Wow, its been so long again since I have posted. I really want to post more, its just that I can't think of much and I keep putting it off. I had a dream two nights ago that had a part to do with allergies, and I have a question to answer, so here we go!
I know I was having a few dreams, but this one part I remembered. For some reason, my nostrils were huge, like 2 or 3 inches wide. They were full of snot and I was having a hard time keeping it from gushing out, as all I had was a small tissue. I was in a big house and I kept going from room to room to find a place to blow my nose before everything gushed out. Every room I went into had people in them and I was too embarrassed to blow my nose in front of anyone.
Ok, that's all of the dream I remember. Here is the very short Q+A:
Q: Do you remember how long is your longest sneezing fit? After having these huge attacks, how do you feel?
A: Oh I have had some be very very long. Its not common, but its gone into the hundreds at least. After any long attack, not even in the hundreds I feel totally wiped out/exhausted, and sometimes my muscles can feel sore. I have even passed out from sneezing so much, if the fit won't let me get air in. That tends to make the fit stop though, lol.
Thanks for the few of you who keep reading. Please ask me questions/give me ideas for posts, and feel free to say hi if I am online.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Service animals
(I meant to post this back in October, but I just recently discovered I never hit the 'post' button!)
I'm very allergic to dogs, and other animals in general (cats are my worst). Over the years, there have seen more and more service dogs around. It hasn't been an issue for me until recently. I have seen some around at the school, but I never needed to have much interaction with people with service dogs. I have been running into some problems now though because there are service dogs in some of my classes. One class is a pretty small class, and it gets bad for me pretty quick, so I sometimes have been skipping classes and gettign notes from people and/or looking at material on-line.
I kind of worry that dander for the service dogs will stay around in the classrooms (I doubt they clean classrooms that well!) and cause me more problems even when the dogs aren't around.
Thats whats been on my mind allergy-wise lately. Please make comments, and please give me some questions to use in a Q+A. I am going to make an effort to post more by talking about any allergy-related things that happen to me, but I might forget or put it off too long if they aren't that major.
I'm very allergic to dogs, and other animals in general (cats are my worst). Over the years, there have seen more and more service dogs around. It hasn't been an issue for me until recently. I have seen some around at the school, but I never needed to have much interaction with people with service dogs. I have been running into some problems now though because there are service dogs in some of my classes. One class is a pretty small class, and it gets bad for me pretty quick, so I sometimes have been skipping classes and gettign notes from people and/or looking at material on-line.
I kind of worry that dander for the service dogs will stay around in the classrooms (I doubt they clean classrooms that well!) and cause me more problems even when the dogs aren't around.
Thats whats been on my mind allergy-wise lately. Please make comments, and please give me some questions to use in a Q+A. I am going to make an effort to post more by talking about any allergy-related things that happen to me, but I might forget or put it off too long if they aren't that major.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Catching up with a short post and Q+A
Ok, I know I have been bad and not posted in a very long time. I had been really busy and I kept putting it off. I finally got a bit of motivation to make a post.
Now that pollen is gone, my allergies aren't as bad. I do have to deal a bit with dust and stuff moving around for heating systems coming back on on the dryness that it can create, but its not as bad as dealing with pollen.
I am not sure what other update to give right now, so i will go into 2 questions I got:
Q:Have you ever considered moving to a different climate? For example I'm in Seattle and I know of someone who moved from here to Medford, OR for relief from sinus issues. Would a drier, desert-like climate help? Would there be less triggers? Or would the air conditioning bother your allergies?
A: I have looked into that and I have been told that it doesn't really work, and if it does it would only be for a short time, as new triggers would start to bother me. I have moved from the northwest to the northeast and i didn't see any difference. A/C I don't think bothers my allergies in and of itself, but they are prone to mold and I am pretty allergic to mold. I once stayed somewhere and my allergies we going really bad and it took us a while to realize it was a very old A/C unit that hadn't been kept up that well that was causing much of my problems.
Q:One of the things I find most awkward about sneezing repeatedly is how people feel the need to say 'bless you'. I wish that courtesy did not even exist, I wish sneezing was like coughing. When people bless me I feel like I can't even say thank you in between sneezes and it's even more awkward when they keep saying it after every few sneezes, and even more awkward when they finally give up and I'm still sneezing! It just makes me more embarrassed than I already am. Do you like people to acknowledge your sneezes with a 'bless you'?
