My daughter is a veterinary surgeon. After she'd spent five years studying at university and several years in practice, we discovered that, amongst other things she is allergic to: soap, the disinfectant used to clean contaminated surfaces in the practice, the powder in surgical gloves, the latex in one of the two brands of unpowdered gloves available in Australia, and, to cap it all off, animal dander!
I was furious because the first specialist she consulted, a man, just looked down his nose at this petite woman and told her to find another career. If the patient had been my son instead of my daughter, I'll bet he would've made more effort. Eventually, she found another specialist, female this time. This lady has managed to come up with some very practical measures which at least make it possible for Alison to continue, albeit extremely carefully!, in her chosen career. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) --- A+Y Farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My DD2 is allergic to soap, shampoo, conditioner, deodorants, sorbelene, > chlorine all adhesive tapes and Band-Aids as well as surgical gloves, or > more likely the chemical they use to stop the sticking together, even > unpowdered gloves. She now wears a medic alert bracelet so if I am not > around if she had to go into hospital some one may twig that they have to be > careful. She had a blood test yesterday and forgot to stop them putting a > Band-Aid on her arm. Thank goodness she remembered as soon as she walked out > of the clinic or we would have been in trouble. > I accidentally forgot and changed washing powder 2 weeks ago and she has > had to have nearly a week off school fighting off dermatitis. I just have to > be alert all of the time. I know we're not the worst off, but it does make > you aware of how much effort people have to go to. > We were going to go to the Wet and Wild theme park in summer but before we > go I have to find out if the water is chlorinated or if they use salt > filtration. You just never stop having to think about these things. > I wonder if there are more allergies around now or if we just notice them > more? > > Cheers, Yvonne. > http://search.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Search - Looking for more? Try the new Yahoo! Search To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
