there's no place like home for the holidays

[Guest guest]

As usual, it boggles the mind the insensitivity to the asthma/allergy

issues I face within my own family. Knowing what I will face probably

means I have no right to complain, so I will look at it as venting.

(Thanks for reading ahead of time)

Plug ins, fresh Christmas tress, various plants inside the home trigger

the allergies, trigger the asthma. It sent me to the ER> Yet again.

even the staff there tried explaining the difference between indoor and

outdoor allergies and various triggers. The results: Scented and oil

candles.

Today, I will be staying home from work because I cannot breathe, thank

the Lord I have a dr's appointment

Once again, if I had a broken arm it would be easier to see and

understand than having the allergic asthma

[Guest guest]

Im sorry you had to go to the ER because of the insensitivities of

family and others around you. I have learned people just don't get

how serious asthma and allergies can be. to them allergies are

something you treat with some magic pill.

my daughter has asthma and severe allergies that mostly effect her

skin(hives, rash, severe itching) it ended her up in the ER on

Thanksgiving for a full body break out. No one on my husbands side

ask how she was and said to a mutual friend that she prob. had a

panic attack because a rash wouldn't end up in the ER.

fortunately my side of family gets it..probably because they seen my

daughters skin go feom somewhat clear to full break out within

minutes after coming into contact with an allergen.

Thats why I am so happy to have found this and other

groups...people who understand. Vent away thats why we are here.

I hope you are feeling better and that the New Year brings some

promise...even if it is getting a few more people to understand what

we go through can be very serious.

take care of yourself. JEan

>

> As usual, it boggles the mind the insensitivity to the

asthma/allergy

> issues I face within my own family. Knowing what I will face

probably

> means I have no right to complain, so I will look at it as venting.

> (Thanks for reading ahead of time)

>

> Plug ins, fresh Christmas tress, various plants inside the home

trigger

> the allergies, trigger the asthma. It sent me to the ER> Yet again.

> even the staff there tried explaining the difference between indoor

and

> outdoor allergies and various triggers. The results: Scented and

oil

> candles.

>

> Today, I will be staying home from work because I cannot breathe,

thank

> the Lord I have a dr's appointment

>

> Once again, if I had a broken arm it would be easier to see and

> understand than having the allergic asthma

>

[Guest guest]

My own wife can't understand why I can't take candles burning in the

house but finally stopped after years of my suffering and having

asthma attacks which she thought was all in my head ... just like a

lot of world thinks.

I used to have severe attacks from scents but somehow since being on

Xoliar more than two years my airway sensitivity has reduced to where

I can tolerate most scents a little bit. Usually now my lips just

start to tingle and/or I wheeze a little when I used to go into an

anaphylactic attack and struggle to breath.

Too bad the fragrance industries aren't sued by the EPA to stop

putting those horrible aerosols in products. Thankfully there are

enough products without scents that my home is free of them but going

to the mall or to the homes of friends or relatives has me reaching

for the rescue inhaler. And people who dump perfume all over

themselves have no idea how disgusting they are.

--- In , " gigles_1955 " <fgigles55@...>

wrote:

>

> Im sorry you had to go to the ER because of the insensitivities of

> family and others around you. I have learned people just don't get

> how serious asthma and allergies can be. to them allergies are

> something you treat with some magic pill.

> my daughter has asthma and severe allergies that mostly effect her

> skin(hives, rash, severe itching) it ended her up in the ER on

> Thanksgiving for a full body break out. No one on my husbands side

> ask how she was and said to a mutual friend that she prob. had a

> panic attack because a rash wouldn't end up in the ER.

> fortunately my side of family gets it..probably because they seen

my

> daughters skin go feom somewhat clear to full break out within

> minutes after coming into contact with an allergen.

> Thats why I am so happy to have found this and other

> groups...people who understand. Vent away thats why we are here.

> I hope you are feeling better and that the New Year brings some

> promise...even if it is getting a few more people to understand

what

> we go through can be very serious.

> take care of yourself. JEan

>

>

> >

> > As usual, it boggles the mind the insensitivity to the

> asthma/allergy

> > issues I face within my own family. Knowing what I will face

> probably

> > means I have no right to complain, so I will look at it as

venting.

> > (Thanks for reading ahead of time)

> >

> > Plug ins, fresh Christmas tress, various plants inside the home

> trigger

> > the allergies, trigger the asthma. It sent me to the ER> Yet

again.

> > even the staff there tried explaining the difference between

indoor

> and

> > outdoor allergies and various triggers. The results: Scented and

> oil

> > candles.

> >

> > Today, I will be staying home from work because I cannot breathe,

> thank

> > the Lord I have a dr's appointment

> >

> > Once again, if I had a broken arm it would be easier to see and

> > understand than having the allergic asthma

> >

>