Pollen allergies. Need I say more?
I will though, if I can manage not to sneeze explosively in mid-rant and blow the computer off my desk. The Pacific Northwet is a terrific place but probably wasn't an ideal choice of residence for someone with reactive sinuses and myriad pollen sensitivities. Allergy season begins in March and lasts through late October. The rest of the year, besides colds and flu, there are a variety of molds.
My sinuses are working overtime trying to cope and since I do my best to avoid constant use of OTC medications my life has become a cycle of sneezing attacks embellished with the usual nose/eye/ear/throat irritations. Last night was a prime example of what goes on. In bed at ten. Awake at midnight for first series of sneezes. Second series hits at one AM before I can return to sleep. Third arrives at four and cat is impelled across the room with initial KA-AH-AHHHH-CHOOOO! She wisely decides to sleep further from the action. Fourth attack happens as I read the morning email. The day will surely hold more.
My home in the country, surrounded by grass, fir trees, and heaven only knows what other sinus threats, is much loved. I couldn't afford to move even if I wanted to. So (sniff, wheeze) here I remain, tissue in hand, ready for another... Ah.....Ahhh... AHHHHHHCHOOOOO!
3 comments:
Oh. Bless you. Bless you. Bless you. Much sympathy from me. I used to get nasties in eyes and nose and throat. The allergist said I was A to all sorts of stuff I could not, or would not avoid. Actually they all cleared up when I washed hands after petting a cat and left that apartment. Was it mainly mold all along?
Peggy suffers too, although grass pollen hits her the worst, and that's mostly past. She took allergy shots for years, and finally went off them only to have her allergies get a little more worse every year now.
Oh, I don't leave the house without Benadryl.
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