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15774. Magoseph - 7/12/2005 1:07:04 PM Hello, everyone--Arky, are you allergic to ragweed? If that is so, what do you do to alleviate the symptoms?
Mac, I spent much time yesterday hugging and kissing Flexy and now Butch doesn’t come between us.
15775. arkymalarky - 7/12/2005 4:50:41 PM Hi Mags!
Yes. I'm allergic to everything outside, basically, around here--but not dogs! thank goodness. Of the 50 things they tested me for, I was highly allergic to 37 of them, meaning I had the most extreme reaction, a large red bump that was white in the center. That included every type of grass and tree that grows in our yard and stuff like ragweed. I was somewhat allergic to cats and mildly allergic to dust.
I take weekly allergy shots and take a daily antihistimine, Zyrtec. I also try to drink lots more water than I used to. I was on a nasal steroid and an expectorant for a year, and when I get congested and/or infected I will take a decongestant, and if it doesn't go away the doctor will put me on a strong antibiotic and/or prednisone. I kept infections constantly until I started all this a year ago. Since the treatments, I've had one sinus infection. I have constant symptoms, but they're much more under control and I can tolerate things much better without building up into constant infections.
Oh, and a HUGE help has been the dehumidifier in our bedroom. I'm very allergic to mold and we had our house treated this summer, so I'm hoping to get relief from that. I keep my bedding covered and wash sheets in hot water, and keep any cloth furniture I sit on often covered with a throw or something I can wash frequently. 15776. arkymalarky - 7/12/2005 4:52:56 PM I also have a very low-pile carpet (almost like indoor-outdoor), but my allergist suggested no carpet at all. I don't plan to go that far, especially since I'm not very allergic to dust. 15777. Magoseph - 7/12/2005 5:54:37 PM Goodness, Arky, where would be the ideal place you should be living, Sedona, AZ, maybe? You are a rare and precious plant who should have its own nursery. Flexy is only allergic to dust, mites, and ragweed. My older son who spent much time in the Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, as a baby, is allergic to dust, cats, and dogs--like Flexy he suffers from ragweed. He had shots until he was twelve and should have continued, but at the time, the allergist pronounced him cured. He lives now in a dust-free environment—he is lucky because he works from his house. Taking the carpeting out of our house helped Flexy greatly—we keep the Air Conditioner on most of the summer.
You know, Flexy read your last posts of this morning and demanded that I print them so that he can refer to the info if needed--so said he! He and my older son Joe are fans of Claritin. We plan to ask Joe if he has ever used Zyrtec—I also forwarded your posts to Joe. He and Flexy discuss their allergies and will probably discuss your case before the day is over, misery liking company, I guess.
15778. Ms. No - 7/12/2005 6:16:59 PM Here's a fun little time waster:
Save the Mice!!15779. Ms. No - 7/12/2005 6:17:24 PM
shit, forgot to close my damn tag. Hope this did it. 15780. arkymalarky - 7/12/2005 8:15:45 PM Haha! My allergist said about 10% of people here with bad allergies move out West, and believe it or not, I know a number of people who are worse than I am. Between dealing with my allergies and having a hysterectomy I feel better than I have in a very long time, and I'm pretty comfortable here now. I love how everything grows here and the relatively mild climate, so hopefully I'll keep things under control and be able to enjoy it.
Out West I'm still allergic to stuff, but without the humidity it's not nearly as big a deal and infections aren't nearly as likely. Since this environment is very warm and humid people develop allergies here when they might not have any problem elsewhere. I never had them before I moved here when I was 12, and neither did Bro. Early settlers in AR suffered a lot and infants had a very hard time due to respiratory illnesses.
