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as some of u are aware i've been battling chron's and other related illnesses for a long time, and i am now happy to report that the root cause has finally been positively revealed

To make a long story short... At the allergy doctor today the resultant welt from the scratch test registered at 8 for cat allergies -- out of a possible 4. In other words, my immune response to cat dander is at "least" twice as high than they measure for. They stopped the test 5 minutes early because they'd seen enough, but if given the full 15 minutes the welt would have reached 10+ on their scale, which is incredible considering my roomates have 3 cats. Allergy doc said he'd never seen anything even close to that level of response in all his 20 years, and he can't imagine how I was getting by with that many cats in the house on top of it.

Regardless, the medical mystery is finally solved and I am on the mend again, hopefully for good this time.

I want to thank the alleg community for helping me through the crap this whole thing has put me through, whether you knew you were helping or not. It has been a long ordeal, but the light at the end of the tunnel is bright, and close now.

Thanks again,
Monkage

Solution: Breath mask, electric razor, and a vacuum cleaner. no more cat hair!

Monk, that is some awesome news. Glad to hear everything is going well

TB

i thought it was apples that was the problem?

Crohn's is a tough disease to diagnose and treat.

Good to hear you are back on the mend Monk.

Monk great to hear things are looking up!

I'm glad for you. Hope you recover swiftly and now you have an excuse to participate in some good fun cat throwing competitions!

Or a cat-apult.

fiance has the same issue, we have 2 cats, and have to keep the house clean like mad because we don't want to give them up

Holy @#(! that's awesome!