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Kim72508

Good Luck with the allergist today. I wanted to tell you about our appointment with the allergist for the same thing since I know that it was scary going into the appointment.  I was so worked up about it before we took DS and honestly it wasn't that bad.  The first portion of our appointment was the basics with the nurse (vitals, etc).  The allergist came in and talked with me about my concerns, his past reactions, and then made a plan for testing.  They told me that unless there are other concerns they only test for the Top 8 allergens (could be different at other offices though).  Then the nurse came back and did the scratch test on his back.  She stuck his back- between his shoulder blades all at one time.  Then they applied the allergens.  We waited for 20 minutes or so- that was the hardest part because he couldn't touch it and I had to be careful that it didn't rub against me.  Then the nurse came back to take measurements of the spots.  She went out to get the doctor and then we sat down for a while talking about the results, showing me the epi pen, and I had time to ask questions.  I hope your experience is as easy as ours was.  Keep us updated!

ArcticFox

Thanks so much!   I did get pretty worked up for a bit, and then I posted some questions on the allergy board.  I was mostly concerned they would take her away from me or the scratches would take forever.  I'm glad they do it fast.  I bought some new toys to bring, for distraction.

I'm mostly praying it is shellfish not peanuts, I think our life would be a lot easier if it isn't a severe peanut allergy.  I can't wait to hear what the results are.  I will be back with updates!

Kim72508

ArcticFox:

Thanks so much!   I did get pretty worked up for a bit, and then I posted some questions on the allergy board.  I was mostly concerned they would take her away from me or the scratches would take forever.  I'm glad they do it fast.  I bought some new toys to bring, for distraction.

I'm mostly praying it is shellfish not peanuts, I think our life would be a lot easier if it isn't a severe peanut allergy.  I can't wait to hear what the results are.  I will be back with updates!

Whatever the results are, you'll handle it!  Severe food allergies were my worst nightmare and DS is allergic to eggs, peanuts/treenuts, berries and soy.  I walked out of the allergist feeling really overwhelmed.  I'm surprised at how well we've been able to handle this ::knock on wood::