Alex's cough

Alex’s cough came back this week. He coughed from Thanksgiving until just before Christmas, then had about a week off, then started up again with a bad cough, so I took him to the doctor. This is the second time this year that I’ve taken him in for coughing, and both times he hardly coughed while he was at the doctor’s office. This Monday he coughed all day, and then it seemed to miraculously stop at the doctor’s. I told the doctor that perhaps Alex is allergic to something in my house that isn’t at the doctor’s office. He agreed and suggested that I consider allergy testing. I’m weighing the benefits of Alex potentially feeling better over the cost of one miserable day getting poked with potential allergens. Casey had the allergy testing when he was a kid and he said it wasn’t too traumatic. Then if we find out he’s got strong allergies, we’ll have to decide if allergy shots are a good route. Wouldn’t that be fun, getting shots all the time? Maybe I’m getting ahead of myself, but I don’t really know what other benefit could come from the testing except to tell the doctor what to put into a serum. I guess I’ll have to talk to an allergist and do some research to find out.