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Subject: Re: Opinions on Allergy (Hay Fever) shots?
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Eric Jacquier ) says:
>
>From now on it looks like 2 shots per week for
>6 months followed by 1 shot per month or so. Each shot costs
>$20. Talking about soaring costs and the Health care system, I would
>call that a racket. We are not talking about rare Amazonian grasses
>here, but the garbage which grows behind the doctor's office.
>Apart from this issue, I was somewhat disappointed to find out
>that you have to keep getting the shots forever. Is that right?
>
You might look for an allergy doctor in your area who uses sublingual
drops instead of shots for treatment. (You are given a small bottle of
antigens; 3 drops are placed under the tongue for 5 minutes.) My
allergy to bermuda grass was neutralized this way. Throughout the treatment
process I had to return to the doctor's office every month for re-testing
and a new bottle of antigens. After the allergy was completely neutralized
a bottle of maintenance antigens lasts me about 4 months (the sublingual
drops are then taken 3 times per week), and costs $20. So the cost is
less than shots and it is more convenient just to take the drops at home.
Bruce Long