Buen Viaje!

We leave tomorrow night for immunology treatment number one of LIT in Mexico. I am a little nervous about the whole process.  I am most nervous I will forget something important and then for some reason we get there and they can’t do the procedure.  When I get there I am sure I will get nervous about  everything else, like being poked with needle and traveling across the US/Mexico border with a flight to catch.

One of the fun parts of this is that we will get picked up in a van at the McDonald’s in Arizona near the Mexican border.   Awesome!  There’s nothing weird or sketchy about that, right?    The funny part is Mr. Star is not allowed to eat any greasy food prior to giving his “donation”.  So he will have to resist while we wait for the van.  Meanwhile I can go crazy if I want, go figure…

Here’s a photo of the pickup van..

Actually they sent us a long list of do’s and don’ts:

Instructions before receiving LIT:

• Do not take any antihistamines (for both of you)
• Do not drink alcohol. (for both of you)
• Do not eat greasy food the day before (only for the donor)
• Fast 5 hours before donating (only juice and water are allowed) (only for the donor)
• Do not take any herbal treatments or herbal tea (for both of you)
• Do not take any medicine to avoid flight sickness (for both of you)
• Do not use any nasal spray. (for both of you)

After LIT you won’t be able to:

• Work out in an exercise where you have to move your arms while you have the LIT reaction.
• Be under the sun for 3 days after LIT.
• Swim in the pool for 3 days after LIT or while you have the LIT reaction.
• Take antihistamines flu medicines, nasal spray, herbal remedies, tea (for 3 weeks during LIT treatment)
• Drink alcohol (one glass only is allowed).
• Do not apply any lotion, cream, soap nor hydrocortisone on the LIT area. (while you have LIT reaction).

Here’s where we will be.

According to their site the clinic is the creme building.

Fingers crossed it all turns out ok and maybe even works!

Sidenote: Now that I am immersing myself in all things immunology I also borrowed some reading for the trip.   It is the well known book that I managed to not read until now called “Is Your Body Baby Friendly” (http://babyfriendlybook.com/).

Since I always knew that the answer to that question was a resounding “NO!” I never bothered to read it, skeptical of the whole immunology thing (esp. since my doctor didn’t support it).  Now that I am buying into it I figure it is about time to understand the science and rationale behind these treatments.  It is fascinating and focuses heavily on repeat loss and situations like mine.  Has anyone else read it?