Your First Visit
Everything you need to know before you see Dr. Kanumury.
Your Initial Visit
Your first appointment with Dr. Kanumury typically lasts approximately 60 minutes, allowing time for a thorough review of your history and a detailed discussion of your treatment plan. If you need to cancel or reschedule, please provide at least 24 hours notice.
Appointment Duration
Please plan for approximately 60 minutes for your initial visit, which includes a comprehensive history, physical examination, and discussion of your individualized treatment plan.
Cancellation Notice
Please provide at least 24 hours notice if you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment so we can offer the time to another patient.
What to Bring
- Insurance card
- Physician referral form (if required by your plan)
- List of current medications
- Medical and surgical history
- Recent x-rays, records, or test results
Your Forms
To help your visit go smoothly, please download and complete your new patient forms before your appointment. Bring your completed forms with you, or fax them to our office in advance.
Fax completed forms to: 973-627-0443
Preparing for Allergy Skin Testing
If you may need allergy skin testing, please avoid medicines that contain antihistamines for 3 to 5 days before your visit. They can block the skin reaction and make the test less reliable. If your symptoms are intolerable without them, keep taking them and we will plan your testing around it.
Stop 3–5 days before testing
- Prescription antihistamines, such as fexofenadine (Allegra), cetirizine (Zyrtec), hydroxyzine and cyproheptadine (Periactin)
- Over-the-counter antihistamines, such as Benadryl, Chlor-Trimeton and Claritin
- Tricyclic antidepressants, such as amitriptyline and doxepin
- Heartburn medicines called H2 blockers, such as famotidine (Pepcid) and cimetidine (Tagamet)
- The antihistamine nasal spray azelastine (Astelin)
Do not stop
- All asthma medicines, including albuterol, Flovent, Singulair and Advair
- Steroid nasal sprays, such as Flonase, Nasonex, Nasacort and Rhinocort
- Allergy eye drops, such as Patanol and Zaditor
- Decongestants, such as Sudafed
- Oral steroids, such as prednisone and Medrol
- Antibiotics
- Routine medicines prescribed by your doctor, such as heart and blood pressure medicines and diuretics
Taking a beta-blocker?
Beta-blockers, which are often prescribed for heart conditions or high blood pressure, can increase the risk of a severe reaction during testing. Examples include Toprol, Inderal, Coreg and Lopressor. Tell the doctor if you take one, but do not stop it without talking to your physician.
Testing for bee sting (venom) allergy can only be done at least six weeks after your last sting.
Not sure about a medicine? Call us and we will check for you.
If you think you have asthma, take the Asthma Control Test before your visit and bring your results.