On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 04:34:44 GMT, "Julie Bove"
<julienospambove@verizon.net> Huffed and Puffed the following into the
madness of usenet:

um, everyone has always stated that egg allergies are a very real
possibility with those complaining they get sick (catch the flu) from
the flu shot.

Good luck sorting out the rest.

I got my labs back from the Naturopath today.  I have a severe egg allergy!
So for all of you who said I couldn't possibly have gotten sick from the flu
shot, now we know why!  The shot was making me sick because of the egg.  I
am also allergic to dairy and almonds, but to a lesser degree.  Now I must
find new foods to eat, especially for breakfast.  I had stopped eating eggs
around Thanksgiving because the last 4 times I ate them, I became violently
ill.  Why 4 times?  Because the first 2 times I really thought it was food
poisoning from some egg salad I bought.

My normal breakfast had been eggs and more recently cottage cheese.  The Dr.
said I might be able to tolerate goat's milk cheese.  I think I'll wait a
while before trying that.  I tried the goat's milk cheese with Angela and
she got sick from it.

I am going to have a problem finding sources of protein now.  I really don't
like most meat.  I do sometimes eat sausage or bacon, but I wouldn't want to
eat this every day.  The only other meat I can really tolerate is ground
beef.  I despise fish and shellfish with the exception of occasional tuna.
I do like peanut butter, but I wouldn't want that every day either.  *sigh*

Now for the bad stuff.  My phosphorous was elevated.  It was 5.1 with normal
range being 2.5-4.9.  And two liver enzymes elevated.  ALT (GPT) was 86 with
a normal range of 24-65, and AST (GOT) was 39 with a normal range of 12-37.
The Dr. has no clue what all this means.  But he doesn't think it's good.  I
see my GP on Monday.  Perhaps he can make something of all this.  The
Naturopath is also consulting with a retired Dr. who is a long time friend
of my family on Wednesday.  So hopefully it will all get sorted out.  At any
rate, these findings would explain why I have felt so rotten these past
months and my well explain why my BG has shot up higher despite my attempts
to bring it down.