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realexplodingcat) wrote2006-08-29 02:46 pm
realexplodingcat) wrote2006-08-29 02:46 pm
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FYI, I'm not dead yet. I don't want to go on the cart.
I like to tie up loose ends. I realized it has been about a year since![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jericho_the_dog joined our family and around this time last year I was probably still publicly freaking out about my allergies. I am no longer freaking out about allergies, although I continue to be irritated.
My asthma seems to be well under control, considering I have used less than one Albuterol inhaler this year. The asthma calmed down last winter, awoke with a start in the spring for a couple weeks, then settled down again to continue hibernating throughout most of the summer. I still take Singular everyday.
My lone chronic affliction is the sensation of various amounts of cement filling my nose at any given time, although that seems to have improved after realizing I should not be sleeping on a down pillow. However, it continues to be annoying enough that my allergist recommended I snort two shots of rhinocort a day, which I have not been doing due to the cost of that medication. Although I do intend to fill that prescription for the month of September, because our 3 week vacation will be spent almost entirely in the great outdoors and will begin with a stop to visit the doggy-in-laws.
I'm pretty sure I'm still allergic to dogs, but I seem to have acquired a tolerance for Jericho. At least, just enough of a tolerance that he doesn't bother me everyday, but not quite enough so that my allergy bucket is not already filled with some dog. Consequently, I still react to other allergens quicker than I would have prior to the dog.
I'm still considering allergy shots, but I keep putting it off due to the cost. I figure if I can develop the tolerance to Jericho, I ought to be able to do it for other allergens, hopefully enough to get off Singular. I prefer to get off all three (I take Claritin, too), but Singular is the #1 on my hit list. If I can get off medication, the shots will be cheaper in the long run.
I like to tie up loose ends. I realized it has been about a year since
jericho_the_dog joined our family and around this time last year I was probably still publicly freaking out about my allergies. I am no longer freaking out about allergies, although I continue to be irritated. My asthma seems to be well under control, considering I have used less than one Albuterol inhaler this year. The asthma calmed down last winter, awoke with a start in the spring for a couple weeks, then settled down again to continue hibernating throughout most of the summer. I still take Singular everyday.
My lone chronic affliction is the sensation of various amounts of cement filling my nose at any given time, although that seems to have improved after realizing I should not be sleeping on a down pillow. However, it continues to be annoying enough that my allergist recommended I snort two shots of rhinocort a day, which I have not been doing due to the cost of that medication. Although I do intend to fill that prescription for the month of September, because our 3 week vacation will be spent almost entirely in the great outdoors and will begin with a stop to visit the doggy-in-laws.
I'm pretty sure I'm still allergic to dogs, but I seem to have acquired a tolerance for Jericho. At least, just enough of a tolerance that he doesn't bother me everyday, but not quite enough so that my allergy bucket is not already filled with some dog. Consequently, I still react to other allergens quicker than I would have prior to the dog.
I'm still considering allergy shots, but I keep putting it off due to the cost. I figure if I can develop the tolerance to Jericho, I ought to be able to do it for other allergens, hopefully enough to get off Singular. I prefer to get off all three (I take Claritin, too), but Singular is the #1 on my hit list. If I can get off medication, the shots will be cheaper in the long run.
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As for the Yeti, I think he'd be more helpful for relieving blockage of the bowels -- would just scare it right out of ya.
Good grief. I can't believe I'm discussing this -- I mean in this forum, with someone I'm not related to by blood or time. I have no boundaries regarding the discussion of bodily functions, it would seem. I'm not a doctor, and I don't even aspire to play one on TV.
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