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| - We actually went to the location in Mesa, but we absolutely love Arizona Allergy Associates! My fiance and I were trying to get a puppy. Turned out he is allergic to dogs, even though he had dogs his whole life. We went to our family doctor to get him tested and get answers. They were useless. They basically said he is so allergic to dogs that if he even went near one, he might go into anaphalactic shock. ( Btw, as they told us the results on the phone, my fiance was currently playing with my uncles dog.) Feeling confused and upset about the results, which were not explained or anything, we were referred by a family member to AAA. We made an appointment and they got us in right away.
They took my fiance back and spent some time getting his med history and talking about his main concerns. They even went so far as to find the results of the blood work the family doctor performed. They recommended we do a wide spectrum allergy scratch test on my fiances back and get results within 15 minutes of doing the test. We went ahead and did that. My fiance said it didn't hurt, just a bit itchy of course. Then the nurse came in and recorded the results, and then the doctor came in and went over in detail what the results were. She was awesome! She explained why he was allergic to dogs and other things now that he is older. She understood our situation and advised us how to proceed. She did not give us the standard advice to "Stay away from dogs.", instead she told us how to proceed in order to maximize our chances to get a dog in the future. In short, she restored our hope. We are so thankful for the AAA staff and look forward to working with them in the future. We absolutely will refer anyone with allergies to seek them out. Don't let your allergies dictate your future.
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