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superslyskillzmcfly replied to your photo:Are you on Pinterest? Like and repin my wintery...
Where did you get this stamp plate?!!
Oh I forgot to add that, didn't I!? I'll go do that here in a sec. It's MoYou's Festive Plate Collection 04 - unfortunately it looks like they're sold out right now. :(
superslyskillzmcfly replied to your post: In case anyone was curious what the aftermath of…
I always thought they did those tests on people’s backs. Huh. I bet it felt like a really slow tattoo.
Warning: I am not a doctor, just someone who’s had this done and who read up about it on PubMed.
There are a couple of different versions of allergy testing. The one I had in 2001 in Massachusetts used my left forearm and was very similar to a tattoo: they pricked me lightly with a set of needles with an allergen on them. It was actually pretty much identical to a TB test, if you’ve had that done, only 20 times over. Mine tested 20 substances, including groups of common food allergens (chocolate, strawberries, etc). The downside to that type is that it’s not very specific and can result in a lot of false negatives. They just give you a mix of a handful of tree pollens, for example. Also this type doesn’t really indicate severity. It’s just a yes or a not-sure. When I did it, I got the pricks done, then had to go back after 24 to 48 hours to have the test read, much like a TB test.
This one was an intradermal titration test, where they injected increasingly concentrated allergens under my skin to see exactly how much it took to cause a reaction. It has more false positives but far fewer false negatives. It’s deeper than a tattoo and needs a moderately sized skin surface. Mine only tested environmental allergens, leaving out ingested allergens, because those were what we needed to know about. I was tested with 28 substances over 55 injection sites. Each was injected twice and some three times, sometimes in a new site and sometimes not, depending on the skin response. It broke down grasses, for example, into species. It did not test some environmental things the 2001 test did (eg cockroaches), either because those species aren’t common here or because there isn’t a good allergy injection for it—they’re doing this to see if they can fix my rhinitis, not as a true diagnostic. This one only took about 45 minutes start to finish (including set-up, printing out my results, chatting, etc) because the deeper, bigger, more concentrated injections means the skin reacts quickly. They told us to allow 2 hours but I think that's way more than most people will need to get it done.
If they are interested in more specificity in terms of exact species, or they’re doing it as a true diagnostic, sometimes they’ll re-do the first kind of test on the back because the increased surface area lets them test more things. For example, if you test positive to seafood, it can be important to know what kind of seafood. Ditto for the “grasses” category. Sometimes on children or very small adults they use the back to do the same one I had yesterday. And sometimes they do that kind of test on the back so they can do the expanded version with food allergens included. Those can include up around 200 injections and so you need a good surface area.
The third kind of test, that I have not had, is where they stick a big sticker on your back that contains bits of various things like metals and latex and cat dander and whatnot, and you wear it around for 24 to 48 hours. That one tests for dermal (contact) allergies. I react to both my own trapped sweat and the adhesive on them, though, so we’ve never bothered with that one.
Basically this is the medium sized and more sensitive (and more painful) of the “prick” tests. The large tests are done on your back, but my arm was big enough for the version they were doing today. The little, less sensitive ones are often done on the forearm.
superslyskillzmcfly said: I have literally no idea how you do it with two babies, one being a newborn. I’m starting to think you need to wear a cape because you’re obviously Super Mom.
HA! It's a lot easier than i thought it would be. It's a little difficult when they both are needing immediate attention at the same times and I'm alone. They are usually opposite so i can take care of one while the other sleeps or plays. I'm lucky because Molly is such a good kid. She is so good with Lily and so loving. The other day Lily had a huge diaper blow-out and Molly literally stood beside me and started pulling baby wipe after baby wipe out of the container and handing them to me til i didn't need anymore. So it was awesome in that little moment to have that extra hand, it doesn't sound like much but it was an enormous help.
I'm lucky that she's so smart. Maybe she's not that smart and she's being completely average, i don't have any one year olds to compare her against so i don't know. She plays pretty independently while i tend to Lily most days and Lily bless her heart is a good baby like Molly was. She cries a little more than Molly and is a little more fussy but still really easy.
I'll take a knitted cape if you wanna make one.....haha.
melonk answered your question: An appropriately awkward screen shot to go with...
I would say that 20 knit stitches a minute for an avid crocheter is pretty good! ;)
I'll take that! :)
slothshark answered your question: An appropriately awkward screen shot to go with...
I think you should leave those ends unwoven as uh, *extra, special horizontally-oriented fringe!* ;)
Ha ha ha! I like it. The recipient might not be so excited, though, lol.
superslyskillzmcfly answered your question: An appropriately awkward screen shot to go with...
Whatever speed you’re comfortable with is good time. I used to want to go as fast as possible but it make knitting seem like work, not fun.
Yes, definitely! Plus my stitches get even wonkier when I try to be speedier. My best knitting? After a couple drinks! I'm guessing it's because I'm more relaxed.
superslyskillzmcfly replied to your post: Every day I wonder how I survived before I made my…
I feel the exact opposite about my shawl. It just sits there, totally useless. I’m glad someone gets enjoyment out of theirs!
To be fair, my fancy mohair shawl never gets worn.
The ones I wear constantly are all machine-washable and sturdy cotton—two are knitted DK weight chenille, and the last is woven out of medium weight weaving cotton. I’ve actually used one of the chenille ones as an emergency towel to mop up a coffee spill, and you can’t tell it ever happened.
While gorgeous laceweight shawls are nice for fancy wear, I feel like we need to be more encouraging about knitting good solid machine-washable shawls. I love knowing that I basically can’t ruin them, and it makes me wear them a lot more.
Of course, I’m also a hummingbird—I run damn close to my metabolic budget, and I’m constantly cold in winter. I literally keep my shawls in my bed so I can throw one on as soon as I sit up. I’m wearing the woven one as I type this, actually.
superslyskillzmcfly replied to your post: melonk replied to your photo: A screen shot with...
I’ve never heard that! Crocheting is always faster for me but I like the way knitting looks so much more for most things. Plus mmm stretchiness.
1. How was I not following you already!? I think Tumblr must've eaten that particular button push. Anyway, THAT's been remedied!
2. It may just be my mother who says that... Sometimes I get her confused with "people" saying things. ? Who knows. It's definitely slower than crocheting for me, too! But then, I suppose if I were trying to crochet this damn thing in nothing but sc or even slip stitches then it would also take a ridiculously long time. Ah well, back at it!
superslyskillzmcfly replied to your photo: It was not my intention to do a manicure to match...
Omg you should do a manicure that looks like knit stitches! I don’t know how you’d go about that but it would be awesome!
Actually, Vivid Lacquer on Etsy has a nail stamping plate with stockinette! It's on my wish list. ;)
