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Repeating Allergy Shots and Setting the Clinic Record

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  Sometimes allergies are so severe that no amount of allergy nose spray or allergy pills can help.  For our family, Allergy Doc recommended allergy shots when despite all the medicine we took, we were still had: Sneezing (Daughter could sneeze 30 times in a row.... not kidding) Runny nose Congestion  Itchy throat or eyes  Interrupted sleep due to symptoms  Asthma attacks caused by allergies  We also made our house allergy & asthma friendly.   Yet we all still struggled with allergies, so all three of my kids had allergy shots for 5 years.  Fast forward 15 years, and college aged Daughter said her allergies were back with a vengeance. In fact, it felt like she had not had allergy shots.  Her allergy scratch test on her back ended with a back covered in welts. Even new Allergy Doc was surprised. She said previous Allergy Doc may have mixed a weaker serum.  It was clear that Daughter needed to repeat allergy shots, since her allergies were making her asthma hard to control.  Setting