The pollens are still making my allergies really bad. I'm a total mess. I have questions to answer so at least I don't have to think things up to write about!
Q: Are you on the east or west coast now? New England is just starting to get hit with pollen misery.
A: East coast. Yea, its pretty bad now.
Q: How is social life for you? Is it difficult to go out to bars/restaurants with friends or co-workers? Or is it easier to host people at your place because you have more control over the environment?
A: Social life is hard sometimes. Many times I have to cancel plans or leave places early. I will also tend to push myself too much: go out when I'm feeling too bad, or go places that I probably shouldn't, and I often end up feeling more miserable. Its nice to be able to have more control over the environment at home, but the big disadvantage is that I don't really have anywhere to run off to. If I am somewhere else, i can always leave or have someone help me leave. If its at my own place, there is no where to go, I have to stay with everyone there.
Q: I'd guess all the sneezing must make it quite diffcult to type as well, which makes even e-mails etc. difficult? Is it difficult to do your schoolwork when things are like this?
A: Lots of sneezing fits does make it harder to type, but its MUCH easier than talking! Yes, its pretty hard to get schoolwork done. It ends up taking me a long time. Besides just interrupting me, my allergies makes it hard to focus, and have the energy to do everything.
Q: I might have missed your post somewhere, have u taken any allergy test to confirm your allergens?
A: Yes, I wrote about it in my 1st few posts. To keep it simple, I had positive tests to almost any environmental allergy that can be tested.
As usual, please comment and give me feedback. Ask more questions, and feel free to contact me if I am online; it usually means I am feeling icky or bored and could use the company.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Allergies are Bad, and Menstrual Cycle Connections
I get PMS the week before my period and I have found that my PMS and my allergies play off each other. Each one makes the other one worse. All the sneezing seems to make my cramps feel worse and my breasts feel more ouchy. And just for that week before my period, my allergy symptoms just seem worse than other times. And they both tire me out!
I also wanted to note that my allergies have been horrible over this last week! I feel like my nose and sinuses are full of pollen! Been really hard to get anything done lately. So much sneezing that its interrupting everything, and people have a hard time understanding me through my stuffiness.
No questions to answer, and I can't think of much else to say right now so thats it today. Please comment and give me feedback and more topics to talk about!
I also wanted to note that my allergies have been horrible over this last week! I feel like my nose and sinuses are full of pollen! Been really hard to get anything done lately. So much sneezing that its interrupting everything, and people have a hard time understanding me through my stuffiness.
No questions to answer, and I can't think of much else to say right now so thats it today. Please comment and give me feedback and more topics to talk about!
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Allergies Today and More Q+A
Tree pollen has been getting high lately and its been driving my allergies nuts the last few days. Been pretty miserable with my nose and sinuses and eyes going nuts. I have found that the pollen season starts a few weeks later than in Seattle but it ramps up much faster. I used to go through this worsening of my allergies over a few weeks, but here it seems to happen over a few days.
Today is one of those days where I probably won't be able to get much done. I do have a good number of questions to answer, so that is easier than having to think up my own post in this condition.
Q: Have you ever considered any kind of sinus surgery? I would think there'd have to be some thing out there that could help you in some way...??
A: I have been asked that many times over the years. The short answer is that it wont help. I had looked into it before and I was told that it MIGHT be helpful for a short time, maybe a year or 2 even, but with my allergies being so bad, and my nose and sinuses being so sensitive, any benefit would eventually go away. Earlier in this blog I also wrote about how narrow the inside my passages are, etc, and there just isn't the space in there to do anything about it.
Q:Given how bad things can get, I'd imagine that you prefer to just use a tissue then get rid of it?! If you are going out in full season, how do you deal with it. Would you just carry a lot of tissues with you?
A: Yes, I always carry alot of tissues with me. If I have a bag or backpack big enough, I'll actually carry around a whole box, and I like to have some in every room where I live. If I have any pockets, I keep some in most pockets. And yes, I like to use a tissue as much as I can, then just get rid of it. makes things easier that way.
Q:Who, besides your girlfriend, are you most comfortable having a sneezing attack around? And why?
A: My best friend Jessie. I made a post about how we met and became friends early on in this blog. The why is because her allergies are also very bad (though not as bad as mine). I haven't seen her as often since I moved to the east coast, but we still stay in touch and I visit her when I can.
Q:How do you decide, on a bad allergy day, to stop fighting it and give up trying to have a normal, productive day?
A: Its hard to say exactly, other than just how crappy I am feeling. How worn down and how bad my allergies are being really determines it. Some days like that I wake up and know I just can't function that day, sometimes I have to stop part-way through the day.
Q:With everything you've written about snotty sneezes and runny noses, do you enjoy sneezing in the shower, because tissues are redundant?
A: 'Enjoy' is way too strong a word. I feel like I am very messy when I am in the shower so I don't like that. The sneezes and the snot can come much more in the shower so that makes me feel more messy and kind of overwhelmed. On the good side, its easy to clean up and there is no one else around.
Thanks everyone for all the questions. It makes it easier to post. My next post topic might not be as interesting to some people, so if you ask me more questions, I can answer them too. As usual, feel free to comment, e-mail, or chat with me if you'd like!.
Today is one of those days where I probably won't be able to get much done. I do have a good number of questions to answer, so that is easier than having to think up my own post in this condition.
Q: Have you ever considered any kind of sinus surgery? I would think there'd have to be some thing out there that could help you in some way...??
A: I have been asked that many times over the years. The short answer is that it wont help. I had looked into it before and I was told that it MIGHT be helpful for a short time, maybe a year or 2 even, but with my allergies being so bad, and my nose and sinuses being so sensitive, any benefit would eventually go away. Earlier in this blog I also wrote about how narrow the inside my passages are, etc, and there just isn't the space in there to do anything about it.
Q:Given how bad things can get, I'd imagine that you prefer to just use a tissue then get rid of it?! If you are going out in full season, how do you deal with it. Would you just carry a lot of tissues with you?
A: Yes, I always carry alot of tissues with me. If I have a bag or backpack big enough, I'll actually carry around a whole box, and I like to have some in every room where I live. If I have any pockets, I keep some in most pockets. And yes, I like to use a tissue as much as I can, then just get rid of it. makes things easier that way.
Q:Who, besides your girlfriend, are you most comfortable having a sneezing attack around? And why?
A: My best friend Jessie. I made a post about how we met and became friends early on in this blog. The why is because her allergies are also very bad (though not as bad as mine). I haven't seen her as often since I moved to the east coast, but we still stay in touch and I visit her when I can.
Q:How do you decide, on a bad allergy day, to stop fighting it and give up trying to have a normal, productive day?
A: Its hard to say exactly, other than just how crappy I am feeling. How worn down and how bad my allergies are being really determines it. Some days like that I wake up and know I just can't function that day, sometimes I have to stop part-way through the day.
Q:With everything you've written about snotty sneezes and runny noses, do you enjoy sneezing in the shower, because tissues are redundant?
A: 'Enjoy' is way too strong a word. I feel like I am very messy when I am in the shower so I don't like that. The sneezes and the snot can come much more in the shower so that makes me feel more messy and kind of overwhelmed. On the good side, its easy to clean up and there is no one else around.
Thanks everyone for all the questions. It makes it easier to post. My next post topic might not be as interesting to some people, so if you ask me more questions, I can answer them too. As usual, feel free to comment, e-mail, or chat with me if you'd like!.
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