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05.22.08, 13:38 PM General Topics
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Could anyone walk me through what the allergist will do tomorrow when I take my DS in for a suspected food allergy? DS became covered in hives on Monday, came back on Tuesday with swollen eyes and mouth, spent the night in the ER, and now starts to break out again the minute the benadryl starts to wear off (even though he's also on steroids). [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.22.08, 01:38 PM Flag
 

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discuss foods eaten and eating habits. will probably do a skin test. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 01:40 PM Flag
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Will they know immediately with the skin test, or does it take a few days for the results to be apparent on the skin? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 01:41 PM Flag
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it's about ten minutes to see a reaction. so you'll know before you leave. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 01:43 PM Flag
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Thank you. We can't figure out what it could be, he hasn't eaten any new foods recently (he's 7yo). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 01:44 PM Flag
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how old is ds? they did the full 50 skin tests and he turned up allergic to everything, even the control. and in reality he isn't allergic to anything. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 01:43 PM Flag
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7yo. Did your child have an anaphylactic (sp?) event before the testing? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 01:44 PM Flag
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skin testing is not 100% accurate. Is there something environmental? Latex, chlorine, pets, cleaning products, detergent...a change in formulations could have triggered it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 01:58 PM Flag
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We were worried about that. But the ER doctor said DS had a classic "boomerang" reaction (second reaction after taking antihistamine which is much worse than original reaction), which is typical of food allergies and not environmental ones (where you just keep getting the same reaction). Of course we want the allergist to look into everything, I'm just going by what the ped on call at the ER said. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 02:00 PM Flag
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