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Health
Author: John12 Jan
Okay, I finally finally figured out what is going on with me.
It turns out that I am allergic to just about everything except food. Everything means dust mites, dog dander, cat dander (I have a cat), cockroaches, molds, grass (except Kentucky Fescue), etc. You name it, I am probably allergic to it.
Congestion + CPAP machine = No Sleep. No Sleep means declining health. Declining health means other bad things.
Ugh.
So, now I have a prescription for the allergy symptoms and wonder of wonders, I feel much better. Three nights of sleep in a row. I have energy, again. Yay!
Our son, BTW, made a full recovery. He is back to his playful self. Of course, he is a hairbreadth away from walking (IE sprinting), so the fun has just begun.
My wife, though, is beginning to feel the third trimester. The first trimester was really scary and it was a big deal. This is less of a big deal, but serious enough to get checked out. Considering how absolutely cold it is now, I’m not surprised she’s feeling off.
More later, just felt the need to tell everyone that, like everyone else that moves here, I have developed several allergies I didn’t have before.
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6 Responses for "Health"
My doctor back in Greenville said that she had patients who moved due to allergies that then became allergic to local flora in their new home. She had no idea why this happens. Ain’t science grand!
Just moving to SA from Dallas caused my husband and me to develop allergies previously unknown. What I have heard is that when you move to a new local, you should start a regiman of adding a tsp of vinegar and a couple of tsp of locally gathered honey to a glass of water/cup of tea, etc. Supposedly, the honey desensitizes you to the local allergens and the vinegar, well I don’t know why the vinegar (those homeopathis recipes just always seem to include vinegar)
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My wife was in your shoes about 12 years ago in Detroit. Allergic to everything that’s green and grows, and cats (we had 2 at the time) and dogs. She saw an allergist and was getting shots regularly to build tolerance and now has little allergy problems. If you aren’t’ already, I’d see about getting the shots. I think she went twice weekly to start and they got farther apart as time went on.
I moved to Ohio and was sick for about a year. My wife moved back to WI with me and now she has asthma and needs an inhailer every once and awhile.
I’m glad you and your son are feeling better and that you know what’s up with you.
Glad you figured that stuff out.
Told you cats are evil…
Shots or drops is what the allergist recommends. The issue for me is that shots are an office visit.
This equals $35 per shot (25 for the visit, 10 for what insurance doesn’t cover) per week for a long time.
I could get the drops which I do at home, but that is about $75 a month, because our insurance here doesn’t cover drops.
My doctor happens to be one that believes drops are the best thing ever and only gives shots because that’s all insurance will cover.
The good news is that a simple mild antihistamine that was proscribed to me does very well. Cost $5 a month. Maybe after the second child is born, I can do more. I know, it sounds weird saying that.