I now have an allergist appointment this Thursday! This is my first appointment with a 'good' allergist. All I was told was to avoid antihistamines and bring my health care card and SPT testing fee.
What else should I bring? I have my reaction history and FARE action plan. Anything else? Questions I should ask? I don't want to remember something important to ask after I leave the office. Ugh, I feel so unsettled right now -- yet excited because I'll (hopefully) have some answers/advice before we go to Norway in two weeks.
I am seeing a new allergist due to anaphylaxis twice in one month due to what appears to be potatoes. (History of bothersome GI reactions originally thought to be intolerance to tomato or potato for well over a year but couldn't pinpoint it because it was intermittent. Have eaten raw and cooked tomato just fine since.) Plus, it's nice to have a good allergist on the books, instead of Dr. Quack that I saw before, ages ago.
Food challenge to tree nuts and peanuts won't happen due to PTSD. Potato I might be willing to do.
We should have a thread about this locked to the top: Preparing for your (first) allergist visit or something like that. Just an idea. (If there is one, I couldn't find it. Feel free to point me in that direction.)