Re: Doctor Recommendation for Northern California?

[Guest guest]

Hi:

I just saw one of these guys (Kishiyama) and he was a great immediate help to

me. They are in the South SF Bay. Check out the resumes, all of the docs have

serious credentials. As always, your mileage may vary.

http://allergycare.com/allergy_asthma_physicians.htm

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> I was hoping someone might have a recommendation for a doctor they LOVE in

Northern California. I live in the Tahoe area, so Reno, Sacramento, or even Bay

Area are reasonable distances.

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> I am so tired of going back and forth between multiple doctors, no one of whom

is managing the condition as a whole.

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> I scanned through the member database, but would love some personal feedback

of doctor recommended and why you really like them. I had found a doctor in

Texas while visiting my dad (Dr. Legere in Austin - I know someone was recently

looking for a recommendation) that I absolutely loved. I felt like I was no

longer floating in limbo and that someone was able to actually help me. I've

been considering flying back to see him, but it would be great if someone has

the same feeling about a doc in the northern California area.

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> Thanks in advance!

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[Guest guest]

I live in Orange County (Southern) California, and off hand, I don’t know of a clinic in the north that performs aspirin desensitization. Furthermore, I can’t recommend physicians in your area. I underwent desensitization at Scripps, north of San Diego, and I would recommend that staff very highly. Also, the UCLA Med Center has initiated an aspirin desensitization program at the Santa branch. My suggestion in order to find a physician in the north, would be to call the Scripps Clinic, and ask for a referral from the staff that deals with Samter’s. They get desensitization patients from all over, so they probably have worked with physicians in other parts of California and county. Here is the appropriate contact information: Scripps Clinic Carmel ValleyDivision of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology3811 Valley Centre Drive, S994th FloorSan Diego, CA 92130(858) 764-9010Lead Physician: White, M.D. UCLA Med CenterFood & Drug Allergy Care Center1245 16th StreetSuite 309Santa , CA 90404(310) 315-8990Lead Physician: Melinda Braskett, M.D. (Note: Dr. Braskett will be out on maternity leave very soon, and until around January 2012. Call the number to see who would be best serving in her place.) Good luck! Phil M. From: samters [mailto:samters ] On Behalf Of N LsSent: Monday, August 01, 2011 7:52 AMsamters Subject: Doctor Recommendation for Northern California? I was hoping someone might have a recommendation for a doctor they LOVE in Northern California. I live in the Tahoe area, so Reno, Sacramento, or even Bay Area are reasonable distances.I am so tired of going back and forth between multiple doctors, no one of whom is managing the condition as a whole.I scanned through the member database, but would love some personal feedback of doctor recommended and why you really like them. I had found a doctor in Texas while visiting my dad (Dr. Legere in Austin - I know someone was recently looking for a recommendation) that I absolutely loved. I felt like I was no longer floating in limbo and that someone was able to actually help me. I've been considering flying back to see him, but it would be great if someone has the same feeling about a doc in the northern California area.Thanks in advance!

[Guest guest]

Dr Kari Nadeau did my desensitization at Stanford. Unfortunately I was incompletely desensitized (or something) and I had to stop taking ASA after 7 months due to intractable asthma symptoms. Hope this helps.Jim A.From: Phil Morse <disaggregator@...>samters Sent:

Monday, August 1, 2011 1:19 PMSubject: RE: Doctor Recommendation for Northern California?

I live in Orange County (Southern) California, and off hand, I don’t know of a clinic in the north that performs aspirin desensitization. Furthermore, I can’t recommend physicians in your area. I underwent desensitization at Scripps, north of San Diego, and I would recommend that staff very highly. Also, the UCLA Med Center has initiated an aspirin desensitization program at the Santa branch. My suggestion in order to find a physician in the north, would be to call the Scripps Clinic, and ask for a referral from the staff that deals with Samter’s. They get desensitization patients

from all over, so they probably have worked with physicians in other parts of California and county. Here is the appropriate contact information: Scripps Clinic Carmel ValleyDivision of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology3811 Valley Centre Drive, S994th FloorSan Diego, CA 92130(858)

764-9010Lead Physician: White, M.D. UCLA Med CenterFood & Drug Allergy Care Center1245 16th StreetSuite 309Santa , CA 90404(310) 315-8990Lead Physician: Melinda Braskett, M.D. (Note: Dr. Braskett will be out on maternity leave very soon, and until around January 2012. Call the number to see who would be best serving in her place.) Good luck! Phil M. From: samters [mailto:samters ] On Behalf Of N LsSent: Monday, August 01, 2011 7:52 AMsamters Subject: Doctor Recommendation for Northern California? I was hoping someone might have a recommendation for a doctor they LOVE in Northern California. I live in the Tahoe area, so Reno, Sacramento, or even Bay Area are reasonable distances.I am so tired of going back and forth between multiple doctors, no one of whom is managing the condition as a whole.I scanned through the member database, but would

love some personal feedback of doctor recommended and why you really like them. I had found a doctor in Texas while visiting my dad (Dr. Legere in Austin - I know someone was recently looking for a recommendation) that I absolutely loved. I felt like I was no longer floating in limbo and that someone was able to actually help me. I've been considering flying back to see him, but it would be great if someone has the same feeling about a doc in the northern California area.Thanks in advance!

[Guest guest]

In Truckee Chase, MD is familiar with Samters. It was he who

diagnosed mine. We have been able to keep my polyps at bay. He

removed them surgically several years ago. And during a follow up I

mentioned I had a reaction to Naproxyn that I had taken after

shoulder surgery the night before. With that he made the connection

to Samters even though I don't have the asthma component. My most

annoying symptom is the anosmia which unfortunately also interferes

with taste.

Carl

On 8/1/2011 7:52 AM, N Ls wrote:

I was hoping someone might have a recommendation for a

doctor they LOVE in Northern California. I live in the

Tahoe area, so Reno, Sacramento, or even Bay Area are

reasonable distances.

I am so tired of going back and forth between multiple

doctors, no one of whom is managing the condition as a

whole.

I scanned through the member database, but would love some

personal feedback of doctor recommended and why you really

like them. I had found a doctor in Texas while visiting my

dad (Dr. Legere in Austin - I know someone was recently

looking for a recommendation) that I absolutely loved. I

felt like I was no longer floating in limbo and that

someone was able to actually help me. I've been

considering flying back to see him, but it would be great

if someone has the same feeling about a doc in the

northern California area.

Thanks in advance!

[Guest guest]

Much agreed... not only the loss of smell but taste.  Blah! 

[Guest guest]

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> Much agreed... not only the loss of smell but taste. Blah!

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As has been noted here before, " taste " is only sweet, sour, salty, bitter.

Everything else that we taste is really from the sense of smell. That's

why they both disappear simultaneously.

[Guest guest]

Agreed! I lost my SOS in 1999 and two polyp surgeries and mega use of

prednisone has not helped. At all. Am currently on day 9 for aspirin desens. Am

only taking 40 mg and keeping fingers crossed that once I get to 325mg that I

will start to see improvement for my SOS.

in PNW

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> > Much agreed... not only the loss of smell but taste. Blah!

> >

> As has been noted here before, " taste " is only sweet, sour, salty, bitter.

> Everything else that we taste is really from the sense of smell. That's

> why they both disappear simultaneously.

>