thread: Hi ho, hi ho, it's off for allergy testing we go...

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  1. #1

    May 2008
    Melbourne, Vic
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    Thanks Hollo! Less than 200 is ok... Off to the GP tomorrow, will ask her how much it may cost.

    ETA - thanks Heather. Hmm... Doesn't sound like it'll be a fantastic experience for her! If it's just constant runny poo, would they see her as an urgent case? Probably not... When comparing with aniphylactic (sp?) type reactions...

  2. #2
    BellyBelly Life Subscriber

    Feb 2006
    melbourne
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    DD paed and allergy testing was around $370 but we only paid around $35 as we'd reached our medicare threshold

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Mar 2007
    Melbourne
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    Thanks Hollo! Less than 200 is ok... Off to the GP tomorrow, will ask her how much it may cost.

    ETA - thanks Heather. Hmm... Doesn't sound like it'll be a fantastic experience for her! If it's just constant runny poo, would they see her as an urgent case?

    It's possible they would as she would be losing alot of nourishment with food going straight through her. Is she having trouble gaining weight? I would think that these things together would be considered urgent.
    My DS2 has a dairy intolerance. I had stupidly weaned before finding out and then he would not take soy formula, he was 10mths old. So I had to resort to plain soy milk and soy products. They took that as urgent due to him not taking any formula.

    Good luck OP.

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Nov 2008
    Perth
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    Good luck hon. I had skin pr!ck allergy testing several years ago and despite it being a lengthy process (to diagnose and treat my allergies) it was so worth it.

    I wonder if anyone will test a stool sample from your DD. I may be wrong but I thought stool samples could provide a lot on information