Its been a long time since I posted, and I wanted to try again. I might be a bit different with it. It will be sporadic, probably not very long posts and a bit more general in the topics I post about. I met a few new people online who seem really cool, so hopefully they start reading this too :)
School is going well. I am enjoying the research I am helping out with. There is one other assistant who is a jerk to me and tries to get me in trouble, but the professor in charge is a really cool guy and there is really nothing to get me in trouble over so its just an annoyance.
This fall was probably the worst season ever for my allergies! I knew I was very allergic to ragweed, but there isn't much of it around Seattle, but OMG there are tons of it out here on the east coast! If I didn't know any better I would have thought I had ragweed plants stuck up my nose! Ugh. I hope next fall isn't as bad.
This weekend I have had a cold/flu/something so I have been feeling really icky and had to miss parties :( I was hoping I would be better by tomorrow but I think its going into my chest so I'll be sick for at least a few more days. bleah!
Please post comments, questions, discussions, etc!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Been a long time
Sorry I haven't posted in a long time. I have been pretty busy in the Anatomy program. I am not sure how often I will have time to think about what to post and to post it.
I have something to think about and even though I don't have too many people reading this, I was hoping for opinions anyway.
I have an opportunity that might be very helpful to me. It is somewhat research-related and will fill a good chunk of my research time requirements, it will waive/fill some of my teaching assistant requirements and it will even give me a little bit of money. If things go well, it may even end up helping some people. The downside is that most of the research time isn't directly reated to what I am studying, and I'll end up unavoidably being exposed to things I'm allergic to a good chunk of the time.
I am weighing the pros and cons, so I'd like any opinions people might have. Sorry I am being so vague about what it is but I'm not allowed to give out specifics.
Thanks :)
I have something to think about and even though I don't have too many people reading this, I was hoping for opinions anyway.
I have an opportunity that might be very helpful to me. It is somewhat research-related and will fill a good chunk of my research time requirements, it will waive/fill some of my teaching assistant requirements and it will even give me a little bit of money. If things go well, it may even end up helping some people. The downside is that most of the research time isn't directly reated to what I am studying, and I'll end up unavoidably being exposed to things I'm allergic to a good chunk of the time.
I am weighing the pros and cons, so I'd like any opinions people might have. Sorry I am being so vague about what it is but I'm not allowed to give out specifics.
Thanks :)
Friday, December 17, 2010
Posting
I am going to try to make at least a short post each week. If I don't, please try to remind me. :)
I would also like some ideas on what to post about. Try to be detailed, like a really specific question or something. I think that will help me get ideas to write about. I will try to answer questions, especially the really specific ones, but I might not answer a question that is asked, or it might make me think of a tangent and I will write about that instead.
Thanks everyone! And help me get more people to read and post and discuss!
I would also like some ideas on what to post about. Try to be detailed, like a really specific question or something. I think that will help me get ideas to write about. I will try to answer questions, especially the really specific ones, but I might not answer a question that is asked, or it might make me think of a tangent and I will write about that instead.
Thanks everyone! And help me get more people to read and post and discuss!
Drinking and allergies
I had 2 beers tonight so I was thinking about this.
I don't drink lots, but I do like to a bit. I usually don't drink to being very dunk though. When I get tipsy, my sneezes feel different, but i can't exactly explain it. They aren't totally different, but things just feel not exactly the same. I still would be congested, sneezy, runny, etc but just slightly different. Does that make any sense? I wish I could explain it better than that.
If I do get drunk, I don't pay as much attention to my allergies. Not that I am less embarrassed by them, but more like a feeling of less control and not really realizing it. Things can get really messy before I know what is going on. By not getting drunk around lots of people, I can avoid embarrassing myself in front of them.
I don't drink lots, but I do like to a bit. I usually don't drink to being very dunk though. When I get tipsy, my sneezes feel different, but i can't exactly explain it. They aren't totally different, but things just feel not exactly the same. I still would be congested, sneezy, runny, etc but just slightly different. Does that make any sense? I wish I could explain it better than that.
If I do get drunk, I don't pay as much attention to my allergies. Not that I am less embarrassed by them, but more like a feeling of less control and not really realizing it. Things can get really messy before I know what is going on. By not getting drunk around lots of people, I can avoid embarrassing myself in front of them.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Allergies in winter
I posted before about the fact that without the pollen, winter is usually a bit easier on my allergies. I still have to watch out for lots of things, but most of them are a bit easier to avoid than pollen (although dust and molds can be kinda hard still).
What is nice is that I am not sneezing as much and also I can usually smell things and I can actually sniffle sometimes. Makes it easier to deal when my nose gets snotty. My sinuses also don't bother me as much.
I still get times were my allergies act up and often times its hard for me to tell why. There is just nothing obvious sometimes. The weird part is feeling my congestion get worse when that happens. through most of the year I am just always very congested. In the winter though when my allergies act up I can feel the congestion in my nose and sinuses get worse. its just kind of strange, and annoying.
Sorry about not posting as much as I used to. I feel like I am running out of things to talk about. Probably more like I just don't feel like writing much. I do wish more people read this. Maybe even share their experiences with allergies too. That would help me write more and maybe help to give me ideas about what to write.
