Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Goofychick speaks: What's Snot got to do with it?
Goofychick speaks: What's Snot got to do with it?: Did you know the human body produces over 1 liter of mucus each and every day ? Many doctors consider mucus to be the oil that holds our eng...
What's Snot got to do with it?
Did you know the human body produces over 1 liter of mucus each and every day ? Many doctors consider mucus to be the oil that holds our engines together. Check out a good article on WebMD Truth About Mucus.
I don't know about you, but I think somehow I am getting extra lube jobs !!!
My allergies have been on over drive for about a week. Many people have no concept about allergies and these lovely people keep getting "free" advice. For future reference, here are 5 things to never tell someone with hay fever/ragweed induced allergies unless you want to get that look. Or a slap upside the head. Or maybe that look and a slap upside the head.
1. Just get on antibiotics - they cure everything.
No dimwit. Antibiotics only cure infections caused by bacteria. My ragweed allergies will not be helped by antibiotics.
2. My mother says to eat local honey - it has always worked for her.
And what was your mom like before she ate the local honey? I've always been a honey eater no matter where I've lived. And I can tell you that it has no affect on my allergies. In theory, I suppose for people with certain types of allergies it could be helpful or with milder reactions to certain pollen. Just doesn't work for me so stop telling me to do it.
3. Gargle with (insert favorite remedy).
Yes, gargling certain things can offer short-term relief. Salt can help spit up that icky mucus. However, it also leaves the throat raw. Baking soda is a milder option which offers limited relief. And yes, I already know this and do this. However, gargling in and of itself is not enough to keep the mucus from coating my throat and making it difficult to breath, swallow, sleep, talk, etc...
4. You should get tested and take allergy shots.
Been there. Done that. Doesn't help. Unfortunately for me, I am ultra sensitive to the certain trees and grasses that populate east Texas. I experienced relief when I moved to Ohio. I think the cold winters really helped - things DIED !! However, now that I'm back home, I just have to deal. I take my allergy meds religiously and they mostly work. There are just sometimes when I need the extra help of a cortisone shot to jump start the relief. Allergy shots for me haven't been useful - I can never get built up to a maintenance dose because I continually have reactions to the shots. If I had milder allergies, shots could be more useful.
And I don't just run to the doctor and get a cortisone shot once a week. It basically is useful once or twice a year - when enough time has passed to know that the regular round of allergy meds is not going to be enough to kick it. So just because I've sneezed for a few days doesn't mean my allergies are really bad enough to warrant the snot shot (as my doctor calls it).
Trust me, when I move again, I will go to a place that will be kinder to my allergies.
5. Oh, I suffer from allergies all the time and it never gets me down. You just need to buck up.
Oh really ? And allergies affect everyone the same way? You are a genius you are. All those medicines are just a marketing ploy too, I know.
Allergies are like many other things - what affects one person in one way, will have the opposite affect on another. What kicks one person's ass will do absolutely nothing to another person. Just like I can eat peanuts every day, all day, and enjoy while my mom can eat just 1 peanut and immediately start to swell.
I DO buck up. I never miss work unless my doctor tells me to stay home (which he has this time to rest my vocal cords so my laryngitis will leave very soon) or when my allergies have me physically at the point where work is not an option (like when my head is ready to explode or my coughing up a lung would be disquieting in the office).
So thank you everyone for caring.
Now shut up !!
I don't know about you, but I think somehow I am getting extra lube jobs !!!
My allergies have been on over drive for about a week. Many people have no concept about allergies and these lovely people keep getting "free" advice. For future reference, here are 5 things to never tell someone with hay fever/ragweed induced allergies unless you want to get that look. Or a slap upside the head. Or maybe that look and a slap upside the head.
1. Just get on antibiotics - they cure everything.
No dimwit. Antibiotics only cure infections caused by bacteria. My ragweed allergies will not be helped by antibiotics.
2. My mother says to eat local honey - it has always worked for her.
And what was your mom like before she ate the local honey? I've always been a honey eater no matter where I've lived. And I can tell you that it has no affect on my allergies. In theory, I suppose for people with certain types of allergies it could be helpful or with milder reactions to certain pollen. Just doesn't work for me so stop telling me to do it.
3. Gargle with (insert favorite remedy).
Yes, gargling certain things can offer short-term relief. Salt can help spit up that icky mucus. However, it also leaves the throat raw. Baking soda is a milder option which offers limited relief. And yes, I already know this and do this. However, gargling in and of itself is not enough to keep the mucus from coating my throat and making it difficult to breath, swallow, sleep, talk, etc...
4. You should get tested and take allergy shots.
Been there. Done that. Doesn't help. Unfortunately for me, I am ultra sensitive to the certain trees and grasses that populate east Texas. I experienced relief when I moved to Ohio. I think the cold winters really helped - things DIED !! However, now that I'm back home, I just have to deal. I take my allergy meds religiously and they mostly work. There are just sometimes when I need the extra help of a cortisone shot to jump start the relief. Allergy shots for me haven't been useful - I can never get built up to a maintenance dose because I continually have reactions to the shots. If I had milder allergies, shots could be more useful.
And I don't just run to the doctor and get a cortisone shot once a week. It basically is useful once or twice a year - when enough time has passed to know that the regular round of allergy meds is not going to be enough to kick it. So just because I've sneezed for a few days doesn't mean my allergies are really bad enough to warrant the snot shot (as my doctor calls it).
Trust me, when I move again, I will go to a place that will be kinder to my allergies.
5. Oh, I suffer from allergies all the time and it never gets me down. You just need to buck up.
Oh really ? And allergies affect everyone the same way? You are a genius you are. All those medicines are just a marketing ploy too, I know.
Allergies are like many other things - what affects one person in one way, will have the opposite affect on another. What kicks one person's ass will do absolutely nothing to another person. Just like I can eat peanuts every day, all day, and enjoy while my mom can eat just 1 peanut and immediately start to swell.
I DO buck up. I never miss work unless my doctor tells me to stay home (which he has this time to rest my vocal cords so my laryngitis will leave very soon) or when my allergies have me physically at the point where work is not an option (like when my head is ready to explode or my coughing up a lung would be disquieting in the office).
So thank you everyone for caring.
Now shut up !!
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