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specialk Dec 20, 2006

So Tyler had to have an allergy skin test yesterday, where they test your skin by dropping 47 different oils of possible allergens on his back, then pricking each drop to see how the skin reacts to...

thefunkyfresh Dec 20, 2006

they did that to me when i was in middle school. i had to get allergy shots for a couple years

specialk Dec 20, 2006

They say that after a while the shots can sort of tone down the allergies, so they either aren't as bad, or almost go away.....did that happen with yoU?

thefunkyfresh Dec 20, 2006

they said i was developing asthma, which i don't really have any symptoms of now, however i do think i have a weakened immune system probably from that and from taking so many antibiotics when i wa...

specialk Dec 20, 2006

Funny thing (but not really), but they actually had that same concern with Tyler, because he had asthma when he was younger. He grew out of it, but they said it's a risk in the long run, because it...

thefunkyfresh Dec 20, 2006

yeah definitely make sure he doesn't overuse that stuff, only take meds if absolutely necessary

specialk specialkOG 2003

Yeah, it was either the shots or the meds, and I hate having to put him on daily stuff....I try to avoid that if at all possible.

malibu malibuOG 2001

i have had ashtma since i was 8 and they say it wont go away because i grew into it. but they continue to try to get me to take things regularly and i'm always like, no no no no no just an inhaler and one inhaler would last like 1 year or so but i've noticed that they've definetly reduced the amount of medicine they put in the inhaler so i have to keep going back so they can keep trying to put me on regular medication.

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