What is nice is that I am not sneezing as much and also I can usually smell things and I can actually sniffle sometimes. Makes it easier to deal when my nose gets snotty. My sinuses also don't bother me as much.
I still get times were my allergies act up and often times its hard for me to tell why. There is just nothing obvious sometimes. The weird part is feeling my congestion get worse when that happens. through most of the year I am just always very congested. In the winter though when my allergies act up I can feel the congestion in my nose and sinuses get worse. its just kind of strange, and annoying.
Sorry about not posting as much as I used to. I feel like I am running out of things to talk about. Probably more like I just don't feel like writing much. I do wish more people read this. Maybe even share their experiences with allergies too. That would help me write more and maybe help to give me ideas about what to write.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Needing to sneeze
If you notice I am catching up on posting today :) I had some half-finished posts and I figured I should get them done.
I think many people don't realize that I almost always have a need to sneeze. It can vary in intensity, but it is always there to one level or another. Its like a tingling or tickle deep in my nose and it spreads when I actually am going to start sneezing. It can spread really slow or really fast or at almost any speed. I don't like it super fast because then I am not ready for the fit. Its best when it spreads slow enough so I can get ready for it and even get away by myself before the fit starts.
The intensity of the tickle depends on how bad my allergies are at the time. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being sneezing, I often am around a 5 or 6. It can be a bit distracting sometimes but as I mentioned at least it helps me sometimes be able to keep track of when I am about to start sneezing. If its in the winter and I am not around anything I am allergic to at all for a while, it gets as low as a 2. When my allergies are really bad it can sometimes never go below a 9.
From what I have been told, most people sneeze and that feeling of needing to sneeze goes away for a while. For me it doesn't. No matter how much I sneeze, that feeling of needing to sneeze is still there. It is usually lessened for a while after a fit at least. Its like sneezing fits just give me partial relief.
I think many people don't realize that I almost always have a need to sneeze. It can vary in intensity, but it is always there to one level or another. Its like a tingling or tickle deep in my nose and it spreads when I actually am going to start sneezing. It can spread really slow or really fast or at almost any speed. I don't like it super fast because then I am not ready for the fit. Its best when it spreads slow enough so I can get ready for it and even get away by myself before the fit starts.
The intensity of the tickle depends on how bad my allergies are at the time. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being sneezing, I often am around a 5 or 6. It can be a bit distracting sometimes but as I mentioned at least it helps me sometimes be able to keep track of when I am about to start sneezing. If its in the winter and I am not around anything I am allergic to at all for a while, it gets as low as a 2. When my allergies are really bad it can sometimes never go below a 9.
From what I have been told, most people sneeze and that feeling of needing to sneeze goes away for a while. For me it doesn't. No matter how much I sneeze, that feeling of needing to sneeze is still there. It is usually lessened for a while after a fit at least. Its like sneezing fits just give me partial relief.
Cold and allergies
I just got over having a cold. People often ask me things like "how can you tell when you have a cold?" or "Maybe its not allergies, maybe its a cold." I guess these are people who don't have allergies! Yea, some symptoms are similar, but they are different, so it is easy to tell. I will say that is IT a pain to have a cold on top of allergies.
These are the things that happen when I get a cold on top of my allergies:
With allergies, I can get worn-out, but when I have a cold its more like having a feeling of physical weakness, different from feeling worn out from doing alot of activity.
My sneezing feels harsher and it feels like something could spray from my mouth. I also notice that my snot is thicker and more yellowish instead of clear or white.
My sinuses hurt differently when I have a cold. Sometimes when my allergies are bad my sinuses will hurt, but with a cold they hurt differently. I can't really explain better than that.
When I have a cold, my throat hurts and I cough. I don't cough from allergies and at the worst my throat will tickle/itch but not hurt.
When I have a cold, my teeth hurt. Yea it sounds weird, but it happens.
When I have a cold, inside my nose burns. With allergies it is tickles or itches or tingles or has a throbbing feeling, but when I have a cold it feels more like a burning.
I am curious if other people with allergies have a similar experience. I don't think many people read my blog, but if you do, and have allergies, can you share what it is like for you having a cold with allergies?
These are the things that happen when I get a cold on top of my allergies:
With allergies, I can get worn-out, but when I have a cold its more like having a feeling of physical weakness, different from feeling worn out from doing alot of activity.
My sneezing feels harsher and it feels like something could spray from my mouth. I also notice that my snot is thicker and more yellowish instead of clear or white.
My sinuses hurt differently when I have a cold. Sometimes when my allergies are bad my sinuses will hurt, but with a cold they hurt differently. I can't really explain better than that.
When I have a cold, my throat hurts and I cough. I don't cough from allergies and at the worst my throat will tickle/itch but not hurt.
When I have a cold, my teeth hurt. Yea it sounds weird, but it happens.
When I have a cold, inside my nose burns. With allergies it is tickles or itches or tingles or has a throbbing feeling, but when I have a cold it feels more like a burning.
I am curious if other people with allergies have a similar experience. I don't think many people read my blog, but if you do, and have allergies, can you share what it is like for you having a cold with allergies?
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