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[MikeCr]

If it's higher than that's even better. One thing the initial test will identify what you are allergic to. Then the doctor will prescribe treatment and to verify that the treatment is working the doctor could prescribe more rounds of testing.

I had the skin patch test done many years ago (very cumbersome by the way), and the allergist then gave me weekly allergy shots based on my allergies. Treatment lasted a couple of years. Every so often he would send me for an IgE blood test to verify.

With the skin patch test (SPT), they tape rows of allergens spots on your back (an array if you will). After a couple of days they remove the patches to see if you have an allergic reaction (swelling, redness, etc) on any of the spots.

The finger prick test is a breeze compared to that SPT. :) And the allergic reaction happens on a microarray plate not on your skin.