My allergies are enough to be the legal drinking age! Whoo!

[snapdragon76]

Well, I went to the allergist today. Interesting results. I suspected I was allergic to a few things, but good Lord!

Follow the cut for the full list:



Here's ALL of what I'm allergic to, in a convenient list.

Trees:

Elm
Hickory
Maple
Melaleuca -- huh?
Mulberry
Pepper
Pecan
Palm
Oak
Pine

Basically an entire frickin' forest.

Molds:

Epicoccum
Penicillium
Helminthosporium
Stemphylium

Environmntals:

Cat hair/dander -- yes, I'm allergic to my cats. Luckily it's not sever enough where I can still keep my babies... I just have to wash my sheets more often.
cat pelt -- whatever that is
cockroach-- basically their droppings. Eww.
dust mites - this was a given. I have to wear a mask when I dust.

Weeds:

Nettle

So that's 21 things I'm allergic to. The one I'm most upset about is the cat one. I'm not getting rid of my cats no matter what, so I opted for weekly shots. Not too bad. Kinda bums me out a little though.

Comments

Allergies

[dbates.livejournal.com]

Time to start getting the shots, M'dear. I began them about ten years ago and you wouldn't believe the difference. No more reliance on OTC antihistamines that maybe worked once in awhile and, best of all, no laying awake all night with itchy eyes and throat and constant sneezing.

Re: Allergies

[snapdragon76.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have it set up for me to start getting the shots soon. I have to get them once a week and luckily my allergist is in the same building I work at, so it's no major inconvenience.