How do I find an open-minded allergist?

[browndog]

I posted earlier that I might take my kids to Dr. Robbins in Florida, but I'd rather see someone local for the allergy tests.

 

Do I need to find an environmental allergist or just a "regular" one? How do I find one that is open-minded about TS and the relationship between tics and allergies?

 

 

Thanks

[Chemar]

often best way to start is with an environmental physician, or an Integrative MD as they will have referrals to others who practice medicine outside of the conventional textbook

[Fixit]

I live outside Atlanta Ga also

 

I had metametrix done for my ds. As i did the Brain Balance Program (maybe better suited for kids with autism) and he showed no allergies but almost a 1 on casin.

So we did no milk or wheat of any kind for 3 months(no chees, or any grains other tha rice). We didn't see any improvement in tics...but his Addish stuff seemed better with that and the progam or was he just getting older?

Anyway, he does have HORRIBLE allergies to pollens, grasses, weeds, dust mites as per physical evidence and raz test.

So i am going to follow up on this which i found before this clip was made and i was glad to see some more info on it and it seems more natural and much safer than shots...also The Doctors had something on SLITs a few months ago

 

http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?pl...45012f3ad000096

 

I went here and doc seemed never heard of tic correlation but didn't seem dismissive either

http://www.nw-ent.com/

 

Same ds mouth itches with certain apples and fruits and depends on ripeness...and since he is typically such a great eater explained why he never ate fruit.

He and some other people i found out after talking about this do fine with canned or processed fruit. I don't know of anything in US that does food allergie drops.

 

And just a thought to put out there

So this makes me ponder about IgA and how that mainly protects your mouth, throat, gut, sinus and respitory systems and that study that correlates Ts and low Iga and then how Strep and seasonal alleriges would effect and tics

 

Anyone know where i can get an Iga test done?

[browndog]

Fixit:

 

The Fox link kept changing to differnet stories. Was the PANDAS one the one you were trying to show us?

 

Metametrix has IgG & IgE tests, but I'm not sure about IgA. What does IgA test for?

[laurena82]

Same ds mouth itches with certain apples and fruits and depends on ripeness...and since he is typically such a great eater explained why he never ate fruit.

He and some other people i found out after talking about this do fine with canned or processed fruit. I don't know of anything in US that does food allergie drops.

 

Makes you wonder if the allergy is to molds or something, rather than the fruit itself?

 

My experience (with my son) 15 plus years ago with "food allergy drops" (by environmental MD....Paula Davey...one of the pioneers) was that I didnt really see any effect....whereas completely eliminating the food DID show a great effect. (just my experience, though)

 

BEST WISHES!!

[Fixit]

Sorry about that, i guess that link was hyjacked.

 

Here is one i hope that will work from the doctors

http://www.thedoctorstv.com/main/procedure_list/568

 

 

I wonder for my son if i should elimate salicilaytes??? that is in fruit and in some more than others and has to do with ripeness

 

I think Kim found this http://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/per...tent/0900729abs about tics and low iga

 

And this explains a little about iga http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/immunoglobulins so opens you up to seasonal allergy, pandas, pitand tics..so if you have sinus, facil pressure couldn't that cause you to grind, even sensitivity to msg causing inflammation...or maybe for some its just one thing like allergies to cats.

 

and i think its all related......our bodies are like a tooth pick structure resting on a ball...move the ball and the paradime has to shift

and i think if you neck or jaw are out of wack that can open other things up because your nevous system is sending out other messages.(..or if your immune system is off you might grind and cause structural problems. ....the problem can be caused going either direction...it's the chicken egg thing.....i am open to any possiblity and the bodies abiltiy to heal itself...(speaking of other direction, i just thought of this..maybe my kid needs orthotics help him stand straighter)

 

Sorry if i sound preachy....i read some post, i'm totally off tangent and i'm probably being over sensative...some docs didn't/don't believe in pandas and parents were told your focusing on something crazy (i feel like some here might give off that same feeling)and now i think there will be a new surge in it and i hope pitands and who's to say the next/last missing piece isn't something that hasn't been hoaned yet(tmj)...that might need a fancy laser to adjust somthing to a 1/100th of an inch. I think we all need hope here. Maybe it's all immune system since there isn't any nurtiants in our food anymore. And Laurena82 thanks for coming back from the other side to pull us all over this mountain!!! When things are good ,I can't bear to come here because I am on constant defcon 5, and i need break as my heart breaks for my child and everyone's here!!! And I mean no offense even though things are actually ok righ now, i've just had a rough week.