A: I hate the bless you thing so much! It just draws more attention to all my sneezing, and I end up feeling bad because most people just eventually give up blessing me in the middle of my fits. Whats worse is when they switch from blessing to things like 'wow are you ever gonna stop' or 'I blessed you enough, you can stop now' or 'I can't bless you that much', and other weird or annoying things.
I know I have posted about this before, but answering the last question reminds me of all the crazy things people say to me. Some makes me feel really embarrassed, some upset me, some make me feel mad. Some people are actually pretty nice and helpful but sometimes they are the total opposite, either on accident or on purpose. Some of the worst stuff I have heard it people telling me: I am doing it just to get attention; my allergies ruin my looks; and even a few times people have gotten upset that they were trying to have a conversation with me when my allergies were really bad and I wasn't answering them.
Ok, I didn't want to leave off on a depressing note! So, I'll say my allergies are being a bit better because of the season, and in a few days I will have a few days off :)
As usual, please read and share and ask me more questions and feel free to contact me to chat if you want to! Happy TG!
Now that pollen is gone, my allergies aren't as bad. I do have to deal a bit with dust and stuff moving around for heating systems coming back on on the dryness that it can create, but its not as bad as dealing with pollen.
I am not sure what other update to give right now, so i will go into 2 questions I got:
Q:Have you ever considered moving to a different climate? For example I'm in Seattle and I know of someone who moved from here to Medford, OR for relief from sinus issues. Would a drier, desert-like climate help? Would there be less triggers? Or would the air conditioning bother your allergies?
A: I have looked into that and I have been told that it doesn't really work, and if it does it would only be for a short time, as new triggers would start to bother me. I have moved from the northwest to the northeast and i didn't see any difference. A/C I don't think bothers my allergies in and of itself, but they are prone to mold and I am pretty allergic to mold. I once stayed somewhere and my allergies we going really bad and it took us a while to realize it was a very old A/C unit that hadn't been kept up that well that was causing much of my problems.
Q:One of the things I find most awkward about sneezing repeatedly is how people feel the need to say 'bless you'. I wish that courtesy did not even exist, I wish sneezing was like coughing. When people bless me I feel like I can't even say thank you in between sneezes and it's even more awkward when they keep saying it after every few sneezes, and even more awkward when they finally give up and I'm still sneezing! It just makes me more embarrassed than I already am. Do you like people to acknowledge your sneezes with a 'bless you'?
A: I hate the bless you thing so much! It just draws more attention to all my sneezing, and I end up feeling bad because most people just eventually give up blessing me in the middle of my fits. Whats worse is when they switch from blessing to things like 'wow are you ever gonna stop' or 'I blessed you enough, you can stop now' or 'I can't bless you that much', and other weird or annoying things.
I know I have posted about this before, but answering the last question reminds me of all the crazy things people say to me. Some makes me feel really embarrassed, some upset me, some make me feel mad. Some people are actually pretty nice and helpful but sometimes they are the total opposite, either on accident or on purpose. Some of the worst stuff I have heard it people telling me: I am doing it just to get attention; my allergies ruin my looks; and even a few times people have gotten upset that they were trying to have a conversation with me when my allergies were really bad and I wasn't answering them.
Ok, I didn't want to leave off on a depressing note! So, I'll say my allergies are being a bit better because of the season, and in a few days I will have a few days off :)
As usual, please read and share and ask me more questions and feel free to contact me to chat if you want to! Happy TG!
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Been a bit Q+A
Sorry everyone for such a long time between posts. I have been busy and having many problems with my allergies. I do have a few questions now to answer, so here we go:
Q:You have mentioned a couple times that your sneezes are weak. Have you tried to do more forceful sneezes so that the fits are shorter?
A: I haven't been able to figure out any way to make my sneezes be more forceful. I think its just how I sneeze, and there isn't much I can do to change it.
Q:Also, when you are in a situation where sneezing would disrupt a class or movie or something, do you ever stifle your sneezes?
