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hiddenmuseOkay, there are quite a few new people around here ... and I should do an intro post, and soon!
In the meantime, welcome to my madness - and please don't mind my rambling about my allergist's appointment!
Lucky me, I have a life-long allergy to grasses, as well as a pet dander allergy that came up when I was in college (never mind that I grew up with animals)! A few years ago, I found out that I had asthma, too. :-/
Anyways, it was inevitable that I would need allergy shots at some point. That point, is apparently now. I had to read and sign the consent forms that basically say, "Yes, I know that there is a 0.00000000001% chance that this can kill me - but I'm fucking stubborn and/or masochistic and/or have a death wish, so sign me up!" Okay, so it really says "these are the risks and the benefits, this is how much of a commitment this will involve ... and oh yes, you'll be carrying an EpiPen with you in case you go into anaphylactic shock after leaving our office." (I think my version sounds cooler and more honest ... but, that's just me)
So now, the Good DoctorTM gets to mix up some allergens, and I get to come in once a week to get three shots for the next several months. Woohoo.
In good news, I got my hair cut again (well, it was more of a trim-up), and I've got an appointment to get colored next weekend. I'll get pictures of the new cut posted soon - tonight was not a good night for it! :-D
In the meantime, welcome to my madness - and please don't mind my rambling about my allergist's appointment!
Lucky me, I have a life-long allergy to grasses, as well as a pet dander allergy that came up when I was in college (never mind that I grew up with animals)! A few years ago, I found out that I had asthma, too. :-/
Anyways, it was inevitable that I would need allergy shots at some point. That point, is apparently now. I had to read and sign the consent forms that basically say, "Yes, I know that there is a 0.00000000001% chance that this can kill me - but I'm fucking stubborn and/or masochistic and/or have a death wish, so sign me up!" Okay, so it really says "these are the risks and the benefits, this is how much of a commitment this will involve ... and oh yes, you'll be carrying an EpiPen with you in case you go into anaphylactic shock after leaving our office." (I think my version sounds cooler and more honest ... but, that's just me)
So now, the Good DoctorTM gets to mix up some allergens, and I get to come in once a week to get three shots for the next several months. Woohoo.
In good news, I got my hair cut again (well, it was more of a trim-up), and I've got an appointment to get colored next weekend. I'll get pictures of the new cut posted soon - tonight was not a good night for it! :-D
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Date: 2007-09-02 04:46 am (UTC)I'm finally up to every three weeks on the shots, and I have to say I am noticing a difference. Of course, we wont really know if they're actually working until I get tested again at the end of the three years. I do love the tiny little statistical tid bit they often neglect to tell you: while you may become resistant to these allergens, you may develop allergies to things you had not previously reacted to.
Yes, it's a pain in the
assarms, yes, the injection sights will itch and sometimes swell, but the potential of eventually not having such severe reactions to things is worth the aggrivation. This coming from a person who is allergic all but seven of the trees, grasses, weeds, pollens, molds, and danders she was tested for.There is a light at the end of this most annoying tunnel.