Having an allergy?

Having an allergy? it could be simple too


Yesterday I saw an old lady who came with complaints of pain in shoulder. As

we were asking her, she was so well equipped with information, i mean she was

able to give answers to any questions we asked her and this is great because

this makes the work easier for the doctor to come to diagnosis and give the

correct treatment and what was more she was even telling the names of drugs

like paracetamol and wax bath etc, mind you she is 68 yrs old and her

education would not be much but still her curiosity to know things and learn

things has helped her to be active and also has helped the doctor.

See if you have otherwise have fun

One can help their doctor by telling exactly when their complaint started and

how it has progressed and have they taken any medication before which had

relieved them and if you happen to remember the name, it would be good.

And another thing of utmost importance is any history of allergy, meaning,

did you happen to have any allergy to any drugs in the past, or if you have

Asthma, Hypertension, Diabetes, or any allergy to pollen or dust or to any medicine

or hypersensitvity to

anything, it requires that you inform your doctor immediately.

Why this is so important after all it is an allergy,but there have been lots of cases where patients

have lost their life due to allergy to some medicines, so it is always better to have a patch test

done. And also equip your doctor about your allergy to any medicine.

The doctor doing the patch test

Remember these things are not alarming by themselves and there is nothing to

panic, for example if anybody has allergy to aspirin or penicillin, the doctor

would just change to another medicine for treatment. Or if you happen to

have asthma, the doctor would take care in not giving analgesics to you

because that can have adverse effects, it is not like having any allergy is

embarrassing or something. If someone is well aware of their body and their

reactions it becomes easier for them and also for their doctor to treat.

Remember every person is different not only externally in looks, hair,

fingerprints, genes, but also the way a person perceives things, What looks

beautiful to me might not look beautiful to other. So different individuals

have different requirements and all it requires is adjusting the medicine or

treatment accordingly.

That is the beauty of nature, where everyone is different from others and

have a self of their own.