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Allergy test results for 9mo - help deciphering them please!

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wtftodo · 22/06/2014 20:25

I'm a regular (not to allergies) but for boring admin reasons am on a weird nickname today.

My 9mo had skin prick tests at St Thomas' last month confirming an egg allergy (4mm and 10mm) but apparently no longer a reaction to milk. They did IgE blood testing for milk, egg and nuts and I've just got home from a trip away to find a letter which explains nothing but says: "egg allergy... suspected nut allergy...cows milk 0.1, egg 0.08, peanut 25.7, almond 0.35, hazelnut 0.67, cashew 1.88, walnut 0.01, brazil nut 1.47 and pine nut 0."

Can anyone decipher these for me?! I have no follow up appt and all it says is they will arrange for a dietician to call me to advise on how to avoid nuts and eggs.. I would assume the higher the number the worse the allergy but then milk is higher than egg here, and egg triggered a significant reaction (hives, gasping etc) when she had it.

I think I need to phone them, or the GP, for more info but would appreciate any advice from you guys!

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ukey · 23/06/2014 00:06

the number does not say how severe their reaction will be. have you already been avoiding nut, egg and milk?

wtftodo · 23/06/2014 08:12

Avoid egg and nuts but not in my own diet - am breastfeeding. No info on whether I should. Introduced milk after the skin test and she's been fine

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ShineSmile · 23/06/2014 21:25

Call them up. Either ask to be put through to the dietician or ask for the secretary of the pediatrician you saw. You should get through to the secretary.

I'm really really surprised with St Thomas. May I ask which pediatrician you saw?

In the meanwhile, I wouldn't give your LO any of the things he has shown a reaction to.

Btw my DDs all skin prick tests came clear but I knew she reacted to them, so it was confirmed she had a delayed allergy.

freefrommum · 01/07/2014 12:14

This might help www.oregonallergy.com/page12.html

SarahS12345 · 02/07/2014 11:18

Following. We are having a similar situation. Paediatric clinic (not allergy clinic) phoned us with results of rast test (1.47 milk, 2.79 soya, 2.3 egg, 3.5 peanut).
Told that these wouldn't cause a severe reaction and that was that. No further follow up...

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