I live in South Carolina.  My immune system problems started when i was around 6 months old.  Constant visits to the doctors and emergency rooms as a child.  After a while i learned that this made my mother very angry and i would hide symptoms for as long as i could.  In fact I'm very good at hiding my condition.  I 've had to force myself to keep coworkers informed, but it is hard to explain a condition where anything can make you sick. Sometimes people think im lazy or a hypochondriac, and i find that very hard to deal with.  The Drs in south carolina are not very good, but my Gp has bben very forthright with me.  He suggested that i start searching for specialists on line because the two allergists in town gave him feedback that suggested that they si ply weren't listening to me.  I'vehad a few false starts, but this forum is kind of unique in that moderatirs seem to br very honest when there doesn't seem to be mast cell involvement as well as when there does.  Thank you for being here.

I would definately like Dr Arkin's email.  I need all the help I can get!

Oh wow, thank you.  My doctor's here will be more than glad to get whatever he needs for a workup.  I think they find my problems as frustrating as I do.

Thanks for the information.  I contacted him, and he had some recommendations for my GP.  He contacted me the next day!  Wow. What a nice guy.