Reaction to Levaquin I have watched a close friend of mine live (use that term loosely) through a devastating allergic reaction to the antibiotic levaquin. She took only 2 1/2 days worth of the drug,...
First, let me say - STOP taking Levaquin! I didn't see anywhere in your posts (I don't think!) that you had an infection that was not clearing up - and levaquin is really a 'last resort' antibiotic...
Hi everyone. I had the scratch test done after having years of seemingly obvious anaphylactic reactions to shellfish, mango, and iodine. I consulted with the allergist who agreed not to give me the...
thanks for the reassurance! I am glad to know that others have had false negatives. I KNOW I am allergic, as I went into anaph. during the scratch testing, even though the subsequent blood test...
Thanks for asking. I actually did not take any meds or OTC's the week prior to the testing, so that it would be as accurate as possible. I just don't know what else to do, as I have really bad...
I am curious if your testing turned out to be correct. I underwent scratch testing, and had a horrible reaction to just the histamine/the control, so my testing was not accurate and my doc wouldn't...
Yes, I did go in for testing. It did not go well - even though I did not do the 'scratch' test for shellfish, as the Dr. thought it was too risky with my history of anaphyl. reactions. I had an...
YES THERE IS A CONNECTION!! I am allergic to shellfish, but I found out that I was allergic to iodine when I gave blood and my arm was swiped with iodine - boy was that reaction bad!!! 4 days,...
Ok, this is a little late to add to this discussion . . . I am going for allergy testing today - for seafoods, tropical fruits, and Iodine. But I did have a scare with probably OAS : I had started...
Hello! I have the same mouth allergy to tropical fruits also! I don't eat maple syrup, so I don't know how/if they are related though, sorry. :( For mine, I take benadryl/antihistamine - I drink it...
I know what you mean about the panic - once I was having a reaction to seafood (the pans that previously held seafood were reused without being washed, just rinsed, so I didn't know I was being...