Katherine S. Murray
Hardware Specialist, Information Services
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
601 Children's Lane
Norfolk, VA  23507
(757) 668-7953
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        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Juliann Seebauer [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
        Sent:   Tuesday, September 12, 2000 3:09 PM
        To:     [log in to unmask]
        Subject:        Re: testing

        To be able to have a 'special diet' (or be taken seriously), my
        daycare needed a  doctor's note saying they had food
        allergies/sensitivities. I also needed to write a note. This doesn't
        apply to elementary school lunches, but it may apply at snack or
        party times. Our pediatrician specializes in genetic defects, and
        happens to have food sensitivities herself, so she was sympathetic
to
        the problems and approved tests, while the allergists in our clinic
        (2 floors up) don't recognize (more minor) food allergies
        (sensitivities), unless you land up in the hospital. Unfortunately,
        since your child is growing well, you may need to be persistent to
        get tested. Since he gets hives upon touching milk, you may get
        accurate results with the skin prick, tho, it's a bit less painful
to
        get the RAST or ELISA blood tests. Don't have him have any
        antihistamine w/in 3 days prior to the tests, it may negate the
        results. one of the allergy sites has a doctor search (Allergy and
        asthma network / Mothers of asthmatics)
        http://www.aanma.org/physrc.htm
        ..
        .