There is a war that is waged in this vessel I call my body... The war is on-going, minor battles here and there, but just before autumn sets in, there is a devastating battle. This battle takes place mainly in my respiratory system but can satellite out to other locations, like my throat, my eyes, my skin... it is the Battle of the Allergies...
In the spring, there are small skirmishes that are nothing more than minor annoyances (due to pollen from flowers mostly) and these are quickly quelled with Benadryl or, if bigger guns are required, Zyrtec... a couple of days, and nothing more until the fall...
but when the autumn approaches, so begins the gambit of the weeds and their pollen... it starts with some sneezing here and there, and some minor congestion... then, the throat begins to itch, but it is an itch that cannot be found and cannot be satisfied... sometimes, this itch feels like it is inside the middle ear. To pre-empt a larger attack Zyrtec is immediatly mobilized...
This allergen warrior, Zyrtec, has made the last several falls much more bareable - ever since my freshman year of college, I have counted on it to keep away the much nastier attacks of the allergies...
Total nasal congestion but yet a runny (as in a sprinting marathon) nose; puffy, watery, itchy, sticky eyes; throat so itchy that swallowing barbed wire cannot help; hives... oh the horror of hives...; itchy and puffy lips;
AAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEE!!!!
I can't talk about it anymore... it is just too terrible to mention...
[sigh]... I'm just glad that I am only slightly irritated... the partial nasal congestion, the slightly itchy middle ear and throat... and some muta in the morning... yeech...
yep - we are winning the battle, and that is bringing us closer to winning the war... let us hope that time does not run out before its conclusion...
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WOW - I just realized how disgusting this post is!!! Props for getting this far into this entry!!!
I am not gross...
you just perceive me to be...
so it's your problem...
(but let me know if you need help solving your problem!)
