preparing for skin allergy test
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Topic: preparing for skin allergy test
Posted By: AuntieSarah
Subject: preparing for skin allergy test
Date Posted: 04 November 2009 at 9:10am
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. edited to fix spelling ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 04 November 2009 at 11:17am
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I guess they don't want anything to leave a residue?
ETA: I was told that they didn't skin prick til over a year. Hope it gives you answers  ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 04 November 2009 at 12:48pm
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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. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 04 November 2009 at 4:58pm
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Oh well hopefully I get a sensible paed when I get our appointment. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AuntieSarah
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 8:48am
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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. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 1:23pm
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yeah i find that very bizarre too.. i am not sure if i am the friend :) but my son was tested at 10 weeks and nothing.. and then 1 year tests came up with a little bit but he was definitely a million times happier etc on neocate and without dairy egg etc till he was one.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 1:23pm
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and we had to do nothing in terms of preparing. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 1:52pm
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Yeah you were the friend :) -------------
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 09 November 2009 at 12:10pm
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Posted By: AuntieSarah
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 12:13pm
Well awesome, they couldn't do the test because his eczema is covering too much of his body. So I need to get his skin clearer to do a test to find out what's causing it, but can't get his skin clearer without knowing what's causing it.  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 12:58pm
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well that really sucks...:( is there anywhere else to do it...that is also not an issue at my paed...? ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: kabe
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 1:11pm
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Could he have a blood test (RAST)? Poor poppet, he must be so uncomfortable. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 8:22pm
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Ask your GP to refer you somewhere else, they sound like a bunch of idiots -------------
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Posted By: AuntieSarah
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 9:14pm
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I think there are limited choices here in Hastings I will certainly tlak to my GP about it though and see what she can do. I wasn't very impressed, she went on and on about how it's not nice for babies etc etc, like she was trying to make me feel bad for even wanting to do it? Of course I don't want to have to do it but I can't figure out what else is causing it! Grrr.
Kabe yes he can have a blood test but we need to know exactly what we are testing for I gather? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 9:25pm
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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 -------------
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 9:36pm
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Sarah, They can do what my Dr did with Alia, just order everything under the sun (except dairy, was worried about that at that stage) unfortunately it was a lot of vials of blood.
My book here says that for eczema that for some children avoiding preservatives can make a huge difference. Here is a http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/factsheets/Facteczema2.htm - fact sheet on eczema. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AuntieSarah
Date Posted: 11 November 2009 at 11:51am
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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. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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