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[quote=Anonymous]I have two kids with food and environmental allergies, plus eczema.  I have to agree that this testing procedure is different from what I'm used to.

For example, whenever the kids or I have had skin tests, each scratch was placed with a fresh, disposable needle.  It definitely sounds like there could have been cross-contamination from re-using one needle.

Also, if you already know your child is allergic to peanuts, there is no reason to test for that.

Finally, FAAN literature is pretty consistent in saying that although both skin and blood tests can be helpful, the gold standard is a food challenge.  If your son is passing a food challenge regularly (eating the food without a reaction), it sounds like he isn't allergic.

Is this a board-certified allergist who specializes in food allergies?  I have run across regular doctors who aren't board certified but who hold themselves out as allergy doctors, as well as board-certified allergists whose knowledge of food allergies is significantly less than the specialists we have seen.

Regarding false positives, our allergists have told us that skin testing can have false positives but not false negatives.

It sounds like a second opinion is in order.  FAAN (the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, foodallergy.org) is a great source of information.  There's another thread on the General Parenting Forum right now about allergy docs that might be helpful to you, and there have been a lot in the archives.

In the meantime, I think you are right to continue your son on his current diet, as both milk and wheat contain a lot of nutrition that is hard to replace with other sources.[/quote]

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