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I got tested for a bunch of different allergens today when I went in for my appointment. I think I got somewhere between like 30 and 40 little pricks/scratches on my back, several of which are still a bit inflamed, but they'll go away soon enough (And holy crap, did those suckers itch like a bastitch for the first 15-20 minutes). The tests pretty much confirmed what I already knew. I'm allergic to pretty much every kind of tree (except for ponderosa pine for some reason), nearly every kind of mold and weed, and super allergic to grass. I'm also apparently allergic to both cats and dogs, but I'm not bloody well going to keep my pets out of my room or anything. I'm happy that I don't really have any food allergies though. I thought I'd be at least slightly allergic to milk, but I'm not, but what I found funny is that I am slightly allergic to soy. Anyway, the doc (whose breath seriously smelled like someone had farted in it, which was just gross) has prescribed me to do some saline nose cleanings, a really high dose of allegra apparently (he said 180mg, whatever that means), an inhaler for possible exercise induced asthma (luckily no regular asthma on that front, although I'm not at 100% capacity. More like high 80s to low 90%), and nose spray, which actually freaks me out a little. The packet he gave me of cures for allergies and such say that with nose spray that the stuff has been known to eat through the wall between nostrils, which is seriously disturbing. And I hate things going into my nose and down my throat.
But I'll try it to see if any of the stuff works. I'm hoping the allegra won't work, as I really dislike being medicated, even if there aren't really any risks. I tend to like to leave most things naturally. He also said I might be a good candidate for allergy shots and we might try that if nothing else works. I'm really not thrilled about a shot a week for a year, but we'll see.
But I'll try it to see if any of the stuff works. I'm hoping the allegra won't work, as I really dislike being medicated, even if there aren't really any risks. I tend to like to leave most things naturally. He also said I might be a good candidate for allergy shots and we might try that if nothing else works. I'm really not thrilled about a shot a week for a year, but we'll see.
