It never hurts to speak to your anesthesiologist in advance should you have any questions or concerns about your anesthesia. I encourage you to do this, to ask any questions that you might have and to get all the information that you need.

Allergies are something that we take very seriously -- you will be asked about them when you arrive at the hospital, by the nursing staff and probably by a few other people as well. The anesthesiologist will pay attention to any reported allergies before doing anything.

There is not really a good way of predicting when someone will have an allergic reaction to something -- unless, of course, they have had a reaction to that substance before. Minocyn is not an anesthetic drug and will not be involved in the anesthesia you are given for delivery. Having a reaction to Minocyn (or any other drug) does not increase the chance of having reactions to other, unrelated drugs. Similarly, having a "negative history" -- that is, never having any allergic reactions before -- does not mean much.

Luckily, true anaphylaxis is quite rare. While quite serious, treatments do exist for it and it can usually be managed once recognized.

Hope this helps some!

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