Re: 's allergy appointment

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Cathy,

Oh, I am so sorry to hear that. I hate dealing with incompetent people.

Just so you know.......I think normal Ige is like 1-20 Spencer's was like

500+. Just so you don't get shocked. It may be really high.

And for , I hope he doesn't hurt that much through all of this. I

can't image what it would feel like but I do have some sort of EE. I just

got finished vomiting acidic like stuff up. It hurts so bad and then when

it won't come up and just sits in the esophagus it hurts even worse. I like

it better when I vomit. Not to be gross or anything. Sorry.

Love,

[eosinophilic gastroenteritis] 's allergy appointment

>From: Dcjatben@...

>

>

> We saw the allergy specialist for the first time today. They took a

history

>and said they couldn't do any skin prick testing because he is taking a

bata

>blocker for his migraines and if he has a bad reaction,. the resusitation

>mesures do work as well. So they did an Ige , rast and tested for all food

>allergies through blood tests. The Dr. said if the eosinophils by blood

test

>are low then we don't need food testing, and if they are really high, then

we

>will do skin prick testing. or the other way around. I have to call next

>Tues. for the blood test results. I was so mad because when I called about

>the appointment, I asked if the inderal would be a problem and wqho ever I

>talked to said no. So now we wait another week, then if skin test will be

>done, will beed to wean odd inderal then be off it for 8-10 days

that

>means another month will go by where his esophagas is getting worse.

>

> Cathy

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BJ's blood eosinophil level has been high since he was born. I wonder if this

is

an indication of allergies? I mean other than food. He is having a constant

cough and green stuff out of his nose and the ped is saying it is allergies.

They have given him Attarax and Naldecon, neither helped.

Dawn

Dcjatben@... wrote:

> From: Dcjatben@...

>

> We saw the allergy specialist for the first time today. They took a history

> and said they couldn't do any skin prick testing because he is taking a bata

> blocker for his migraines and if he has a bad reaction,. the resusitation

> mesures do work as well. So they did an Ige , rast and tested for all food

> allergies through blood tests. The Dr. said if the eosinophils by blood test

> are low then we don't need food testing, and if they are really high, then we

> will do skin prick testing. or the other way around. I have to call next

> Tues. for the blood test results. I was so mad because when I called about

> the appointment, I asked if the inderal would be a problem and wqho ever I

> talked to said no. So now we wait another week, then if skin test will be

> done, will beed to wean odd inderal then be off it for 8-10 days that

> means another month will go by where his esophagas is getting worse.

>

> Cathy

>

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[Guest guest]

Dawn-they have Zyrtec and Claratin for kids now. The little boy I watch

uses Zyrtec and when he doesn't, he wounds like BJ-coughing and globs of

green.

Phyllis

[Guest guest]

How old is this little boy? I was told he couldn't have Clariton until he

was 6, I will ask about the other.

Dawn

phyllis m. zuckerman-frieze wrote:

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>

> Dawn-they have Zyrtec and Claratin for kids now. The little boy I watch

> uses Zyrtec and when he doesn't, he wounds like BJ-coughing and globs of

> green.

>

> Phyllis

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In a message dated 6/16/99, 9:45:05 PM, eosinophilic gastroenteritis (AT) onelist (DOT) com writes:

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is 3.5 yrs and has been taking Claritin daily for close to a year.

He takes the liquid since there is lactose in the tablet forms. The Claritin

has helped his alot for his enviromental allergies. He takes 1 tsp daily

Jen

( 11/7/95, EE, food allergies, asthma).

[Guest guest]

Thanks, we saw the GI and the pulmonologist yesterday.

The GI news: His weight was only down .2 kg so this is pretty good

especially considering that he just came off the Prednisone and could be

losing the extra weight it gives you. The GI wants to keep a very close eye

though and make sure that he doesn't continue on the losing trend like he

tends to do. Upon my suggestion, we decided to hold off on the meds for at

least a month and see how he does. We are doing fairly well by just

avoiding the " trouble " foods.

The pulmonologist was not such a good story. He put BJ on a double dose

steroid inhaler because although BJ hasn't been wheezing, he coughs

constantly and his sats have been pretty low. He also said that he feels

that the skin allergy testing is a must and referred us to a pediatric

allergist who he said will see BJ pretty quick and get him on some kind of

allergy meds.

Dawn

phyllis m. zuckerman-frieze wrote:

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> Dawn-The little boy's birthday is Oct 24th. He will be 4 then. Phyllis

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Dawn-The little boy's birthday is Oct 24th. He will be 4 then. Phyllis