Should we do allergy testing?

[GraceUnderPressure]

Yay! We're almost to our appointment! (Oct 11th) I just got a call from Dr. C's office in Missouri this AM asking if we want to do allergy testing after our appt with the dr. We DEFINITELY have allergy issues. In fact, it may well be that Ragweed is the cause of DS19's big exacerbation that began last month - it has definitely been a major contributor to his problems.

 

Anyway, I seem to recall reading that allergy testing is best done closer to home because the allergens tested can be regionally specific. Since the Houston region most likely has different allergens than Columbia, MO, would it be better to spend our money on allergy testing here? Will the PANS/Lyme issues complicate that?

 

What do y'all think?

 

~Grace

[cobbiemommy]

We also see Dr. C in Mo. We had son allergy tested, but at the University of Missouri. I don't know about the regional testing for allergens. What I do know is that we are in our third month of using SLIT therapy and I think it works wonderfully. No shots, no doctors visits, except for quarterly checkups.

 

Good luck with Dr. C. He likes to use statistics in how he bases treatment. He is big on monotherapy-one drug at a time.

 

Also, set your alarm clock for "Early!"

[GraceUnderPressure]

Thanks - that is so encouraging! Which state are you going there from? We finally got some rain here at the end of last week which was wonderful (major drought in TX), but the ragweed pollen count has been climbing since & hit another high today & my DS19 is really struggling. We've tried antihistamines with no noticeable benefit so it would be awesome if SLIT worked for us. I'll go ahead & ask them if it's region specific tomorrow.

 

(We could have gotten in a week earlier if we could do a 6:30am appt, but my DS would never be able to make it. The earlier he gets up, the worse his tics mess him up. We have a 1pm appt instead)

Edited October 3, 2011 by GraceUnderPressure

[cobbiemommy]

We live outside of St. Joseph, Missouri, in the Northwest corner of the state. If you ever studied the Pony Express in school, that is what our little town (80,000) is famous for. Welcome to Missouri! I don't know how much time you have, but Columbia is home to the University of Missouri (Division 1 school) and has a nice mall.

 

Wishing a good report for you!

 

Cobbie