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allergy testing 2 : may 11
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by popular demand...
In real life, it looks a zillion times worse. Pictures in this case isn't worth a thousand words. It's only a guide for those of you who don't know what goes on at these allergy testings. Wednesday's injection count was 76. Today was 135. Lordy.
But I'm pleased to say that I'm being tested and cared for at one of the world's most renowned ear institutes and they say my specialist is probably the best in the business. No wonder they are so expensive and so busy all the time. And I guess it was fate that some doctor ended up referring me here to see if they could help. It's good to know that I'm being treated by a place that offers the most extensive allergy testing worldwide. Good for my vertigo but not so good for my arm. Today was Day 2; which also happens to be the longer and more exhausting day. Spent the hours between 8:30am - 1:00pm getting all the injections and the readings done. They started off with the left arm today but promptly filled it all up (see above pic) at about the 90th shot. They then moved back onto the right arm, which was tormented on Wednesday, to find some healed or empty spaces to use for the remainder of the testing. Needless to say, having been injected with so many allergens and poked so many times caused me to break out in cold sweats quite often. I somehow seemed more sensitive to today's shots than on Wednesday but of course, today's potency levels were also increased and thereby causing alot more stinging and burning when injected. They released me for lunch in this really ghetto neighborhood but I found a really good torta place called Super Torta and had a tasty meal. After lunch, I walked back to the House Ear Institute and waited until 2:30pm for my counseling session. During the counseling session, the RN went over the results of my food allergies and had all the literature of what I can't eat and what I can eat. This is a sad sad day folks because here's what I'm allergic to:
Which means I cannot have anything on that list, or any forms of those foods either. If you really sit and think about it -- I can't eat much at all, and gah, no soybeans?!? I need to eliminate these foods from my diet for the next 12 weeks and rotate the foods that I can eat. This all boils down to cooking for myself and eating in and that this is pretty much a detox for my body. I guess this is as good of a time as any to lose those excess pounds. I'll get started on this when I'm ready to (perhaps Monday) and after I've done some new grocery shopping and have restocked my kitchen with the necessary items. I also received my first allergy serum during my session. They mixed up a batch of this stuff during lunch and injected me with it (this rounding out the 135 shots today) and observed me for 20 minutes to make sure that I wouldn't blow up or something. With the counseling done, I finally met up with the doctor in the end and she went over the results with me in detail. I'll need to come back for injections weekly and also return back for a 6 week visit. The bottom line though: are allergies the root cause of my vertigo? Very likely, according to the doctor, since everything else looks fine and this can easily explain my very chronic vertigo patterns. Of course, we won't know until 12 weeks later. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed and having meself some good meals before I start this new way of eating. Thanks to everyone who's offered their support during these long months of waiting and testing. I really hope this is the answer that I'm looking for. I'm out. |
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