Five years of immunotherapy . . .

Yukonart · Post by **Yukonart** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 12:26 am

. . . and now I'm done.

No more allergy shots for me. Just saw my allergist for my annual checkup, and he agreed that I'm doing so well that he sees no reason to continue with the treatment unless I start to show definite signs that things are bothering me again.

What this means to me:

1. No more monthly injections at $26 a visit.
2. No more annual serum replacement at over $350 a batch
3. No more having to schedule time to even deal with this crap anymore

Since I started this therapy, I've become far less affected by pollen, weeks, grass, dust, etc. My allergies to cats and dogs, however. . . seems to be a lost cause. I'm marginally better around dogs, but I still have problems with most breeds. And cats. . . don't even ask. I'm so far off the charts with cats that living with them would likely kill me after prolonged exposure.

Soo. . . I'll probably get some fish once I've got my debts paid-off and I'm in a house again.

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 7:08 am

I'm lucky as I had bad allergies as a kid, but they almost entirely went away by the time it really mattered.

Steve

scottzg · Post by **scottzg** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 7:18 am

evolutionmovement wrote:I'm lucky as I had bad allergies as a kid, but they almost entirely went away by the time it really mattered.

When it was time to grow up and settle down... with a cat... you were ready.

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 7:25 am

I was never allergic to animals, just certain pollens that hit me bad twice a year.

The fortunate time it left was when I started hanging out with women.

Steve

Post by **Legacy777** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 3:13 pm

I swear I'm getting allergies from living in this pollution infested hell hole they call houston.

fucking air quality is horrible, not to mention there are swamps on the east side of the city that release methane gas, that do nothing to help pollution.

I really need to get the hell out of this city....

TheSubaruJunkie · Post by **TheSubaruJunkie** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:11 am

I think growing up in Alaska has strengthen my immune system. I never had any allergy problems as a kid. I could play with almost any animal from wild to tame.

Now that I move to Cali (4 years now after growing up in AK) i find that 95% of the people I socialize with have extremly bad allergy problems. So bad it effects their everyday lifestyle from work to fun.

Also, after 4 years of living here i find myself irritated by small weather changes or long haired animals. I think this state is starting to corrupt my body.... i must excape.

-Brian

Post by **Legacy777** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 2:46 pm

I feel the same way brian about houston.....gotta get out of here.....

entirelyturbo · Post by **entirelyturbo** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 4:37 pm

Josh, I heard that Houston has surpassed Los Angeles as having the worst air quality in America.

Post by **Legacy777** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 5:46 pm

wouldn't surprise me.....fucking shithole....hahaha

Tleg93 · Post by **Tleg93** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 6:37 pm

http://www.riverkeeper.org/our_bio_rkennedy.php

Robert Kennedy Jr. is an environmental activist. He has a new book out that I want to buy. It's called crimes against nature and it talks about the things touched on in this thread. I saw him on cspan2 talking about the book. I know that environmental activists have been smeard by folks on the right but this guy isn't out there spiking trees or martyring himself on some pine tree. Some of the things he talks about are actually pretty startling like asthma rates among children in Upper NY state which used to be and partly still is one of the most beautiful spots in the country for lake fishing.

tris91ricer · Post by **tris91ricer** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 8:31 pm

theSubaruJunkie wrote: i must excape.

hahaha, x-cape! i hate it when people say it like that.. but how can you write it out!?!? Where's Laurel for this one?
EEEE-SSSSSS-CAAAPE!

that's my therapy. I too went thru the whole twice a week allergy shot dealies.. try just living with it for a while, kids.. i know i wanted to stop the shots just cause i hated my doc. the nurses were hot though..

no, but really, as soon as you stop the whole therapy thing, you'll be ok. There's so many conspiracies in the medicine fields, that its not even ridiculous anymore.. Prime Example: Flu Shot.
My mother was just trying to convince me to get one because i technically qualify for it. (there's a list somewhere??) I reminded her that i've been sick every goddamn year i get a flu shot. The past three years, since I've had control over it and refused one, I've never even gotten a sniffle.

I think i'll change my name to Art Bell.

Post by **Legacy777** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 8:55 pm

yeah....screw flu shots.....I've never gotten one. I can look back at all the times I've been sick in the past year and relate them to times where I was under a lot of stress and not getting enough sleep. BAM....that seems to always do it for me. Mainly not enough sleep over a period of time.

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:44 pm

I'm not allergic to anything.

oh yeah, and thanks tristan!

Yukonart · Post by **Yukonart** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 2:10 am

I hate being allergic to things. . .

. . . seems to be my only weakness.

Well, that and a certain pair of eyes . . .

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 5:18 am

You need glasses? I wear contacts myself. The dailies kick ass - no cleaning.

Steve

I know what you meant, just thought I'd make an OT-leading joke.

Yukonart · Post by **Yukonart** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 5:20 am

Well. . . I DO wear contacts.

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Five years of immunotherapy . . .

Five years of immunotherapy . . .