Rubeola Secretory IgA Study

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Good morning, Listmates!

I haven't turned in my child's samples yet. For the life of me, I couldn't

get him to spit -- no matter how much energy, excitement and enthusiam

(Son-Rise) I used. Discouraged, I put off trying for awhile. After reading

Dr. M's post, I decided to try yet again. I read the instructions which

give a timeline to get the saliva sample. This morning MJ woke up in a bad

mood. He said he didn't sleep well because it was very windy last night.

Anyway, prior to brushing his teeth before school, I got two glasses and

suggested we play a spitting game. Of course, he refused to play, closing

his eyes and turning his head away. MJ loves Scooby Doo and Shaggy. So as

a last resort, I pretended to be Scooby Doo and in a Scooby-like voice asked

" Shaggy " to play the spitting game (I was panting, licking, etc.) Well,

I'll be darned if this didn't work! I got nearly 1ml (after three tries).

MJ is competitive at the games he plays. While eating breakfast I

challenged him to another spitting game after school (for the 4pm sample) ,

the " Mom " vs. the " son. " I asked my " audience, " who do you think will win?

MJ yells, I'll win. I'll win the spitting game! I'm learning firsthand I

must try harder to find a way to use his love or obsessions to motivate him

to participate more. It just may work!

Question: What is the very least amount ml's of saliva we can submit for

testing? Also, should we freeze the saliva if it takes a couple of days to

collect or just keep the test tube in the frig?

Thanks,

Wanda