. (there is a lot of interesting stuff that goes on in a doctor's office)
When they call his name he goes into the back and Wendy, our wonderful nurse, gives Tyler his shots. We love Wendy and Tyler actually refuses to have anyone else give him his shots. He also figured out that if he holds his arms exactly like he is in the picture, the shots hurt less. He then comes back out into the waiting room, pushes the button on his timer and we wait out the required 20 minutes to see if he has a reaction.
Here is one of his arms after his shots. This is not a bad reaction, they usually look like this. The allergist told us that you can fit 50 allergens into 1 shot (to build up the immunity) Tyler gets 2 shots every week which means he is allergic to up to 100 different things. He is allergic to weeds, pollen, dogs, cats, horses, cockroaches (really!) and dust to name a few. These weekly visits are a pain and time consuming, but he endures it well and rarely complains. And I don't mind the good one on one time I get with this cute teenager!
This is the doctor's office waiting room. It is where Tyler and I spend every Monday afternoon together. Because of Tyler's severe allergies he has to get shots every week for at least 3 years! We have been having this little mother son date for almost 2 years now. We visit, read magazines, read books, do homework and people watch. (there is a lot of interesting stuff that goes on in a doctor's office)
When they call his name he goes into the back and Wendy, our wonderful nurse, gives Tyler his shots. We love Wendy and Tyler actually refuses to have anyone else give him his shots. He also figured out that if he holds his arms exactly like he is in the picture, the shots hurt less. He then comes back out into the waiting room, pushes the button on his timer and we wait out the required 20 minutes to see if he has a reaction. 
Here is one of his arms after his shots. This is not a bad reaction, they usually look like this. The allergist told us that you can fit 50 allergens into 1 shot (to build up the immunity) Tyler gets 2 shots every week which means he is allergic to up to 100 different things. He is allergic to weeds, pollen, dogs, cats, horses, cockroaches (really!) and dust to name a few. These weekly visits are a pain and time consuming, but he endures it well and rarely complains. And I don't mind the good one on one time I get with this cute teenager!
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