Alarming rates of asthma, I wonder if there is any tie to MC

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I don't have seasonal allergies at all. Never did. I vaguely recall the mold allergy being more pronounced in my sister. Maybe they just made me go along with her to make it "fair." It was a tropical climate and the house was probably full of molds. I sneeze occasionally from lots of dust, but my only real allergy is to nickel.
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Zizzle--

I started allergy shots at four years old and had them for seven more years. I really can't say that I derived any benefit from them, as I still struggle every year with severe allergies. Of course, I also live in Georgia, where the pollen count gets freakin' astronomical....

I do eat local, raw honey. I also take Allegra, and use Rhinocort nasal spray. I would love to be able to do without the nasal spray, but unfortunately I suffered a broken nose and if I don't keep the nasal passages clear I will literally have fluid leaking from my ears.

I don't blame you at all for not wanting your child to go through the shots. I remember them as a painful, traumatic experience. Plus, my mean older sister would always punch me in the arms as soon as I got home!!!

On a lighter note, my allergist's name was...Dr. Tinkleman!!!

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The Metanx that I take to treat peripheral neuropathy seems to minimize my pollen allergies, probably due to the megadoses of methylfolate, (which is a metabolite of folic acid), that it contains, but molds still eat my lunch. :sad:
Mags wrote:On a lighter note, my allergist's name was...Dr. Tinkleman!!!
Wow! Imagine what a great urologist he could have been. :lol:

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