On Mon, 15 Nov 1999 11:46:15 -0500 "Murray, Katherine" <[log in to unmask]> writes: >their backs for allergies. My oldest reacts to dairy, eggs, apples, >oranges, pineapple, cashews, brazil nuts, dyes etc. He was NEGATIVE for all >(except possibly shrimp and oranges...). We saw a pediatric allergist at >the hospital I work at, who is WONDERFUL. But I had two residents, two >nurses and the doctor looking at me with blank looks after the negative test >as I frantically described his physical and emotional reactions to dairy. >They listened, but said that my story was not common at all. We have the same problem! Alyssa reacts negative to all the skin tests we've done so far and to the food RAST. Sometimes she did not even react to the histamine control. That does NOT mean she does not react to certain things. Likewise, I test negative to all but dust and cats. I have horrible seasonal allergies and don't present with the classic "look". I have a very delayed reaction to eggs and some molds on a skin test - it did not pop up until about 45 minutes after I left the office. Fortunately, we have found an allergist who has explained (in painstaking detail) to me about allergies and intolerances. He is a little hesitant to be completely on board with my explainations of my 2 1/2 yo having the behavioral changes, but still believes that she is reacting to things. The behavioral symptoms are controversial, but he doesn't make me feel like I'm just overreacting or something. I can always correlate other symptoms like red cheeks, excessive thirst, or loose bowels to the reactions. He has never made me do any challenges, but recommends them from time to time. Since we've never seen any anaphylactic type reactions, I feel fairly safe but we don't get "cocky" about it :-) I wish you luck and hope everything goes "well" (whatever that means for you) Kathy P. ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.