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Is this true?

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Heartmum2Jamie · 19/12/2005 13:18

I took Jamie to have his bloods done for his RAST this morning. I had told a friend by email last night that we were going. She emailed me back a little while ago to say that if Jamie hasn't had any milk or egg in his diet for the last 3 days the results will come back negative. Is that true?? I don't want to have paid all this money to have these tests done privately and not have been told that I would have to give him these things before the test. I'm confused

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tatt · 19/12/2005 13:53

well it doesn't match what we were told. We were told the test would work even if they had never eaten the food. There can be a problem with skin prick tests if you've had anti-histamine recently, maybe that's what is confusing her?

bobbybobbobbingalong · 26/12/2005 17:00

Ds had a RAST test for latex which came back positive, I think that as long as you have been exposed at some point your body will have made the antibodies.

PrincessPlumPuddingHead · 26/12/2005 17:54

no, it is bollox

thecattleareALOHing · 26/12/2005 18:33

what DID you get for Christmas PPH?

PrincessPlumPuddingHead · 26/12/2005 23:16

see my thread aloha!

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