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As a faculty member in a public school, as well as a parent of a milk
allergic child, I would like to respond to Jen's concern regarding having
her preschooler tested for allergy. Not all people having contact will
believe your diagnosis unless you have it backed by a doctor. In many
cases, the school will not be able to dispense medicine to your child unless
prescribed by a doctor! By all means, have your child tested. In addition,
your child's reaction may vary from experience to experience. I would hate
to see your child have a serious reaction without a plan of action in case
of emergency. A medical diagnosis will help you develop that plan.
>From: Dan Suggs <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Milk/Casein/Lactose-Free List <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: testing
>Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 11:22:11 -0700
>
>Jen wrote:
> Now
> that he is going to preschool I would like to have him tested just
> to have
> some "medical data" to back me up. I am aware that allergy tests
> are not a
> cut and dry answer,
>
>In my opinion, what more evidence do you need? Cold hard experience
>weighs more than "medical data" in my book. My son (23 months) has the
>same reaction to dairy, and that is how I know he is allergic to it. I'm
>not interested in having him go through any tests to tell me, yep, he's
>allergic to dairy. My own test is simple. I place a drop of milk on his
>arm and presto, we have hives!
>It seems to me that the preschool should believe you and honor your
>wishes for a dairy free diet.
>Sorry I'm no help on the allergist ideas, but this is just my two cents I
>guess. If you still want to have him tested, I sincerely wish you luck
>in your quest.
>
>Laurie
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