Update...

Look at how far we've come...

Here is Dalton, 5 weeks post surgery...what a difference! We are very pleased with the scar and his range of motion is excellent. Praise the Lord!! He has no restrictions except for heavy lifting and still no golf. I made it clear that he is able to vacuum, pick up dog poop, etc. :) ...there is no room for excuses.

We were able to get in to see the Allergist (finally) and he started the patch testing...quite an interesting process. He tested 29 allergens that were placed directly on Dalton's skin. These had to remain dry and in place for 48 hours. Fortunately, Dalton could take anti-histamines during this process because he was very itchy...
Two days later the patches were removed and studied. Obviously, where you see redness and inflammation is what he is allergic to.

Here is the list:

• wool alcohols (lanolin)
• fragrance mix
• epoxy resin (used in adhesives!)
• colophony (used in products for its ability to make things sticky!)
• balsam of peru (used in fragrances)

So there you have it! Dalton was allergic to the tape they used post-surgery! It feels good to get some answers about what happened. We are continuing a full allergy work-up since Dalton still gets puffy around his eyes and itchiness on his neck. The skin/prick testing will be in two weeks and until then we have to go through all of his daily products and discard any that might contain the above allergens. I better get busy...