re: allergy testing a 4 year old?

Quoting loser mom:" That's not true at all. When you develop an allergy, you also produce antibodies to it, and that's ... [snip!] ... that's what the blood is used for - antibody testing to each individual allergen. The scratch test is pretty old school. "

All the drs I have talked to say that the blood test is less accurate.

We are testing her because she has had a couple cases of contact dermatitis, she also scratches herself until she bleeds constantly.

Quoting TantricLemons:" We are testing her because she has had a couple cases of contact dermatitis, she also scratches herself until she bleeds constantly."

cora's started doing this.
whenever shes being disciplined, too.
im going to talk to her dr about it soon.

Quoting zombie.:" cora's started doing this. whenever shes being disciplined, too. im going to talk to her dr about it soon. "

We are ruling our allergies before we take her in for another sensory eval.

Quoting TantricLemons:" We are ruling our allergies before we take her in for another sensory eval."

im thinking coras is more sensory. she will barely eat anything anymore drink anything, but barely eat.

Quoting zombie.:" im thinking coras is more sensory. she will barely eat anything anymore drink anything, but barely eat."

*sigh* m is the same way. She also gets so hyper and worked up she literally can not control herself. She wants to be good so bad, but can't.

Quoting thechelseamonster:" Landon's was easy peasy. Two panels of scratches on his back, they were all done at once. The hardest thing was him wanting his shirt back on and wanting to lie down during the half hour wait."

Same with ours. It was so simple. She just laid there, didn't feel a thing. I asked about a blood test but the doctor wouldn't consider it, she said scratch test is the best way to find allergies. But yeah, it was a breeze.

<blockquote><b>Quoting TantricLemons:</b>" *sigh* m is the same way. She also gets so hyper and worked up she literally can not control herself. She wants to be good so bad, but can't."</blockquote>




Same here. Sometimes she'll get goong so much she'll get crying and cant calm down and she pUkes. Dh gets flustered and makes it worse. Talking in a mean voice saying stop crying isnt gonna work.

Quoting zombie.:" <blockquote><b>Quoting TantricLemons:</b>" *sigh* m is the same way. She also gets ... [snip!] ... cant calm down and she pUkes. Dh gets flustered and makes it worse. Talking in a mean voice saying stop crying isnt gonna work."

Same here, every day is a fight   she hurts herself a lot when she gets worked up.

<blockquote><b>Quoting TantricLemons:</b>" Same here, every day is a fight   she hurts herself a lot when she gets worked up."</blockquote>




Maybe ts the age with new siblings? Im still getting her evaluated but its nice to know im not alone even though its a terrible situation. I hope you guys figure it out.

Quoting TantricLemons:" we are getting the full blown scratch test  "

They did my daughters when she was 5 ,but they did it at the same time they took her tonsils out so she was asleep for it. Will they be giving something to make your child drowsy or some pain meds ?

Quoting zombie.:" <blockquote><b>Quoting TantricLemons:</b>" Same here, every day is a fight   she ... [snip!] ... getting her evaluated but its nice to know im not alone even though its a terrible situation. I hope you guys figure it out."

we have always had some sensory things, so its not a surprise they are showing up again. They show up the same time she starts stuttering to  

Quoting TantricLemons:" we have always had some sensory things, so its not a surprise they are showing up again. They show up the same time she starts stuttering to  "

Coras had a few but nothing as bad as it's gotten since we moved across country. she's began chewing things again. shes currently chewing on a teether.