Nightwriter
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My doctor does skin pricking on the back. She told me that kids perceive the mild pokes as tickles and some kids laugh. But Sharon, I also had extremely painful tests on my arm by another doctor. I agree, no kid should have to go through that! He told me I was allergic to lots of things when there was the slightest redness which I thought was irritation (and was).
My doctor asked if that guy did a control with histamine (which most, not all people react to) and he had not. So she said it is impossible to tell any results.
So I recently had my doctor retest me. Last time, I had a strong reaction to the histamine control. This time slight. Which would also indicate that drugs that are histamine blockers may not work that well on me at the present time. I was slight allergic to only 3 things, one being soy, which I eat all day. But now because I know, when I am sick, I cut it out as much as I can.
I will bet you that my doctor does not use the type of allergy test that you had, because there is a danger of sensitizing people if you get too much of theses substances (making the allergy worse). I remember my doctor saying that that other doctors tests could have made me much more sensitive. I have been more sensitive in the past 3 years, but I chalked that up to a neighborhood fire that was so bad to I had to evacuate. Now I am wondering.
My doctor will not give allergy shots because of the possibility of making allergies worse. Especially for sensitive people. And she says that she really doesn't have the need to. Her patients do really well with other things (meds, supplements, environmental changes)
The shots also have preservatives that sensitive people may react to. She will give a few shots to a child who is not that sensitive and may just be allergic to their dog. She would rather teach people to avoid the allergens -- and since so many things we react to aren't always real "allergens' for many people, avoidance, air filters, and allergy protection measures work really well.
My doctor asked if that guy did a control with histamine (which most, not all people react to) and he had not. So she said it is impossible to tell any results.
So I recently had my doctor retest me. Last time, I had a strong reaction to the histamine control. This time slight. Which would also indicate that drugs that are histamine blockers may not work that well on me at the present time. I was slight allergic to only 3 things, one being soy, which I eat all day. But now because I know, when I am sick, I cut it out as much as I can.
I will bet you that my doctor does not use the type of allergy test that you had, because there is a danger of sensitizing people if you get too much of theses substances (making the allergy worse). I remember my doctor saying that that other doctors tests could have made me much more sensitive. I have been more sensitive in the past 3 years, but I chalked that up to a neighborhood fire that was so bad to I had to evacuate. Now I am wondering.
My doctor will not give allergy shots because of the possibility of making allergies worse. Especially for sensitive people. And she says that she really doesn't have the need to. Her patients do really well with other things (meds, supplements, environmental changes)
The shots also have preservatives that sensitive people may react to. She will give a few shots to a child who is not that sensitive and may just be allergic to their dog. She would rather teach people to avoid the allergens -- and since so many things we react to aren't always real "allergens' for many people, avoidance, air filters, and allergy protection measures work really well.