Skin Testing

Jonathan had a rough night last night.  He did not sleep at all, maybe a total of 2-3 hours.  He was really anxious and nervous about the testing today.  I was glad we made it to the testing day so we could finally get some answers, hopefully!!

We got to the appointment and talked to the nurse who took vitals and all the normal stuff.  They came in and did a control test to see if the Benadryl he took in the ER on Tuesday had worked itself out of his system.  The first picture is of his back before testing.  The second is the control test....he passed!!  We could continue with the full testing.

 

  

The nurse came in and did a total of 133 skin pricks on his back.  It breaks down to 77 food allergines and 56 environmental re-tests.  Here are some pictures of all the pricks and the slight reactions.

 

 

 Here the list of what they tested him for:

TREES:

Red Cedar   |   Virginia Oak   |   Pecan Tree   |   Arizona Ash

American Elm   |   Red Mulberry   |   Box Elder   |   American Sycamore

Alder White   |   Acacia   |   Pine Mix   |   Sweet Gum

Bayberry/Wax Myrtle   |   Queen Palm

Eastern Cottonwood ----- Reaction

GRASS:

Bahia Grass

Bermuda

Johnson Grass

Timothy ----- Reaction

WEEDS:

Marsh Elder   |   Ragweek Mix

Sheep/Red Sorrel   |   Russian Thistle

Careless Weed   |   Sagebrush

English Plaintain ----- Reaction

MOLDS:

Penicillium Mix   |   Bipolaris   |   Cladosporium   |   Aspergillus Mix

Alternaria   |   Fusarium Mix   |   Drechsiera   |   Epicoccum

Stemphylium   |   Aureobasidium   |   Trichophyton   |   Botrytis Cinerea

Paecilomyces   |   Phoma   |   Rhizopus   |   Candida

Corn Smut   |   Rhodotoruia   |   Mucor Mix   |   Trichoderma

Chaetomium

OTHERS:

Cat

Dog

Dust Mites

Cockroach

House Dust

Mouse

FOODS:

Peanut   |   Soybean   |   Whole Wheat   |   Pecan

Corn    |   Crab    |   Lobster    |   Sesame Seed 

Mustard   |   Cottonseed   |   Sunflower Seed   |   Poppy Seed

Almond   |   Cashew   |   Black Walnut   |   Hazelnut

Brazil Nut   |   Tuna   |   Salmon   |   Oyster

Scallop   |   Clam   |   Banana   |   Avocado

White Potato   |   Celery   |   White Grape   |   Rye

Oat   |   Barley   |   Rice   |   Navy Bean

Lima Bean   |   Green Pea   |   Black Pepper   |   Cinnamon

Nutmeg   |   Vanilla   |   Basil   |   Milk

Shrimp   |   Codfish   |   Egg Whites   |   Clove 

Parsley   |   Sill   |   Cumin   |   Oregano

Thyme   |   Caraway   |   Ginger   |   Garlic

Onion   |   Coffee   |   Chocolate   |   Carrot

Pear   |   Apple   |   Peach   |   Strawberry

Cherry   |   Orange   |   Tomato   |   Watermelon

Cantaloupe   |   Spinach   |   Lettuce   |   Cabbage

Cucumber   |  Pineapple   |   Coconut   |   Pork

Beef   |   Chicken   |   Baker's Yeast

Jonathan only reacted to 3 of the environmental allergines.  He reacted to none of the food allergines.  The doctor then came and talked to us instead of scheduling a follow-up.  He brought in Jonathan's allergy skin tests from last year and compared it to this year.  It was night and day difference; many of the allergines that were the highest last year were 0 today, which proves that the allergy shots are working extremely well!  He was allergic to over 40 allergines before....what an improvement!!!   :-)

Unfortunately, this doesn't really explain why Jonathan was having the reactions that put him in the ER.  He called it "Idiopathic Anaphalyxsis".  They are going to continue with the allergy shots and have given Jonathan permission to start taking his normal meds again.  They said to not take NSAIDs or Aspirin, but he is allowed to take Tylenol.  They gave him some antihistamines in the office before leaving (he said that he felt so much better 10 minutes after they gave him the antihistamine).  They also have prescribed that he take Zantac twice a day as it acts as another antihistamine and an acid controller.

Jonathan has a physical scheduled on Thursday with his Primary Care doctor for some blood work and to see if his reactions are something other than his allergies.