tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post3605518804912773815..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: Aaaaaah - CHOO!Elizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-65970080755055695932007-05-10T06:20:00.000-04:002007-05-10T06:20:00.000-04:00Let's see: saline solution rinse, lots of water an...Let's see: saline solution rinse, lots of water and allergy desenitization. <BR/><BR/>Check. Check. Check.<BR/><BR/>And, thank you!<BR/><BR/>Now, you'll excuse me while I go blow my nose. Again.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-27628117498181063652007-05-09T15:12:00.000-04:002007-05-09T15:12:00.000-04:00Elizabeth,Many years ago when returning home to Co...Elizabeth,<BR/>Many years ago when returning home to Connecticut after I was discharged from the army, I came down with severe asthmatic allergies about this time of year. Years (and countless antihistimines) later when I was living in upstate NY, I had the skin tests on my back: it was grass, trees (especially sycamore), and (to a lesser extent) mold. The allergist offered me the option of beginning a regimine of desensitization shots... with the caveat that with allergies there are no guarantees. I embarked on that journey and started out with four needles three times a week. When I moved to NYC to go to GTS, I continued... going up to Roosevelt Hospital for the shots. As time went by, the frequency and number of the shots decreased, and seven years later, I was free of my springtime allergies. For the most part, that has continued over the years since... although I will take the occasional otc medication. So for me, it worked. Have you considered this?<BR/><BR/>DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-50120702684091862072007-05-09T14:43:00.000-04:002007-05-09T14:43:00.000-04:00I can feel your pain. I am also having a terrible...I can feel your pain. I am also having a terrible time this year. This is the first year in a LONG time it has been this bad. To top it off, I love to garden and be outdoors. <BR/><BR/>I have found that if I drink TONS, and I mean tons, like 72-80 ounces of water a day, it does help. I am also exploring whether dairy, wheat and/or refined sugar are making things worse. I feel better today and have had very little of these food items today and yesterday. Before that, I felt horrible, terribly congested, headache that bordered a migraine, and just generally feeling tired and lethargic - of course, maybe the pollen isn't as bad today :)<BR/><BR/>Hang in there, this season will pass. It is amazing how miserable "allergies" can make you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-23236083074535185392007-05-09T14:13:00.000-04:002007-05-09T14:13:00.000-04:00Use a saline solution to rinse your troubles away....Use a <A HREF="http://allergies.about.com/od/noseandsinusallergies/a/nasalsalineirr.htm" REL="nofollow">saline solution</A> to rinse your troubles away. My allergy prone friends swear by it. Sort of gross bu, hey, it works.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287169546184325690noreply@blogger.com