Can he never be sort of acclimatised to eggs? Will he grow out of it? They are bloody hard to avoid, especially when Mrs Nick is doing the hurling 
Apparently he cannot be desensitised to either the egg or the nut allergy.
The claim is that 95% of children grow out of the egg allergy by the time they are 7. Since he is 8 the question is this ..... is he a "slow grower out of it" or one of the 5%.
He is tested annually in the hope that he will grow out of it but the nut allergy is with him for life and you would be amazed at what contains some form of nut byproduct (Palm oil at your local emporium to make their icecream smooth for example).
It's not so bad when we are cooking and we know what to look for on labels when shopping but eating out can be a nightmare ~ especially at relatives houses as they have no fecking idea what they are using when cooking. They are, however, now getting used to Mrs S#2 demanding their recipes and me rootling through their cupboards, checking labels etc.
Strangely McDonald's are one of the places that are totally aware of what is in every one of their products and only too happy to tell us. Nothing they make other than an Egg McMuffin or scrambled egg would hurt him.
Of course the nut allergy is the big worry. Neither his mother nor I can now eat peanuts in case we touch him or kiss him afterwards. The reaction is that sensitive and so quick. Sis in Law (an untidy slattern at the best of times) dropped some cashew nuts at MiL's house and failed to pick them all up. Minimus, visiting a week later, saw one and picked it up and put it in the bin. Instant reaction, rash, vomit etc. Had it been a peanut or walnut no doubt anafilaxia would have ensured with resultant injections to be administered by one of us (we carry the equipment at all times) and then all off to the local A&E. And the Sis in Law ~ unrepentant "Well you can't blame me for things your child picks up" ~ I nearly slapped her.
