"but you and anyone else who confuse the two would be doing yourselves and
others a favor to do some research before you offer any medical advice."
Wow - rough day at the office?
I can't speak for others that responded to this thread but I didn't give any
medical advice. Medical advice is "take two aspirin and call me in the
morning" type thing - where you are telling someone what to do in regard to
medical field.
I was just deducing what seemed logical that there would be a correlation
between breathing reactions (from molds etc) and your skin because that is
how they test it. Someone (George) corrected me and told me that the
specific test I was talking about was actually "under" the skin ... a nice
polite "conversation" on what people experienced. There was no one saying
"do this" or "don't do this". Also, if only "experts" posted to newsgroups,
then they would be quite empty. At what point can I tell people what wood
turning technique worked for me? The whole idea of newsgroups is that it
allows people to share similar experiences and talk about what they did and
maybe even offer an opinion on what they liked and what worked best for
them, stir thought etc. It is up to the person to use common sense (I
realize it isn't that common any more) and do what is best for them (just
like you said "the only advice I'm giving is to not give or take medical
advice from anyone other than your doctor").
I guess one advice I would give ... you might want to stay out of the
alt.support.cancer type newsgroups, because there they share similar
experiences and talk about what they did and offer advice on what they did
and didn't like. You could be setting people straight all day long if you
went to a newsgroup like that.
The funny thing - if I would have said "There SEEMS TO BE some truth to skin
reaction to breathing reaction", the need to scold \ set straight would not
have happened. Lesson learned on my part.
Just my 2 cents.
Darren
"Chuck" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 15:37:38 -0700, "Darren"
hurled these words of wisdom into the ether:
There is some truth to skin reaction to breathing reaction.
Actually, there isn't.
When you go in to find out allergies (cat, dog, trees, molds etc), they
put
a "solution" on your arm. If it reacts (rash) then they know you are
allergic to it.
This adds weight to the old adage, "A little knowledge is a dangerous
thing." Yes, they do skin tests for allergies. However, the reaction
you have to wood, whereby your skin breaks out in an irritating rash
after exposure to its dust is called "contact dermatitis." With this
reaction, "There are no circulatory or otherwise detectable antibodies
produced." http://www.telemedicine.org/sensitiz.htm
The reasons that contact dermatitis (which is localized) is NOT
indicative of an anaphylactic reaction (which is systemic and involves
the production of histamines) are too numerous to mention, but you and
anyone else who confuse the two would be doing yourselves and others a
favor to do some research before you offer any medical advice.
You can start here
http://www.nationaljewish.org/medfacts/anaphalaxis.html
where there is a good, layman's-terms explanation of anaphylaxis, its
causes, symptoms, prevention and treatment, including what does and
doesn't cause it.
And no, I'm NOT a doctor, and I am NOT offering medical advice. The
only advice I'm giving is to not give or take medical advice from
anyone other than your doctor. Besides, if you go into anaphylactic
shock, you WILL know it, and you won't confuse it with a little
dermatitis.
-
Chuck *#:^)
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