Tag: hayfever
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Hayfever update
It feels like it has been ages since I wrote an update on how I’ve been doing with my hayfever. By now it’s been almost 2 years since I’ve been getting shots to battle my hayfever. This form of immunotherapy should wipe away my hayfever in the course of 3 – 5 years. The first…
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Double Double Toil and Trouble
Yes, I have in fact used a quote from the one and only Will Shakespeare. I did study English language & literature, thank you very much. I may not have always cared for the endless classes on Shakespeare (I prefer Ben Jonson of the contemporary Elizabethan playwright era), but as an English student good ole…
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My hayfever is killing me
I know what you’re thinking: it’s only January. Yet, my hayfever has suddenly and quite vehemently reared its ugly head. I’m dizzy, have a sore throat, get headaches and worst of all: I can barely breathe at times. Source: weheartit.com Unfortunately for me, my meds don’t seem to be working and I have thus felt…
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Hayfever update
It’s been a while since I gave an update about my hayfever. The reason for that is because I’m starting to notice my allergies less and less. Seems like my immune therapy is starting to pay off! By now, I’ve been getting shots for almost a year. I started at the end of August last…
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Hayfever Remedies: some quick tips
Ever since my hayfever became so bad that it actually made me physically sick (read: the flu and sinus infections), I have turned getting any type of relief into an artform. Here’s what I do to stay sane and not let the floral mating season ruin my life. Good luck to everyone going through hell…
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Hayfever shots – Update
On Thursday I had my last weekly shot in the immune therapy program I’m in to get rid of my hay fever. This last one decided to go out with a bang. My arm hurt badly all night and all throughout yesterday and it’s still a bit sore. But I am proud that I have…
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Hayfever & Immunotherapy
During the past couple of years I’ve developed a rather bad case of hayfever. Bad in the sense of: your sinuses get blocked, your airways get infected to the point where you develop asthma and when it gets really bad you actually get physically sick. Other than that it’s the usual symptoms: sneezing, dry &…