Allergy Tests And What Type Of Tests Will Be Run?
January 20, 2010 by admin
Filed under Allergy Questions
I am going for allergy tests in a few days. I want to know what to expect in the way of what types of tests are going to be done? And if anyone has had them done recently? I have been breaking out in hives for the past month so my doctor wants to find out what might be causing the hives. Whether it is food or in the air or both.
there are two ways to test, skin test and blood test.
Skin test is painless until you have an allergic reaction to something. They do a scratch (no pain) then apply the allergen and if you are allergic you will have a red bump that will itch. They apply the allergen and wait 20 minutes to see if you have a reaction. Mine took about 3 hours all together.
Blood test is just that, they draw your blood and send it to the lab.
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Starfish is right that is the way Doctors do it.