Anaphylaxis 101 - Sabrina's law or Bill 3 - Page 2

Alexa · 08-20-2005, 02:19 PM

I usually sneeze a lot when the temperature gets down. I'm allergic to dust and beginning this year to pollen. It's not funny when your eyes are itchy and watery, you cannot stop sneezing and your nose runs. I cannot stand jewels and my watch anymore. My skin turns red and then I feel the need to scratch it. When it began to hurt me, I took them out and said bye-bye. I usually avoid food I don't like. If by any chance I eat it, I can see the reaction on my skin.

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Most people who have allergies have inherited them; however, allergies can develop on their own later in life. People with allergies have an antibody called IgE (immunoglobulin E). This substance causes an excessive reaction to allergens.

http://mediresource.sympatico.ca/all...channel_id=139

Strange thing. I have no problems with cats.

Phyllis Sidheuaine · 03-08-2006, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Alexa

I usually sneeze a lot when the temperature gets down. I'm allergic to dust and beginning this year to pollen. It's not funny when your eyes are itchy and watery, you cannot stop sneezing and your nose runs. I cannot stand jewels and my watch anymore. My skin turns red and then I feel the need to scratch it. When it began to hurt me, I took them out and said bye-bye. I usually avoid food I don't like. If by any chance I eat it, I can see the reaction on my skin.

I envy you, alexa. I'm allergic to ragweed, dust, codeine, erythromycin, amoxycillin (sp?), fat, oil and a couple of other things. I have a combination of anaphylaxis and asthma when I react (I went down right in front of the person registering me at the emergency room when I reacted to codeine the last time I got it.)

Anyway, like you, I have no reactions to :kitty:s (I'd kill myself if I couldn't access "the management".)

Phyllis Sidheuaine

Alexa · 03-09-2006, 02:08 AM

You envy me because I cannot have jewls anymore ? :wink:

I won't say to my employer, but more I learn about drugs, more I'm tempted to avoid them at any price. Well, at least those from generic companies.

Fat ? No way. I avoid them as much as possible.

Phyllis Sidheuaine · 03-12-2006, 08:26 PM

I envy anybody who merely suffers hives and/or hayfever. I also envy people who can't wear jewelry/watches (my late father was one of them because he was allergic to nickle) but could order anything on a menu or eat anything a friend and/or neighbor makes for a gettogether.

Imagine you are at a friend's house and she's made a cheesecake for your birthday. You are torn between "insulting" her by rejecting the cheesecake or eating some of the cheesecake and having a visit from your friendly neighborhood fire department/ambulance company.

Does that make it any clearer?

Phyllis Sidheuaine

Alexa · 03-12-2006, 11:18 PM

Hmm. Yes, it does.