Killing me slowly...

[kitanzi]

So, apparently this is supposed to be the worst year for pollen and hayfever around here in decades. This is both unsurprising (everything has a coat of dusty yellow) and good to know, since now that the Nasonex has (thankfully!) stopped the nosebleeds and the desperate desire to simply CUT MY NOSE OFF RIGHT NOW WITH MY NAILCLIPPERS I DON'T CARE, I tend to overlook that I get a lot of other, more subtle symptoms of hayfever, too. This was vividly illustrated to me today when we finally got a good rainstorm, and even fully medicated and inside my airconditioned office building I could feel the difference - my eyes stopped itching, my throat stopped feeling swollen, my SKIN stopped itching all over,and my concentration and energy levels immediately started to to improve.

Georgia is beautiful in the spring, but she's trying to kill us all with yellow lung disease.

Comments

Allergies

[kyttn.livejournal.com]

So far this year pollens and mold spores are much worse than usual. I'm sure you are well-covered in terms of meds, but if it would be helpful at all, email me and I'll send you the full run-down of what Dr. B has all her severely allergic patients do. By the way, have you considered allergy shots? They aren't a cure, but they certainly do help a lot of people. I've seen people go from needing breathing meds, nasal sprays, antihistamines and eye drops all year-round, to just needing some of them during the worst of pollen season.

*hugs*

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

It's only getting worse. I remember when it wasn't bad at all, 20 years ago... then about 15 years ago it would start getting this yellow all over the place... then the pollen count broke 2000... now it's flirting with ten times that number...

Honestly I think it's Atlanta's urban heat island rather than anything global, because I haven't heard folks in Knoxville or Florida complain.... but still. AFAIC, Atlanta is a good place to be *from*. (And now you know why I love my rain.... it keeps that crap washed out of the air!)

But, no, I feel for you... here's to better living through chemistry, and to RAIN! :)

[autographedcat.livejournal.com]

but still. AFAIC, Atlanta is a good place to be *from*

You know, I know you love your city. And that's swell. But Jiminy Cricket, that's obnoxious.

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

Sorry. You guys are great people, and if you're happy where you are, more power to you... I just don't like seeing people suffer.

[klrmn.livejournal.com]

if you hadn't already noticed from my posts, it's bad all across the country this year. my therapist who hasn't had an allergic reaction in 20 years was sniffly-drippy last time i saw her.

what a year for me to be futzing with allergy treatment!

[gingicat]

I quite empathize! My eyes and throat are already itchy, and AFAIK, nothing's blooming up here yet!

BTW, your userpic reminds me of the Brain Tumor Society Seeds of Hope picture.

[singing-phoenix.livejournal.com]

You're right, Georgia is lovely in the spring, but pollen poisoning seems a heavy price to pay.

I still remember my shock, that first spring in Atlanta, when I came out and discovered that my teal car was nearly yellow with a heavy coat of pollen. The realization that my lungs might look like much the same shortly followed. Poor TCC was even more uncomfortable than I was.

It seems I'm coming home (next week) at a less than opportune time...

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

Kenya obviously has a completely different ecosystem - I hope you're not allergic to anything there! (You're coming home next week? Obviously you and Matt want lots of time, but is there any chance we could all make up for the goodbye dinner we didn't get to do?)