Forum: Allergies & Immune Disorders and Deficiencies

Hi! I'm new to this board and was wondering if any of you may have some insight on some issues my son is currently going through. I guess I should start with his background.... he's 25 months old, diagnosed with Chronic Failure to Thrive (he's 31 inches tall, 21 pounds- has been that weight for over a year), lack of appetite, chronic diarhea, severe full body eczema (they call it that, but it looks more like hives or welts. It comes on out of the blue and looks HORRIBLE, it lasts for about...

I just need to vent that Sam (my "healthier" child) has had a sinus infection since early November. He had sinus surgery in Jan 2009 and now we cannot get rid of the current infection. The ENT wanted to try sinus rinses and nasal sprays for a few week and it did not even make a dent, then we did a z-pack - nothing - and now he is on augmentin. ARGHHHHHHH!!!!!!

I need to know everything you know about low IgA levels. I don't have any other blood work back yet, but I know her IgA levels are low enough to interfere with the Celiac test... I tried googling it, but everything is written in gobbledygook, so I can't understand what it means in the more immediate sense... Thanks!!