Follow-Up Re: What do you think? Dr. response to my questions:

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Kats,

I always wondered if there was any explanation or association with

these immediate vs delayed types of reactions to when I went into get

my allergy scratch tests and the only reactions the allergist was

interested in were the ones that acted up within the first XXX no. of

minutes.

Many hours later when at home I got very many new ones and what I

considered very strong ones and I called back to his office

concerned and he said " oh those reactions do not count for this test "

or something like that he said. So we just said goodbye.

I figured I would ask next time I saw him but I never remembered to

ask him about that again but always wanted to. If this is not an

answer readily available on this non allergy type list (I will

understand) then I am again revived in my intending to ask him next

time I have to return to his office.

I don't know if I checked my husbands or son's arm when they had gone

in for same tests at a differnt time but now I wish I had. I would

think my husband would have noticed if he had any late reactions just

like I noticed mine. Of course I am the one with the more dermal type

reactions to substances and they have other areas that react and so

maybe that is the difference here being that the scratch test itself

IS performed on the skin no matter where your most allergy prone areas

are (hayfever, asthma, skin etc. etc).

Thankyou for any replies,

LEE

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> > With a stage one response, is that like 'life threatening' anaphylaxis

> > shock-like or just REALLY noticeable?

> >

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> Type 1 response just means it is an immediate response..within 20 mins

> of eating..anaphylaxis falls into this group but so does hives,

> swelling etc.

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> Kats3boys

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