Yesterday, I woke up worse than ever! At about 5:45am, I bundled myself in the car and took myself down to the hospital again. You know it must be bad if I'm up before 6am!
The same nurse that saw me the first time was back on duty, and she was surprised to see me back again. She couldn't believe that it had come back, and definitely worse this time!
Again, she took some vitals, doped me up on steroids and sent me back to the GP for a prescription and allergy testing. I'm on a stronger course of steroids this time, and for twice as long. So far, they seem to have had a minimal effect. It reduces the puffiness, I guess, but certainly not the redness, heat or itchiness.
I've also had blood tests today to try and identify the cause - it's for all the usual things (pollen, grass, pesticides) and for some unusual things too (mangos that I never eat, shellfish that I never eat). The general vibe is that it's something that I've developed an allergy to, but don't realise - so, it's just kinda come out of nowhere and I don't realise that I'm ingesting it, because I always have. Or that it's something in the air - some new tree that's flowering, or some spray that either Josh or a nearby farmer is spraying around.
Fingers crossed that we find out soon, I can't deal with this itchiness for much longer!!!
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| Old boof head over here! |
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| It seems worst around my eyes, but my whole face and neck is itchy! |
Darlin', from one allergy sufferer to another, I feel your pain. Hopefully, you'll be able to get on top of it pronto! Itchy-puffy-sneeziness SUCKS!
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