Re: Coughing and allergies/asthma


"Anonymama" <user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <1130165213.834885.212290@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> tedneeley@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> Should I take her to an allergist? I dont' know anything about the
>> allergy shots. How do the allergy shots work? Should she take them for
>> indefinite period of time?
>
> Other people have responded well, so I'll just reply to this one bit. I
> did allergy shots a few years ago. First I went in weekly for them; then
> every two weeks; then monthly, etc. It took a few years, and worked
> well. It wasn't a big deal -- it's a small needle -- it's just a pain
> going to the allergist that often.
>
> I'm in the US. If you're in the UK, my understanding is that the
> appointments take longer -- the doctor requires you to sit in the
> waiting room for a longer time to make sure you don't have a reaction.
> --
Well, you're usually asked to wait 5-10 minutes to check there's no
reaction, but you can go (at your own risk). I always found that 10 minutes
was good to make a bit of a fuss of the child.
Debbie


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