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Thought I was allergic my whole damned life from a childhood incident in '76. Had a long talk with the CVS doc one day. We really hit it off and shot the shit for almost an hour.
He told me the same! When I related getting hives when I tried penicillin later in life he told me that mono is often mistaken for strep throat, and yes, treating it with penicillin often results in hives.
I'm going to quit telling doctors I'm allergic.
BTW, just imagine how we could all benefit from being able to chat with a doctor for an hour now and again! Also, he knew I had just lost my job and my insurance wasn't working. He gave me two antibiotic prescriptions for future use, even though I didn't need it at the time. Also fudged the insurance paperwork to make it look like a software issue so I could just pay later.
What an awesome doc! Good to know folks like that exist :)
DON'T keep that information to yourself.
Mention that there may be an allergic reaction to something but don't hide anything from your health care workers... (facepalm)