It's pretty this morning....

[kyrielle]

Just about to shut the computer off and go make my lunch. But it's lovely out. There's a low, thin fog that appears as a band of misty white at the back of the pasture, the trees looming black and dusky grey behind it, and above them a band of salmon-pink and then a dusty gold, rising into a sky I have no name for - that shade you're tempted to call colorless, and yet, it has hints of cyan, of periwinkle...it's anything but colorless, but there's so much of it that in this still-dim light, it becomes the reference for everything else, becomes the 'background' if you will....

I'm tired, a bit, although I went to bed at a reasonable time. On the other hand, I'm up, and I think I'll grow less-tired as the decongestant fully hits. I think I may actually talk to my doctor about those allergy shots she was suggesting, tho' the idea makes me nervous as anything.

Comments

[marcellus-d.livejournal.com]

We get that sort of low lying mist on the fields sometimes... very nice.

[chorus.livejournal.com]

If it helps any, I know a few people who do the allergy-shot route, and it works really well for them. I'm not sure what the nervousness is based on, though, so it may not help.

[kyrielle]

My allergies are pretty severe. I also had childhood asthma. I haven't had a full-on attack in something like a decade, but I have had the occasional shortness of breath that could be a prelude to one a few times. Never needed the inhaler, though.

When I was a child, they considered allergy shots for me but wanted me in the hospital if so - as my allergies were pretty severe. I'm not sure how big the risk really was assessed to be but the idea still makes me nervous.

[chorus.livejournal.com]

Bear in mind that treatment of allergies has changed somewhat over the last decade. What once might have been considered risky is likely common-place now.

I think that if your doctor is aware of the above history but is still recommending the shots, it's probably safe, and if you're seeing an allergist they probably have albuterol on hand just in case, and definitely will have epinephrene in case of potential bad reactions (your GP may have both as well, certainly the latter). So if you're concerned about a bad reaction I suspect it can be treated in-office just fine.

But ultimately it's whatever you feel comfortable with. I'm just thinking that if the usual available meds are not always doing you as much good as you'd like, and you're taking them daily, the shot is definitely worth considering.