when my doctor told me that i had allergies and that he needed to give me some tests to determine as to what, i became curious. today, i got my answer. 25 pricks from t- to t+ i was like a pin cushion. the test was done in the morning. first, my forearm was cleansed with alcohol and numbered from 1-23 with polar ends at t- and t+. after the pricking, i was to observe which number would look like a mosquito bite. after a few minutes the t+ prick was the itchiest and was the most visibly mosquito bite looking bump. when the doctor saw me he said "you have big reactions". i don't know what that means. what he said definitely was "you're allergic to dust". i had to come back an hour later to see the second reaction. he wrote down number 14. next monday i will be going for the second series of tests to determine which pollen i'm allergic to. i wonder if it will be the same or will they actually hold up pieces of pollen up to my nose and see whichever one makes me sneeze. we'll see...
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The pic was entertaining. hehehe I know how it hurts; at the very least how annoying it can get. When i had my operation, the anesthesiologist had to do skin testing too for allergies. I remember looking at the bumps that developed after every injection. it was kinda like developing a crush or falling in love. I dreaded the moment the needle would sink in my skin but it was amazing to see a portion of my skin gradually rise up like...what's that thing you use so that bread wont fall flat? im not making sense. anyway, hope you're doing well there babaknit! ingat. hugs
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