Guest guest Posted February 25, 2003 Report Share Posted February 25, 2003 Hi Barb, I hope your desensitization will start working for you. Please keep us informed. It sure sounds like you weren't fully desensitized before going on a maintenance dose. I had always thought that allergic reactions to aspirin were basically eliminated before you went on long term doses. I don't think my allergy to aspirin is really that strong. The last time I took one, it was uncomfortable for about four hours, but wasn't unbearable. I didn't feel that I had to use an inhaler. Jim ASP desensitization > Jim- > > I've had this condition for over 7 years and have had two sinus > surgeries. I have been on oral steroids the entire time and like > you, I am having complications due to their long term use. So I was > told to attempt a desensitization. > > I had ASP desensitization performed five weeks ago at s > Hopkins. So far, no improvement for me. It seems I have traded > chronic rhinosinusitis symptoms for constant wheezing and coughing > from the ingestion of the ASP. > > I have had to take 2 steroid pulses since the desensitization, and > after a CT scan last week, I was told to resume a four week course > of antibiotics since the radiologist saw pansinusitis. I will > continue the ASP for a few more weeks before I declare the effort a > failure. I am looking in the low-salicylate diet so many Samter's > patients have mentioned on this message index. > > I found a web site that lists salicylate content of food. Look under > > http://users.bigpond.net.au/allergydietitian/fi/salicylates-list.html > > Anyone else out there have any success with the diet?? > > Good luck- > Barb > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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