A: For the longest time I hadn't been able to stifle sneezes at all. I recently have been able to, but what happens is a stifle makes me immediately need to sneeze again, so I can keep stifling only for a short time, then I'm sneezing. Also, stifling tends to make me have to sneeze more, and tends to bother my sinuses. When my allergies start to disrupt a class or movie, I'll usually leave and go to a bathroom or something.
I was glad to see in my last post, a few people commented that they read my blog. Thanks! I'm just surprised at how many of them are anonymous. I always imagined dozens of people would want to read my blog, so I guess I was a bit disappointed when I started this and it seemed like only one or 2 people were reading.
I still have problems thinking of topics to write about, so please keep the questions coming. I haven't been on-line as much lately, but still please feel free to drop me and e-mail or a message if you want, and even if I am not around, I will be sure to reply when I can.
Q:You have mentioned a couple times that your sneezes are weak. Have you tried to do more forceful sneezes so that the fits are shorter?
A: I haven't been able to figure out any way to make my sneezes be more forceful. I think its just how I sneeze, and there isn't much I can do to change it.
Q:Also, when you are in a situation where sneezing would disrupt a class or movie or something, do you ever stifle your sneezes?
A: For the longest time I hadn't been able to stifle sneezes at all. I recently have been able to, but what happens is a stifle makes me immediately need to sneeze again, so I can keep stifling only for a short time, then I'm sneezing. Also, stifling tends to make me have to sneeze more, and tends to bother my sinuses. When my allergies start to disrupt a class or movie, I'll usually leave and go to a bathroom or something.
I was glad to see in my last post, a few people commented that they read my blog. Thanks! I'm just surprised at how many of them are anonymous. I always imagined dozens of people would want to read my blog, so I guess I was a bit disappointed when I started this and it seemed like only one or 2 people were reading.
I still have problems thinking of topics to write about, so please keep the questions coming. I haven't been on-line as much lately, but still please feel free to drop me and e-mail or a message if you want, and even if I am not around, I will be sure to reply when I can.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Not much to post/dream bits
Its been so long since I posted. I don't know if many people read this anymore since I haven't been getting many comments or questions lately.
Ragweed has been starting up around here and I am severely allergic to it, so its making me pretty miserable
I recently had 2 bits of dreams that had to do with my allergies.
In one dream, people were trying to figure something out that was very important. I figured it out but every time I tried to tell anyone I would start having a huge allergy attack and I was unable to communicate. Once I would give up, the attack would stop, only to start up again if I tried telling someone what I knew.
In another, during part of a dream I was in a house and I was sneezing non-stop, and when I would go outside the sneezing would stop but my nose would start running/gushing like crazy. If I went back in, the running would stop and the sneezing would start again.
That is all I have for today. Let me know if you have any questions, and feel free to comment or drop me a line.
Ragweed has been starting up around here and I am severely allergic to it, so its making me pretty miserable
I recently had 2 bits of dreams that had to do with my allergies.
In one dream, people were trying to figure something out that was very important. I figured it out but every time I tried to tell anyone I would start having a huge allergy attack and I was unable to communicate. Once I would give up, the attack would stop, only to start up again if I tried telling someone what I knew.
In another, during part of a dream I was in a house and I was sneezing non-stop, and when I would go outside the sneezing would stop but my nose would start running/gushing like crazy. If I went back in, the running would stop and the sneezing would start again.
That is all I have for today. Let me know if you have any questions, and feel free to comment or drop me a line.
Monday, July 22, 2013
Quick Q+A again
I am happy I keep getting questions because I want to keep making posts, but its hard for me to think of what to write!
Q: Do you have a favorite product or trick that gives you any relief?
A: I can't really think of anything that helps like that. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know, I'd love to find something! The product I use a ton of is the basic Kleenex tissues. Benadryl works for me, but I don't use it much because it knocks me out so bad, I am all groggy the next day, and I am afraid of my body getting used to it so I only use it when my allergies have been keeping me from being able to sleep for a while.
Q: Do you have a guilty pleasure that causes you allergies but you still indulge in once and a while and just deal with the consequences? (i.e. I know someone who has a not terribly but still real allergy to chocolate who will have a small piece every so often even though she'll end up itchy and uncomfortable for while after).
