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[Pax]

Great attitude, Pax! Glad you're enjoying time with an old friend, too.

As I'm sure you know, Emily, it's one of the strange things about moving away from everyone you know, that comfort in a relaxing conversation with an old friend that's missing much of the time. Really nice to settle in and not have to "introduce" myself to someone.

[emily_in_nc]

As I'm sure you know, Emily, it's one of the strange things about moving away from everyone you know, that comfort in a relaxing conversation with an old friend that's missing much of the time. Really nice to settle in and not have to "introduce" myself to someone.

Oh gosh yes, I surely grok this! Whenever we do meet up with an old friend, it's just so darn comfortable and easy. Instead of being like most people we meet in the RVing world who think we're insane for not having a tow'd vehicle, riding our bikes everywhere, etc. etc. We meet some really nice people, but very few who get us.

[ny biker]

I am so lazy. I have so much to do around the house. Cleaning, last bits of unpacking from vacation, laundry, attacking the piles of stuff in my closets and packing it up in preparation for the new floor installation that I hope will start later this month or next month. So of course I stayed up super late on Friday night watching things I had dvr'd during vacation, then slept late on Saturday and spent most of the day on the couch. Yesterday I went for a long bike ride and then had more tv watching. Today I slept late again and am still planted on the couch.

I'm okay with a certain amount of sitting around doing not much at all because I think it helps refresh my mind and mood. But I think I'm going overboard here.

I guess I can at least do some laundry...

[OakLeaf]

I'm going to whine.

I've got a sinus headache that sudafed and tylenol and heating pad and neti pot aren't doing a thing for. I've had more sinus headaches in the past year than I think the rest of my life put together. I know I need re-tested for my allergy shots (which can't happen until after a frost), but this isn't the symptom I used to get when my allergies were uncontrolled. I have so little experience with headaches that I'm a complete wimp about them.

On top of that I apparently let myself get dehydrated. Anyway I've been nauseous all day, which dehydration is usually the cause of that, and we've certainly been having dehydration weather. If it weren't for the headache I'd be able to push electrolyte solution a little better. I've been trying, but I can only hold a little down at a time.

Waaaaaah. Thanks for letting me vent.

[Pax]

That sucks, Oak. Hope you catch a break soon, sinus stuff seems to make everything harder, like you head won't cooperate at all.

[snapdragen]

In my never ending quest to not stay too healthy.....I had a severe allergic reaction a couple nights ago. Woke up with my hands and scalp itching, then realized my hands were swelling and red. Looked in the mirror, my face was swollen, my lips were 3X normal. Got really scared when I could feel my lungs getting affected, drove myself to the ER at 1:30 am. They took me in right away, gave me IV fluids, steroids and some kind of antihistamine. I've evidently developed an allergy to Benedryl! I took one 25 mg tablet at midnight, because I couldn't sleep. An hour later all hell broke loose.

Now I'm on prednisone, a H1 histamine blocker and a H2 blocker. I'll be going to an allergist for testing, and lucky me, I get an epi pen. Wheee.

[shootingstar]

In my never ending quest to not stay too healthy.....I had a severe allergic reaction a couple nights ago. Woke up with my hands and scalp itching, then realized my hands were swelling and red. Looked in the mirror, my face was swollen, my lips were 3X normal. Got really scared when I could feel my lungs getting affected, drove myself to the ER at 1:30 am. They took me in right away, gave me IV fluids, steroids and some kind of antihistamine. I've evidently developed an allergy to Benedryl! I took one 25 mg tablet at midnight, because I couldn't sleep. An hour later all hell broke loose.

Now I'm on prednisone, a H1 histamine blocker and a H2 blocker. I'll be going to an allergist for testing, and lucky me, I get an epi pen. Wheee.

Wow snap.

Do allergies develop/worsen with age? I wonder.. about that.

[ny biker]

In my never ending quest to not stay too healthy.....I had a severe allergic reaction a couple nights ago. Woke up with my hands and scalp itching, then realized my hands were swelling and red. Looked in the mirror, my face was swollen, my lips were 3X normal. Got really scared when I could feel my lungs getting affected, drove myself to the ER at 1:30 am. They took me in right away, gave me IV fluids, steroids and some kind of antihistamine. I've evidently developed an allergy to Benedryl! I took one 25 mg tablet at midnight, because I couldn't sleep. An hour later all hell broke loose.

Now I'm on prednisone, a H1 histamine blocker and a H2 blocker. I'll be going to an allergist for testing, and lucky me, I get an epi pen. Wheee.

Holy cow! I wonder which ingredient in the Benadryl was causing the problem. I hope the allergist is able to help.

Best wishes also to Oak, I hope you're feeling better.