Not much bloggin' and not much twitterin'...see on Wednesday morning I finally had my appt at the allergist! It was the day that I'd been waiting eagerly for. There were many questions that I wanted answered about the almost 3 years of headache hell I've been going through. I didn't get much help with the glutamate/yeast questions, other than 'avoid the foods'..yeah well that is all good when you don't have to live with the problem...
BUT, I did get help with why there are so many fruits and veggies that give me 20 mins of torture when i eat them..itchy throat, itchy inner ears, etc..
Turns out that when you have not-so-awesome seasonal allergies like me, you can get something to go along with it called Oral Allergy Syndrome/Pollen-Food Allergy.
So when suddenly you realize that you can't eat msg/glutamate/yeast/etc foods, meaning you have to take out packaged foods(and dairy, vinegar, soy, etc etc) and then you have issues eating fresh fruits and veggies..you basically go mad because there really isn't much you can eat! (which led me to find out earlier this week that a big ol' sweetpotato boiled in veggie stock, then mixed with curry powder and a can of coconut milk and then immersion blendered..makes a REALLLLY tasty soup!)
Anywho..wanna see a pic of my arms all allergy'ed up??
* This pic seriously doesn't do how angry/red/puffy/gross my arm really looked in person! It looked like i'd been attacked by some VERY hungry mosquitos, leaving rather large welts/hives behind! *
*also this is 9am*
*And here it is later, around 3pm, after lots of Benadryl..still hot and angry(but pic not really showing that!!)*
So anyways, I was feeling fine that day, just had itchy/angry arms...started getting a headache that night..woke up Thurs morn quickly popped a Claritin in me, then went to do the eyedrops and realized WOAH my eyes were red and swollen and soooo itchy..guess i won't be going out after all..and the headache is bugging me too, spent day in and out of sleep...headache continues to get worse and then i realize 'OMG, they tested yeast in my arm!'. Thursday night I got the worst msg/yeast headache EVER. The dizzy/nausea/hot-feeling/headache was almost unbearable. I went to bed at 8:30. Friday I wake up and am so thankful that it's all over, even if I'm slightly headache-y..but I still have really itchy eyes etc so i go back to the benadryl(i have now emptied the bottle). At least I can function! Today(saturday) I have moved onto extra-strength Reactine, with my eyedrops, and FINALLY tonight I feel human again!!!
What a crazy ordeal! And she wants me to go through it again next year?! WHY?!
SO, this is where I have been...hopefully you made it through my rambling post. I hope that it made sense...
Do you have allergies? Have you done allergy testing? Did you feel like this after?
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I did allergy testing a long time ago, and I do not remember feeling as bad as that. Hope you are feeling better soon.
OMG!! poor you :( that's awful. Hopefully things change quickly for you
oh ya, my whole family has done allergy testing a few times - it sucks. It's good to get it figured out though! Sorry about your week :(
I really do feel for you... I am allergic to the world so it seems also... oh girlie... I get asked all the time to redo my testing.. and I say ... I THINK NOT! It was not fun the first time why would I put myself through it a second go round.
Get better my dear... glad you are on the mend.
That sucks! Honestly I know how you feel. I hope you feel better soon. :)
Holy Smokes chica! That's nuts! Those mosquitoes love you! I hope you feel better soon!! Stay indoors!
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Wow - you REALLY reacted -- sounds like Allergy shots are in your future!!! (They WILL help, believe me!!!) By now I hope you're feeling better - word of advice - don't EVER move or come to the South from March - May or you will be totally miserable!!! The pollen is so heavy here @ times that you can see it on the concrete & when it rains it looks like MUSTARD! YUCK....
I remember doing this to my daughter and I hated it....poor you! I feel for ya!!!
Oh, you poor thing! I hope you're feeling better now.
i've done the tests and have the seasonal allergies. My poor little boys have done them and have not only seasonal onces, but food allergies, too. They looked a bit like you after the testing. And we found, too, that depending on the season, certain foods have to be taboo as the allergy is worse when the two are together. We are no pitted fruits, strawberries, nuts/peanuts, sesame, soy, legumes, some very scarey ones, some just very annoying. So I understand the issue of not being able to just eat what you want as we have to work around things. Thanksfully not the dairy or glutens.
I hate allergy testing! I've gotten many back pricks since I was age 4. Mine are always off the charts. I've been to the doctor twice for shots of steroids because of my allergy to sulfa. Otherwise I'm allergic to a whole mess of outdoor things and all furry animals.
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