Tag Archive | "allergy"
Pine Tree Pollen
I think I’ve mentioned before that I live in Florida? Where the state tree is (or should be) the pine tree. I’m not allergic, thankfully, but I’ve been thinking about how horrible it would be if I were. Let me illustrate with a few examples. During pine tree pollen season, my screened porch gets coated [...]
Continue reading...Swine Flu Symptoms v. Allergy Symptoms
Thursday, April 30, 2009
As a mother of a small child, I am understandably concerned about the news about Swine Flu. However, I was also a teacher for many years, and I know that sometimes it can be very difficult to tell if a child is sick with something like the flu or if they simply have allergies. Some of [...]
Continue reading...Can Allergies Mask Swine Flu?
Thursday, April 30, 2009
While allergies and Swine Flu are two completely different kettles of fish, they do have some symptoms that are similar. The ones that are especially worrisome to me, as an acute allergy sufferer, are the cough, fatigue, runny nose, and occasional sore throat. My problem is that most of these symptoms apply to me at [...]
Continue reading...I Have Allergies Not Swine Flu
Thursday, April 30, 2009
I almost always have a case of the sniffles or sneezes, even on my allergy medication. It is nowhere near as bad as it was in my pre-medicine days, but nevertheless constantly present. Now when I go into a store and sniffle a little bit I notice people looking at me a little different. Almost [...]
Continue reading...Allergy Blood Test
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Photo Credit: Goldmund100 Looking back at my life, and medical history, it is easy to see that I’ve always had really bad allergies. Unfortunately, I was misdiagnosed for most of my childhood. Occasionally the doctor would say I had allergic rhinitis and would prescribe something for temporary relief. For the most part, however, it was brushed [...]
Continue reading...Cold or Allergy?
Monday, April 6, 2009
Photo Credit: It’sGreg For the longest time my parents, teachers, family, and I all thought I was just sickly. I seemed to get sick regularly with the sniffles and a cough. It wasn’t until I was an adult that we realized this semi-regular occurrence was actually caused by seasonal allergies. Unfortunately for me, I’m allergic to [...]
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Friday, September 4, 2009
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