People with allergies (or anything else, for that matter) are always looking for something that works better. Bro suggested Zyrtec to me, and even though it's more expensive under my insurance policy, I use it every day because it does work much better for me than anything else. On bad days, or when I feel like things are building up, I take Benedryl too, along with Sudafed. The main thing a lot of people don't get--including me for a very long time--is that it takes daily maintenance. Take the antihistimine daily and get the shots weekly, even when you don't have symptoms. Children who are treated can do well as adults--I've known several people who were either treated as kids or who have kids who've been treated, and it really seems to pay off as they grow up. A friend of mine told me to be patient and give the shots at least a year and they will work, and she was right. Bob recognizes that more than I do, because I was sniffing and coughing so much I'd quit noticing I was doing it, but it was driving him crazy. 15781. arkymalarky - 7/12/2005 8:18:38 PM Save the Mice? We need a Kill the Mice game! 15782. Max Macks - 7/12/2005 8:39:45 PM reading here
and just now seeing word ragweed !!
When I was a kid living in Minnesota I had severe
hayfever and ragweed was the principle offender.
dont have hayfever now living in Bay Area of Calif. 15783. Ms. No - 7/12/2005 8:50:31 PM Arky, it's a simple but addictive little game. You only get 10 levels free and then it asks if you want to buy the 50 level version, but 10 is plenty to play with for an hour or so. 15784. jexster - 7/12/2005 10:01:15 PM If I don't get/take the Iraq Vets Coordinator position with Swords-to-Plowshares, I think I'll take German
In deinem Kopf sind Staudämme aus Scheiße und die Pisse rinnt in Strömen
My kinda language!
15785. arkymalarky - 7/12/2005 10:05:32 PM Hey Max!
MsNo,
I tried it for just a minute, but couldn't figure out how to get the mice to go. I'll try it again, because it usually takes me a few times of playing before I figure things out. I got hooked on games on www.freearcade.com, and the best I could tell it never gave me problems with spyware or anything. I also found a cool maze game where you try to move cars out of a "lot," but I never could find it again, even after having bookmarked the site.
Dad got hooked on one he got from Slate where you group numbers into boxes, but it was a "free trial" and I hate those. I can't remember what it was called. It was a Japanese invention, I think. I'd rather get part of the game free and then buy the full version if I can't stand to live without it. If I had a PlayStation I'd be a completely useless human. 15786. arkymalarky - 7/12/2005 10:06:44 PM Good luck, Jex. Let us know what happens (or I guess we'll figure it out when you start posting in German). 15787. arkymalarky - 7/12/2005 10:44:47 PM We had a wonderful and much needed thunder shower--1.5 inches. 15788. jexster - 7/13/2005 2:39:40 AM dont have hayfever now living in Bay Area of Calif
Just wait.
It took me 20 years but it came..and according to my doc, will get worse every year until I die.
See all them grasses that turned brown for the summer? When the tree and wildflowers begin to bloom and the winds whip in especially the hot ones offshore, all that crap gets blown over you and into your nasal passages.
Like clockwork whatever is blooming or dying in late March and again in late-May.... 15789. jexster - 7/13/2005 3:06:23 AM On behalf of His Excellency
Norton I, Emperor of the United States
I welcomes Max to the land of Claritin and Nasonex! 15790. jexster - 7/13/2005 5:22:48 AM Acid Flashback????
Procol Harum - Fillmore East - 1970
I saw that year in New Orleans at a place called the Warehouse. A brick warehouse near the docks. Low ceiling. 3000 capacity..blasted out of my mind...
 15791. alistairconnor - 7/13/2005 10:43:17 AM Tell you what Jex, the night before last I saw...
George Clinton. Mister Funkadelic, Parliament, PFunk etc...
The only thing I actually knew of his was Flashlight -- that must be... something like thirty years ago.
I really liked it at the time... but secretly. Funk could not be cool among my peers...
I really enjoyed the concert. I was thinking, this reminds me of Frank Zappa... I was into that 30 years ago... and just then, there's a four-bar direct quote from "I am the slime"!
Jokester, that Clinton. There were quite a few other flashback moments in the concert -- tribute, not parody. or so my companion told me, I was too old to get most of them. (Bon Jovi? Who that?) 15792. Magoseph - 7/13/2005 1:07:01 PM Arky, Flexy wants to thank you for your very interesting information in respect to allergies and how you and others cope with them. He learned quite a bit that he was unaware of and is most appreciative. 15793. Magoseph - 7/13/2005 1:08:25 PM Ali, you're still at the same work place, aren't you--I mean, the e-mail address there is still operative--correct?
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