Jennifer1981
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Hi Nicole,
I recommend steering clear of the mold allergy shot, but allergy shots with other allergens should be fine as long as they are not any bigger than a quarter/half dollar upon testing.
In the doctor's office that I worked for, they would make you get the skin testing all over again before they would even consider starting allergy shots b/c it has been 6 years since you were tested. They would only wait a week months (1-3) after the skin testing to begin injections. After 6 years, your sensitives may have changed. If anything, your sensitives probably got worse. Ask your doc about that.
I have never heard of that insurance. Here in the U.S., I was referring to Keystone, Aetna, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, and Heatlh Assurance just to name a few. But yes, make sure to check with your insurance first. We had a couple patients that thought that it would have been covered. They started by getting the serum bottles and then the injections. Each serum bottle in the beginning can last 2-3 months depending on how much or how little you progress with the doses. Anyway, they would get halfway through and find out that the insurance wouldn't pay for the serum. We were stuck with lots of serum fees.
Like I stated above, the serum lasts (in the beginning) for 2-3 months. Once you get more adjusted to the allergy shots, you start to go through a serum bottle in 4-6 weeks. Your doc will assign you with a serum "mantainance dose". Once you reach that dose, you will be able to cut back going so often. However if you are allergic to pollen (for example) you may have more reactions to your allergy injections in spring/fall. So during that time, you may have to cut back on the dose of your allergy shot and come more often again until change of seasons. That happened to pretty much all of our allergy injection patients.
Like I said, it is a big commitment. I'm not too sure I'd be the best patient with that. I was tested while I worked there and came up with a few mild allergies. My doctor/boss offered to give me injections if I chose so, but I declined. Yes, I worked there, but if I were to quit, I didn't want to have to go back there once a week for allergy shots. They were very mild reactons, though. I had a bad one to chocolate. That couldn't be given in an allergy shot. Foods aren't given in allergy shots. Only molds, pollens, things like that.
I had worked in the cancer unit (on-site chemo & radiation) as a temporary worker for 3 months at a local, major hospital before this allergy career. I loved it, but it was only temporary. I then worked at the allergy clinic for a little over a year then went back to my true love of working with cancer patients. I was back working with cancer patients for 2 years and caught MRSA. That ended my medical career...
I recommend steering clear of the mold allergy shot, but allergy shots with other allergens should be fine as long as they are not any bigger than a quarter/half dollar upon testing.
In the doctor's office that I worked for, they would make you get the skin testing all over again before they would even consider starting allergy shots b/c it has been 6 years since you were tested. They would only wait a week months (1-3) after the skin testing to begin injections. After 6 years, your sensitives may have changed. If anything, your sensitives probably got worse. Ask your doc about that.
I have never heard of that insurance. Here in the U.S., I was referring to Keystone, Aetna, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, and Heatlh Assurance just to name a few. But yes, make sure to check with your insurance first. We had a couple patients that thought that it would have been covered. They started by getting the serum bottles and then the injections. Each serum bottle in the beginning can last 2-3 months depending on how much or how little you progress with the doses. Anyway, they would get halfway through and find out that the insurance wouldn't pay for the serum. We were stuck with lots of serum fees.
Like I stated above, the serum lasts (in the beginning) for 2-3 months. Once you get more adjusted to the allergy shots, you start to go through a serum bottle in 4-6 weeks. Your doc will assign you with a serum "mantainance dose". Once you reach that dose, you will be able to cut back going so often. However if you are allergic to pollen (for example) you may have more reactions to your allergy injections in spring/fall. So during that time, you may have to cut back on the dose of your allergy shot and come more often again until change of seasons. That happened to pretty much all of our allergy injection patients.
Like I said, it is a big commitment. I'm not too sure I'd be the best patient with that. I was tested while I worked there and came up with a few mild allergies. My doctor/boss offered to give me injections if I chose so, but I declined. Yes, I worked there, but if I were to quit, I didn't want to have to go back there once a week for allergy shots. They were very mild reactons, though. I had a bad one to chocolate. That couldn't be given in an allergy shot. Foods aren't given in allergy shots. Only molds, pollens, things like that.
I had worked in the cancer unit (on-site chemo & radiation) as a temporary worker for 3 months at a local, major hospital before this allergy career. I loved it, but it was only temporary. I then worked at the allergy clinic for a little over a year then went back to my true love of working with cancer patients. I was back working with cancer patients for 2 years and caught MRSA. That ended my medical career...