A: Yes, that would be playing with cats. I have always loved cats, and I miss being able to have any. Every once in a while I'll go to my friend's house and play with her cat for a short time. Yea, I really suffer for it afterwards!
Please keep asking questions and giving me feedback. :)
Q: Do you have a favorite product or trick that gives you any relief?
A: I can't really think of anything that helps like that. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know, I'd love to find something! The product I use a ton of is the basic Kleenex tissues. Benadryl works for me, but I don't use it much because it knocks me out so bad, I am all groggy the next day, and I am afraid of my body getting used to it so I only use it when my allergies have been keeping me from being able to sleep for a while.
Q: Do you have a guilty pleasure that causes you allergies but you still indulge in once and a while and just deal with the consequences? (i.e. I know someone who has a not terribly but still real allergy to chocolate who will have a small piece every so often even though she'll end up itchy and uncomfortable for while after).
A: Yes, that would be playing with cats. I have always loved cats, and I miss being able to have any. Every once in a while I'll go to my friend's house and play with her cat for a short time. Yea, I really suffer for it afterwards!
Please keep asking questions and giving me feedback. :)
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Eating and drinking with allergies and Q+A
Someone was asking me about difficulties with eating when my allergies are bad so I though I would mention a quick bit about it.
Eating can be difficult when my allergies are bad. I'm too congested to breathe through my nose so I have to keep opening my mouth to breathe. I have also had a number of times where a sneezing fit started when I had a mouthful of food. I end up sneezing out the food :( Luckily that has only happened when I was alone or with my family. I learned to take really small bites. makes it easier for breathing and for avoiding sneezing fits during chewing. Avoiding sneezing or dripping all over food takes a bit of effort too.
Drinking is a bit easier by just taking small sips often. I will tend to have a good amount of water throughout the day just by sipping little bits often.
When my allergies are bad, I am often not hungry anyway so I stick with mostly water. Soup is sometimes good too.
Two for Q+A:
Q:You're learning about others who have awful full-time allergies. What are some questions you would ask them, to learn how they are managing to cope?
A: I never though much about that. I can give general answers at least. I would ask what exactly they are allergic to, what symptoms do they get, what things work for them with avoiding what they are allergic to, and if they found anything that works for them with dealing with symptoms and other issues.
Q:You say that your allergies cause you problems with your sleeping patterns. How do you deal with that? Are you able to catnap and get enough sleep that way or do you find that you are always tired during allergy season?
A: I am often tired during allergy season, from lack of sleep and from the allergies wearing me out. I will sometimes just doze off randomly if I am sitting around, and that helps a bit. During allergy season, I will often try to take naps and see if I can sleep. Many times I will doze off randomly and get wakened by a sneezing fit.
Thanks or reading everyone! Keep questions coming and feel free to say hi to me.
Eating can be difficult when my allergies are bad. I'm too congested to breathe through my nose so I have to keep opening my mouth to breathe. I have also had a number of times where a sneezing fit started when I had a mouthful of food. I end up sneezing out the food :( Luckily that has only happened when I was alone or with my family. I learned to take really small bites. makes it easier for breathing and for avoiding sneezing fits during chewing. Avoiding sneezing or dripping all over food takes a bit of effort too.
Drinking is a bit easier by just taking small sips often. I will tend to have a good amount of water throughout the day just by sipping little bits often.
When my allergies are bad, I am often not hungry anyway so I stick with mostly water. Soup is sometimes good too.
Two for Q+A:
Q:You're learning about others who have awful full-time allergies. What are some questions you would ask them, to learn how they are managing to cope?
A: I never though much about that. I can give general answers at least. I would ask what exactly they are allergic to, what symptoms do they get, what things work for them with avoiding what they are allergic to, and if they found anything that works for them with dealing with symptoms and other issues.
Q:You say that your allergies cause you problems with your sleeping patterns. How do you deal with that? Are you able to catnap and get enough sleep that way or do you find that you are always tired during allergy season?
A: I am often tired during allergy season, from lack of sleep and from the allergies wearing me out. I will sometimes just doze off randomly if I am sitting around, and that helps a bit. During allergy season, I will often try to take naps and see if I can sleep. Many times I will doze off randomly and get wakened by a sneezing fit.
Thanks or reading everyone! Keep questions coming and feel free to say hi to me.
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