"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:26:37 -0400, "cybercat" >
> wrote:
>
>>That sure is my understanding, and my experience supports that. This
>>doctor
>>was clearly and visible angry at me because I wanted an allergy test. That
>>is a doctor? His argument was that most people are allergic to things they
>>cannot avoid. So I should just go ahead and use the steroid spray, maybe
>>get
>>allergy shots. As it turns out, I am allergic to things I can avoid. I
>>manage my allergies by doing this, except for the cat allergy. Claritin
>>works fine on that. Another thing is the very cheap OTC drug store there,
>>it's like an incentive to "do it yourself." Unbelievable.
>
> The flip side of that coin is all the allergy doctors selling
> unnecessary testing and shots to make themselves a few bucks when all
> you needed to do was avoid the allergen or use an inexpensive OTC.
>
> I certainly don't want to be the cash cow who pays some doctor's
> country club dues.

You could not have missed the point more completely. He wanted me to just
take a whole lot of systemic steroids to treat a reaction without knowing
what caused it. HE WAS SELLING THE SHOTS AND DRUGS. The drugs were
dangerous. I am allergic to dust, mold, and cats. No plants at all. So I
could ditch all the carpeting, buy hepa filters and a hepa vaccuum, and
begin a bathroom and kitchen cleaning regimen that prevents 90% of the mold.

It's not the end of the world. You are just wrong.