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From: fish@ihu1g.UUCP (Bob Fishell)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Allergy Shots - a Summary
Message-ID: <452@ihu1g.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 27-Jun-84 12:35:37 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 27 12:35:37 1984
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(oo) <- a somewhat less irritated nose

I've gotten quite a few replies to my article, "Allergies and Treatments
Thereof," and I felt it would be beneficial to others to post a summary
to the net.  This is extracted from replies and followups to net.med.
Results: Ten replies in favor of the shots, one unfavorable, two uncommitted,
and one person who swears that vitamin C is the answer.

I started the shots two weeks ago, and I'm happy to report that I've
had no problems with them.  They started me on a very small dose of
weeds, grasses, and trees, and a somewhat larger dose of dusts and
molds.  I am so badly allergic to some of these substances that I
had a systemic reaction to the *scratch tests*, so they're playing
it pretty safe.

I'll post a followup in September when the weeds come in.  The shots
should have done some good by then.
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                               Bob Fishell
                               ihnp4!ihu1g!fish