preparing for skin allergy test

I've just booked my son in for a skin allergy test for next tuesday. They told me not to use any creams except aqueaus anywhere on his body for 3 days before the test. I can't use aqueaus becuase he reacts to it Would HealthE Fatty cream (used to be limnis fatty cream I think) be ok? It's got no perfumes or meds in it...I don't want to go 3 days without even moisturising him it will be like torture for the poor itchy boy!

I asked the lady on the phone about fatty cream but she was frikken useless and didn't even know what it was.

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Edited by AuntieSarah

how bizaar, Spencer has had three skin prick tests and we were never told not to use creams before hand. Is there anyone else there you could ask about the lemnis cream?

Kel, some docs do test before 12 months, our does, he just sometimes diagnosis allergies even if the test is neg as you can get false negatives with younger babies. One of my friends babies was tested at 10 weeks, test was neg but he was put on neocate anyway cos his case history indicated he did have the allergy even though the test was negative, but another friend had the test done on her little girl at around 7-8 months and she came up positive to dairy, egg and a few other things.

THanks guys. My dr said they are not always conclusive so we'll do that first and then maybe a rast test? (the blood test?) if something doesn't show up which I htink he's reacting to.

I migt ring the lab again and see if I get someone else on the phone to ask about the cream, and maybe ring my dr and ask her.

and we had to do nothing in terms of preparing.

well that really sucks...:( is there anywhere else to do it...that is also not an issue at my paed...?

Ask your GP to refer you somewhere else, they sound like a bunch of idiots

Not nice! Spencer has had it done three times and each time has found the application of the droplets and the prick ticklish. Stupid GP making out to be more than it is

Thanks for that Kel, I'll have a look at that.

My post wasn't very clear - it wasn't the GP saying that it's not nice for babies it was the lady at the lab when we went to get the test. Maybe she finds babies too difficult or something she didn't seem keen on doing it at all.