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Allergy Tests Posted by Krista on 6/5/2025, 4:41 pm don't have any food allergies. She thinks I may be allergic to my BP med so she is changing that and sending me for a slew of blood tests. Also, I talked to the dermatologist office today thinking it was 12-18 months and she had me on cancellation list so I get to see her ... NEXT WEDNESDAY! Oh you ladies will laugh at this -- the earliest I can get blood tests (3 locations checked) is JUNE 27!

Krista... this is positve Posted by Beverly on 6/6/2025, 10:28 pm, in reply to "Allergy Tests" Getting in via the cancellation list is fantastic. You are are finally making progress. I am so excited for you, I am glad you are getting some answers... YAY. Love you, sweetie.

Checking off boxes! Posted by Joan on 6/6/2025, 7:01 am, in reply to "Allergy Tests" No food allergies... box checked! Possible reaction to BP med... box checked! Dermatologist appointment on Wednesday... box checked! Blood tests ordered... box checked! What would happen if you took the blood test orders and just showed up at blood location? Might they just work you in? I actually did that once!

LOL Posted by Krista on 6/6/2025, 4:45 pm, in reply to "Checking off boxes!" Surprisingly, I'm not that "ballsy". Ray would though

So... Posted by Joan on 6/7/2025, 6:49 am, in reply to "LOL" What if Ray went with you?

Re: Allergy Tests Posted by Cindyh on 6/5/2025, 9:03 pm, in reply to "Allergy Tests" So glad you got the testing done and you have a dermatologist appt so soon!! I am shocked on the wait for blood work!! Hope you get some good results and maybe the BP med change will Help

To be honest so was I Posted by Krista on 6/6/2025, 4:45 pm, in reply to "Re: Allergy Tests" In the past, we could always get blood tests in a day or two so even *I* was shocked at this. They do them only at our 2 hospitals and one "remote" office out where I live.

I’m glad you are getting some answers…. Posted by Cindy on 6/5/2025, 7:58 pm, in reply to "Allergy Tests" Hopefully changing your BP meds will help. Glad you can get back in next Wednesday! Keep us posted, you know we are all cheering you on!

2 diff docs Posted by Krista on 6/6/2025, 1:11 pm, in reply to "I’m glad you are getting some answers…." Today was allergy doc, next Wednesday is dermatologist. This getting old is for the bird's isn't it girl?

Hurray for Wednesday! Posted by Delta on 6/5/2025, 6:40 pm, in reply to "Allergy Tests" Did they do allergy testing today? If not, how do they know that you don't have food allergies? Here it is stupid. Insurance won't cover food allergy testing unless you have already had a severe reaction to a food. We are talking severe, as in anaphylactic shock. I can see you having an allergic reaction to BP medication. I had reactions to several before we found one that didn't cause adverse reactions, so far. One of them was so bad that instead of putting "adverse reaction" on my chart, they put it under the allergy category with a flag not to give again because they found it was playing havoc on my organs. I hope this is the key and you are hive-free in a few days. It is crazy that you have to wait so long for blood tests. Our doctors' offices all pull blood samples while we are there. Sometimes it takes a week or two to get results, but often we have results much earlier. Well, then there are places like where my mother lives that is more like what you are saying. If they are sick there they can be put on a wait list for over two weeks sometimes. They just recently got walk in clinics there. Still, it looks more hopeful for you than it has looked in a while. Crossing my fingers that this will help.

Yes they did Posted by Krista on 6/6/2025, 1:10 pm, in reply to "Hurray for Wednesday!" That's what the appointment was for - 4 months for allergy testing! She said it could be "some time" for the welts / hives to disappear but I'm hopeful it's something that we can see pretty quick. Odd thing is I think I've been taking them for a long time, without incident. Weird, weird - hopeful though. If not, she will figure it out. I got that sense from her!

Unfortunately, it took almost Posted by Delta on 6/6/2025, 6:54 pm, in reply to "Yes they did" It took two weeks for my reactions to BP meds to ease up. After a month, I was back to normal. If it doesn't happen instantly, don't give up hope, but I hope and pray that it does happen quickly.

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