[Dragonnurse1]

How many of you have been diagnoised with Latex allergy, Multi chemical sensitivity? I worked ER for 9+ years and had a couple of warnings about the latex creeping up on me but I did not recognise them. A definite allergy to neoprene, my very 1st reaction to poison ivy that I had been imune to all of my life. The came the day of my first anaphylsis to latex.

Anyone else

[Painthe5thvitalsign]

A knee injury=RSD[Reflex SympatheticDystrophy= 1988=now called CRPS(Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome= the'And' was left out=making it CRAPS--which it truly is!! ]. Pain relief:'91 with DBS [DeepBrainSyndrome]started my trip to 'latex allergy' land. '93=Dx'd=Fibromyalgia Syndrome [FMS]=an HLA testing idicated 13 allergies including latex. [Adhesive&plastic tape would cause me to breakout...even paper tape turned my skin red & itchy; BPcuffs&car tires would give me a headache; forget about blowing up balloons...I thought everyone had a terrible taste in their mouths & got headaches whenever around anything latex. To date my latex allergy only affects: skin, taste[mouth], & strong headaches. Am trying to avoid anaphylatic shock. I'm curious about how anyone could actually work in a hospital with all it's latex supplies; yes, I know that NOW most things are being made out of non-latex stuff=to me it feels like=too little, too late. An urologist took one look at my allergy list [1 1/2 hrs /p my scheduled appointment time]; see latex; and tell me that he "doesn't do" latex free stuff" and to find another urologist. He also added that he would 'retire' before anyone could make him switch to nonLatex stuff. I went from , to , to = I had already waited 6 weeks for this appointment... What YOU must have gone thru!!! ...{I worked at a PRO-reviewed charts and made phone contacts /p RSD '88. It kept me from daily latex contact=only near it with stuff I could mostly avoid=balloons, tires etc. That doesn't count my hospitalizations=I even received a 'latex free' kit on my last hospitalization WHICH the staff DID NOT use, but of course charged me for it]... Again= you must be a !

[Dragonnurse1]

I do not understand Doctors like your urologist but the first allergist I went to told me that if I had a latex allergy I would be dead. I also have laryngospasms that I have no control over. The pulmonist told my Internal Med MD that I was making up the spasms even though he and his staff watched one. DUH!

[sharona97]

Originally Posted by Dragonnurse1

I do not understand Doctors like your urologist but the first allergist I went to told me that if I had a latex allergy I would be dead. I also have laryngospasms that I have no control over. The pulmonist told my Internal Med MD that I was making up the spasms even though he and his staff watched one. DUH!

Now that would p**** me off. Docs not thinking out of the box........ Sorry to hear that Dragonnurse.