I had never heard of the Melissa Metal allergy test before today...its a specialized test just not the one I need :( How do you even find out about non-standard allergy testing?
I *think* I'm allergic to a cooking oil or a by product of heating some other substance.
It has a distinct smell that prompts me to leave the vacinity rapidly, I know how awful I feel if I don't get out of there.
The primary culprits: are some movie theaters I could not be anywhere near the popcorn stands, a shop making fresh fudge, some fresh carmel, and some stands making fresh nuts. I also avoid all carmel corn as almost all of them seem to be bad for me.
I am not allergic to corn or dairy...at least as much as anyone can tell without actual allergy testing.
In all instances something is being "cooked" in the immediate vacinity
I only know what the cost is for Melissa metal allergy testing.
Anywhere from $300 for testing for one metal allergy to $700 for full testing of all metals.
I would think the price would be all over the scale, depending what you are being tested for. Can you call the doctors office and ask them to give you a ballpark figure for the test?
I live in the USA so while I like Canada for visit ;) prices from there aren't going to help me very much.
I would like medical assistance in testing and identifying a probable anaphalaxis reaction to an airbourne substance food near certain food stands so I finally know what I spend my life running from :)
In Canada without insurance it costed me $25, however I'm not sure how much is covered by the public health care or if it falls under prescriptions and private insurance.
In pets the cost is $500-1500 depending on the length of testing so I would assume it should be somewhere around that.