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Managing Latex and Adhesive Allergies Before Surgery

Sloane Miller
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Friday, September 05, 2008
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This month, I'm going in for an arthroscopic knee procedure. I've had a few day surgeries and outpatient procedures and I always bring up allergies and asthma early on. As in, "I have asthma, keep an eye on my breathing during the procedure please" and, "I have food allergies, so here's the list, jus...
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    KAJordan
    Friday, September 19, 2008 at 11:22 AM

    I have a severe Shellfish allergy and its important to let ALL medical professionals know that, because many times the dyes they use for MRI's and other procedures contain a Shellfish derivitive.

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    Sloane Miller
    Thursday, October 02, 2008 at 09:55 AM

    very true!

    thank you for your comment!

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