Allergies Are Nothing To Sneeze At
When I complained to my surgeon that I was still having symptoms of sinus problems, he stuck a big metal tube up my nostril and worked it around for half an hour. Then he stuck […]
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A CAT Scan Is Nothing To Sneeze At
The source of my sinus infections has finally been isolated. It was in my sinuses. Maybe I should be more specific. Various allergy/sinus/head doctors poked and prodded me for years. A sleep study revealed I […]
Healthy Plants Freak Me Out
We have an aloe plant in my kitchen that’s prospering nicely, and appears to be in perfect health. Not only that, but a couple of other houseplants are also green and healthy beside it. I […]
Allergies To Oscar Slaps
At some point, as I was cleaning carpets Saturday, I raised some kind of allergen in the dust that laid me out like getting punched by Will Smith. Don’t worry, I’m not going to dwell […]
Germs or Motes? Waiting for the Frost
I’ve been feeling crappy the last several days: either an oncoming summer cold or a bad allergy attack (and/or lack of sleep This is a third shift worker’s go-to explanation for everything). Considering all the […]
Shut the Outdoors
Spring is here, and pollen clouds the air. It reminds me—I’m not an outdoor person. Give me soft slippers, a good book, Netflix, dirty martinis, and a comfy sofa, and I’m as happy as […]
More triggers for age-related asshat allergy syndrome
Spring has sprung (well, maybe not here in Maine, where there are still random piles of snow on the ground, for gawd’s sake). But in areas where trees, flowers and grasses are blooming by now, […]
Medical alert: Age-related asshat allergy syndrome
I seem to have acquired some unusual allergies as I’ve gotten older. Unlike the typical allergic reactions—such as sneezing and itchy eyes—to things like pollen, dust or animal dander, I find myself having reactions to […]
Minimally Invasive, So They Say
When the specialist told me he wanted to do a sinusotomy I thought he said sinusodomy. “You call that minimally invasive? It’s great that you don’t have to cut through the skin, but you didn’t […]
A Song of Spring
Spring is here, with fragrant flowers Wafting perfume here and there. Here I stand amid the bowers, Breathing the aromatic air. A tickle rises up my nose Stops and digs into my brain. I gasp […]