Yesterday was allergy testing day phase one. I haven’t had my allergies tested in quite some time and the GP suggested it might be a good idea to have that done again. We tested for seasonal things. First they did a series of 16 on my back and as there was no "significant" reaction there they did another series of 12 on my arm. Here again they found no "significant" reaction but did mention that I’m a little allergic to spring trees (but the worst offender is either cedar or juniper or both and they don’t test for that), feathers, horse dander, and cockroaches. In a month I’ll go back for another round of testing where they’ll be looking at year-round allergens.
 |
May 22, 2007 at 7:43 am
Ah, I remember having allergy tests done, my mom was with me and as we were waiting for the scratch tests to develop, she would go, “Wow, this one is huge and red!” I had shots, so my allergies don’t get too bad but I’m really allergic to a lot of flowers and the shots don’t cover that.
How sad is it that even Rufus has allergies? The poor guy, when he comes inside, he starts sneezing his head off.
May 22, 2007 at 8:33 am
Wow, that’s pretty detailed stuff! I get shots too..I think after I’ve been getting them for 5 years (it’s just over 2 at this point), I’ll be getting tested again.
By the way, good luck with your surgery tomorrow! I hope it helps you out a lot and the recovery is fast.
May 22, 2007 at 11:19 am
ouch that looks like it’s uncomforable to say the least. I’m sure if you had bad reactions it would have been worse.
May 22, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Ouch. I’m glad I never had allergies. At least you’re not allergic to w… better not even say it. Good luck with your surgery!
May 22, 2007 at 7:22 pm
That dosn’t look like much fun. I have seasonal allergies and spring is the absolute worst for them.
Good luck with the surgery!
May 22, 2007 at 8:20 pm
My spring tree pollen allergy just kicked in. My big tree is Hickory. At my allergy test the doctor said he had never seen such a strong reaction to a single tree. And I had the test done at MGH! I started the loratadine today and I have an Rx for patanol eye drops when it gets really bad.
May 23, 2007 at 11:12 pm
Good thing you have knitting, and spinning to keep your hands from itching! I will never forget my allergy testing. Are you going to get allergy shots? When I was on them they worked soooo well! My fist allergist said I should live in a bubble, my Dad didn’t get that he was joking!