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UPDATE: ok I’m back! Here’s what went down. You go in, the DR talks, looks at you. Turns out I have a polyp in my left nostril. It was so cool he had the medical student shadowing him take a look. Then the nurse comes in. You take off your shirt and lay down. She sticks you with 53 little needles. (not bad like a cat scratch) My nurse did it fast which helped a lot I think, b/c if she had paused between each one my body would have said, why are you letting her!? Attack! Then the test of will power starts. At each of the different spots on your back you start itching, that is if you are allergic. For me my entire back started itching and I had to go to a happy place. While it wasn’t like I wanted to rip my skin off my body, it was pretty annoying b/c you don’t want to itch and have to start the test over again. The willpower test lasts 15 minutes. Then the nurse comes back in. She writes down two numbers for each of the 53 things. 10/40, 5/20, 5/20. The first number is how big the bump swelled to in mm. And the second number is a redness scale.. I guess her discretion. SO now that I’ve told you that, who wants to guess out of 53 how many things I’m allergic to in any amount? wait for it, wait for it, ok guess. Nope 45. Yeah I reacted to 45/53 things (one was a control). Feel free to ignore the results table below, as they are so I can have them eternally on the blog. I’ve highlighted the few that I wasn’t allergic to, and the two that grew to larger than 10mm.
- 5/20 : Sycamore
- 5/20 : Walnut
- 5/40 : Bermuda Grass
- 5/30 : Burrweed, Marshelder
- 5/30 : Mugwort Sagebrush
- 5/20 : Lambsquarters
- 5/20 : Kochia Weed
- 8/40 : Pig Weed
- 8/40 : Scales (Artiplex)
- 3/7 : Feather Mix
- 0 : Guinea Pig
- 0 : Mouse
- 5/20 : Cockroach Mix
- 5/20 : Aspergillus
- 0 : Epicoccum
- 0 : Candida Albicans
- 5/20 : Helminthosporium
- 5/10 : Penicillium
- 5/10 : Tricophyton
- 0 : Smut, Corn
- 5/20 : English Plantain
- 5/20 : Tree of Heaven
- 5/20 : Curvularia
- 0 : Pine Mix
- 5/10 : Alfafa
- 8/40 : Cat Pelt
- 5/20 : Histamine
- 0 : Control
- 8/40 : Mountain Cedar
- 5/20 : Birch
- 8/30 : Kentucky Bluegrass
- 8/30 : Timothy Grass
- 5/20 : Sagebrush, Common
- 5/20 : Ragweed, Western
- 8/30 : Russian Thistle
- 12/40 : Cat Hair
- 5/30 : Dog Hair
- 20/40 : Horse
- 5/20 : House Dust
- 5/20 : Dust Mite (Farinae)
- 5/20 : Dust Mite (pteronyssinus)
- 5/30 : Alternaria
- 5/20 : Cladosporium, Horm
- 0 : Milk
- 5/30 : Box Elder
- 8/40 : Cottonwood
- 5/20 : Western Juniper
- 5/20 : Maple
- 5/20 : Ash
- 8/40 : Elm
- 5/20 : Linden
- 5/20 : Mulberry
- 8/40 : Oak