Regina G. Barber

Like the itchy, the water.

So why am I not bothered by my four cats?

Like I've had four cats for the last year and a half and I'm just not that bothered by it.

But it's like in the middle of my allergy spectrum of like... Of reactivity.

I was also fascinated.

I asked the doctor this, the allergist.

I do feel like a little bit bothered by them, but not a lot.

And he's like, well, you'll notice if you go on a long trip and come back.

So why is that?

But that panel still picked up that I am allergic to cats.

So this is where this idea of like allergy immunotherapy, basically exposure therapy through allergy shots comes in.

After I did that allergy panel we were talking about, the allergist came back and he was like, oh.

And he was like, wow, you would be a great candidate for allergy shots.

And I had never heard of these shots before.

So can you tell me a little bit about the history?

Like who first came up with these allergy shots and when?

Yeah, and it's since developed.

So how has it changed then as, you know, time has gone on?

Got it.

OK, so can you tell our listeners like how that process works?