Posted by: rebekahc
« on: October 02, 2012, 04:31:11 PM »Hi Lisa and welcome
I'm so sorry you're feeling so overwhelmed and discouraged. Hopefully the members here will be able to help you sort things out and offer encouragement. To help us help you, I'm sure there will be questions - so I'll start:
It sounds like you were not diagnosed by an allergist? What test(s) did your doctor use to diagnose you?
Muscle weakness isn't typically a symptom of true food allergy (though it could be a side effect of a symptom such as shock). What type of breathing problems have you experienced?
Were you able to pinpoint what caused your reaction at the time or did your doctor run tests as a fishing expedition?
Prior to diagnosis, had you ever noticed symptoms from the foods you were diagnosed as allergic to?
Were you prescribed an EpiPen and taught how to use it?
I'm so sorry you're feeling so overwhelmed and discouraged. Hopefully the members here will be able to help you sort things out and offer encouragement. To help us help you, I'm sure there will be questions - so I'll start:
It sounds like you were not diagnosed by an allergist? What test(s) did your doctor use to diagnose you?
Muscle weakness isn't typically a symptom of true food allergy (though it could be a side effect of a symptom such as shock). What type of breathing problems have you experienced?
Were you able to pinpoint what caused your reaction at the time or did your doctor run tests as a fishing expedition?
Prior to diagnosis, had you ever noticed symptoms from the foods you were diagnosed as allergic to?
Were you prescribed an EpiPen and taught how to use it?