Question: How do allergists determine what to test for in the skin tests?

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Recently I had the skin testing done by my allergist to detemine my

allergic tendencies. They turned out to be ragweed, altraneria, and

cat dander, nothing else.

I take Xolair but I am still experiencing many of the same asthma

symptoms I had before beginning the Xolair; I have been taking shots

for about 1 1/2 years. Either the Xolair is not working, I need to

request increasing the dosage or stop taking the drug and do more

testing.

Because the symptoms are still present, I am concerned about the fact

the allergist may not have tested for the right allergies. The nurese

only made approximately a dozen or so pricks in my back. Maybe the

allergist missed something that I am severly allergic to and therefore

I do not know about it. Is this possible? If it is, how would I know

what to recommend to the doctor?