Friday, September 19, 2008
Allergy Test...Take 2
After getting the first test, I really didn't want to get the second one done. It wasn't all that fun and to be honest at this point I didn't want to know what I am allergic to. I just wanted to pretend that I was healthy and not allergic to anything! When I got over that "dream" I went to get the second test done with.
Once they started the testing, the nurses kept coming in and asking me questions and making sure that I was doing ok. It was nice. Then when the nurse came back in to do the measuring to the reactions (if I had any) she kept asking me if I was feeling ok, if I could still breathe, did I feel a cough coming on, etc. I told her that I would let her know if I was feeling anything coming on. I can completely understand why she was asking me all the questions, especially after the other test. All the nurses were great though! Thanks for the concerns!
To make a long story short, I didn't get 55 shots in my left arm, I did get around 40 though. There was a ton of itching, burning, bumps and lots of swelling. Not so much fun. I tried to get some pictures from the receptionists phone because mine died on the way down. Those pictures didn't turn out very well. But at least you can see what it looked like.
Overall, with all the results. Turns out that I am deathly allergic to anything and everything out there. Not joking at all. The doctor told me that if it was up to him, I would live in a bubble with oxygen pumped in because that's how bad it is for me. Just means that I have to be careful with what I do and when I do stuff. For example if the grass is freshly cut, farmers are cutting hay, flowers are blooming, trees and everything else is pollinating, and there are cats and dogs out, to not go out and roll around in the grass and lay under the tree next to the animals. Or not to sit next to the heat vent with stuffed animals, none vacuumed floor, and dust everywhere. Not a good idea for me. I have to be cautious to whats going on outside and inside. No biggie.
So my choices are to go and get shots once a week for the next 5+ years or to take allergy meds everyday for the rest of my life. And by me taking the shots it wouldn't get rid of the allergies, it would just make my reactions not as bad. Just to give you an idea of how expensive the shots would be. For me to get the shots for just 10 weeks we are looking at around 1300 dollars every ten weeks! But didn't everyone know that that kind of money to us is just pocket change!! NOT! Needless to say we are just going to take the allergy meds everyday for the rest of my life. And after all this........ MY EAR IS STILL PLUGGED.
