Chicken allergies

Armand - most insurers cover this with an office visit deduct (at least that is what mine was). With HMO's, you have to get a referral first from your primary Dr. Out of pocket? I would not even want to guess. If insurance is a problem - look up and see if you have a "teaching hospital" in your area and ask someone there. I would assume that there would be an allergist-physician in training that would like a pin cushion to test on (you would be in a hospital, you most likely will be ok if you have a bad reaction).

Well you are all not alone. about the age of 10, I would eat the chicken or turkey Mom would make for supper. After each supper the symtoms progressively got worse. My parent told me it was all in my head and I should eat what was given to me. So, I would eat it and for an hour or two I would deal with a swollen throat passage massive convulsions in my chest and back, and excessive mucus build up. Then it got worse as the next couple of years rolled on, symtems up to 5 hours long, wanted to die. Parents had no understanding, so I refused and gave up poultry. Easyer said than done. Had a few episodes due to cross contamination or Gravies, etc. Eventually Doctors became more aware of other allergies, oter than the old standbys (dust, mold, etc.). I was told to stay away from poultry ingestion in any case. I have no problem eating eggs though. After seeing allergists about 10 years ago, Some top guys in thier field, it was determined that I have a massive, aniphalatic allergy to all poultry. Very Rare in thier eyes as they had not come across it in their 20-30 years in Practice. I had informed then that once in a while I had eaten very oily peanuts or cheap Peanut Butter and got a milder but somewhat the same symtoms as the formentioned allergy. They are going to look into a possible common protien or fat that might be somewhat the same in both substances. Hope they can help the Peanut Allergy People, but as for myself I make sure I do not eat any poultry. The guess now is that Epipen and antihistimines may just get me to the hospital, but no guarentee after that. I am now 42 years of age, so it has been a long hike with this problem, but I guess I've done a pretty good job staying away from those birds, I can touch them, I just can't eat them. So any of you parents with kids that complain of itching, throat or flushing problems after a poultry supper, Take them seriously. Believe me, My parents feel bad that they almost killed me.