Omelet wrote:
>
> Have you seen an allergist?


25 years ago I saw an allergist and got scratch tests. I did not enjoy
them. The ones for
non-food items made sense. I was allergic to cigarette smoke, dust,
newspaper ink, and a whole variety of pollens. The ones for food made
less sense.


Now I understand allergy tests can be done with blood and are not nearly
so painful.


Part of me is curious to find out which seafoods I'm allergic to once
and for all. The other part of me knows that as long as I avoid seafood
I might be allergic to, nothing is life-threatening. My quality of life
isn't affected much as there are so many types of seafood I can eat and
enjoy.


I live in a world where it's hard enough to find a doctor who will spend
more than 12 minutes with me no matter what the insurance or how much
I'm willing to pay. These doctors don't pay attention to histories,
don't listen to patients, and don't seem to care much.


If I'm going to choose my battles, I'd rather fight with the doctor who
kept recommending Excendrin Migraine to someone who is allergic to
Tylenol/acetominophen. (Excendrin Migraine contains adcetominophen, but
she didn't seem to believe that even when I reminded her of the fact.)
(I didn't fight the battle. I stopped going to the incompetent doctor.)
I'm only trying to make the point that finding out which sorts of
seafood I'm allergic to is something I'd kind of like to do but not high
on my priority list on information I want from a doctor.


--Lia