Re: another allergy testing question....

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Hi Nan - so sorry you had that reaction. I'm wondering how long

you've been on Xolair - perhaps not yet long enough to be effective?

For some folks, it can take as long as a year to see a response. Food

anaphylaxis involves IgE so once the Xolair has become effective ,

you would expect the chance of an anaphylactic reaction to be greatly

reduced.

Testing may or not be useful while on Xolair - see the previous posts

on the subject. I'd go with your doc's recommendation to do it in

spite of the expense since it sounds like you had a serious reaction

to the peaches and you may be at risk to similar reacitons to other

allergens. Good luck - Fran

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> Had my Xolair shot Sat. Sunday had an ana reaction to

> canned peaches which required an Epi-pen and time

> spent in the ER.

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> So much for Xolair and food allergies lol

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> Anyhoo, now I'm on a pred taper and benadryl. Peaches

> is not something I would have reacted to and had eaten

> them off and on all month. The allergist is thinking

> severe Oral Allergy Syndrome and wants to test for

> pollens, grass, and trees plus fruits.

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> Will this be a waste of time with the Xolair? I'm not

> on very much, and I have to pay for the test out of

> pocket.

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> The party never ends..

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> Nan

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