Belinda had her allergy testing today. She has been not taking her antihistamines in preparation for this, and she’s been having a rough time with spring allergies. So today we found out what gives her the most trouble. The worst of the worst turned out to be elm pollen, which is fun since our house is surrounded by elm trees.

The nurse pricked her skin with different allergens, making Belinda’s back match the grid on a chart. After that, she took the ones that did not have much affect and injected them into her arm with another grid pattern.

So the doctor is having her take two zyrtec every day, along with two pepcids. Both target different types of histamines. Now back to the internist in Tulsa!