Re: allergy tests

[Guest guest]

Cindi -

We did blood tests to determine the allergies. I

don't know the name of the test but your doctor would,

I think.

Good luck - Jennie

--- canderson@... wrote:

> Hi

> What kind of allergy tests did you do to find the

> food allergies? My

> doctor is recommending ELISA/ACT for delayed

> reactions, since my IgE is

> always zero for normal allergies. Did you do this

> kind of test, or more

> of a food rotation thing?

>

> Thanks

> Cindi

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Yes, but theoretically you could undergo a blood test which

biochemically detects an allergic response, without the stimulus

/challenge. Presumably you don't have rat hair in your office anymore,

and your symptoms don't go away when you are away from the chinchilla.

Besides, with an allergy, removal of the stimulus would remove the

problem. If you want to rule out allergies completely, you might want

to consider asking your doctor about that option. I don't believe it's

very common, due to the effectiveness of the standard skin test panel.

On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 21:42, Karl L. Wuensch wrote:

> I have often thought it likely that my allergies include a number

> of things that are not included in allergy tests. For example, might

> I be allergic to my wife's chinchilla? I was not tested for that.

> How about the rat hair and dander that used to blow into my office at

> work -- contractors had improperly vented the rat lab air to the duct

> that led to my office. And so on. The best you can expect from a

> series of allergy tests, at least the skin reaction tests, is to know

> which of the COMMON allergens you react to.

>

> Karl W.

> allergies/Samters

>

>

> I also think it's impossible for them to test you for all

> possible

> allergens, so just because you test negative to the allergens

> they test you

> for in my mind is not a true negative ... just a thought.

>

[Guest guest]

Very similar to my own Tami, it's always seemed strange to me when

most people most people her are haviin hayfever is when I have the

least trouble. It's summer when mine is worse. It's been 25 years since

I had any allery testing and thet grouped all mold into one. My

sensitivity's were 1. Dog hair, love dogs and can control it by keeping

them out of my bedroom and face. 2. Cat hair (they say now it is

actually cat saliva I can almost start sneezing seeing a picture of a

cat, hate cats for that reason lol. 3 Horse dander 4. Corn pollen and

last Maple pollen. I had allergy shots for about 6 months, didn't

complete the course but seemed to have helped. Also, something they

probably don't test for is human hair, makes it kinda hard on me when

it comes to snuggling or spooning with girlfriends but a man has to do

what he has to do and you women seem to need that

Funny story now, I love camping. Use to have a hammock that you tied

between two poles, you know, well I had tied it between two trees, went

to lie down in it and suddenly had an asthma attack, well I'm trying to

get over the attack by resting you know. The more I coughed, the worse

it got. Violent spasing. Shaking the trees kind, well after about 30

minutes or so I realized it was maple trees I had tied my hammock to.

>

> I tested positive to a few different things. Dust mites, (my arm

swelled right up) and box elder were my highest, with three molds

coming in next. I did allergy shots for a year and didn't notice a

difference. Went off of them when mold was removed from my house.

Waiting for the big snowfall for mold to disappear outside too.

> Tami

>