Guest guest Posted March 27, 2001 Report Share Posted March 27, 2001 Can someone guide me to or provide me with information to bring to my kids allergist tomorrow on why I need the blood allergy test as opposed to the skin scratch test? Also- will the tests for dairy and wheat work if he is GFCF? Thanks for any help! (Los Angeles) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 Our local allergist does not beleive in IGg allergy testing either. I find this very interesting because she has been in practice as an allergist for over 30 years and is still in the dark. I did howevewr find an ear nose and throat Dr. who will run the IGg allergy testing, as a matter of fact he prefers it for food allergy testing. I had some run on me the other day and am taking in next month to get the extensive panel. I stumbled upon him because my regular Dr. wanted me checked for Hodgkins. I had no idea a ear, nose and throat Dr. would run allergy testing. So if you can't talk the allergist into it maybe you could find a local ENT who will do it. My experience with Dr.'s is that you will not usually talk them into doing something they do not beleive in, so seek out one who does. I chose my battles carefully any more as I have spent many wasted days trying to convert Dr.'s to my way of seeing things, of coarse to no evail. > > Can someone guide me to or provide me with information to bring to my kids > > allergist tomorrow on why I need the blood allergy test as opposed to the > > skin scratch test? Also- will the tests for dairy and wheat work if he is > > GFCF? Thanks for any help! > > > > (Los Angeles) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 I seem to have missed the first part of this thread so forgive me if I'm restating something that has already been addressed. I have Kaiser too. has an appointment with the allergy dept. in just a few days and they have insisted (I didn't argue, but their tone suggested that they expected me to) that he get the blood test rather than the scratch test. Plus they were very concerned about traumatizing my son with the scratch test. BTW, I'm in Sacramento, but I believe that Kaisers policy is the same state to state so I doubt that your allergists stand is based on policy. Maybe you can request a different allergist. I have also noticed that if pushed Kaiser (at least the one here) doctors with bend. Jeannie Custom Plumbing wrote: > > Well I have an HMO (Kaiser) and the allergy dept. is one of the only dept. > you don't have to get referred to. I am using a DAN doctor, but it is SO > expensive I am really hoping to get it done through the HMO, otherwise I'll > go ahead and pay for it, but was really trying not to. Seems stupid to have > to keep paying out of pocket for everything, and since I know I can get it > done through this other doctor, I don't mind spending some time first trying > to fight with HMO. Wish me luck. ;-) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 >>doctors with bend>> Whoops, that is suppose to be " WILL bend " . Jeannie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 I have no idea. :-) That's a question I was going to ask *after* the test was done. I don't want to give them any excuse not to do it since it is for gluten and casein allergy that got me the appointment. When is your appointment? 's is on the 9th. If you go before I do please let me know how it went. Jeannie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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