Once More, with Feeling

[ikyrian]

I don't know how many of you follow my drama with allergies, but I have one more to add to the list. Since I'm having trouble remembering them all, I need to write them down. So things that I am allergic to are as follows:

Food
Mint
Eggs
Artificial Sweetener
Tomatoes (according to the allergist, I've never had a reaction to them...)
Shellfish
Some ingredient in dark colas (probably the color)

Animals
Dustmites
Cockroaches
Ferrets

Misc.
Sunlight

Please note that these are not in any sort of order as I'm way more allergic to shellfish than I am to tomatoes. Also the different categories produce a different allergic response. The food category, since it is ingested, produces the more life threatening swelling of the lips, mouth, throat (in that order), followed by hives on the arms and swelling of the legs. The animals can produce those if found in large quantities/long exposure to, but are more likely to aggravate my atopic eczema and dyshidrotic eczema. The sunlight allergy just produces a small papular extremely itchy rash on the exposed areas (arms, neck, chest, legs, etc.).

The eggs I just learned about last night from the damn cole slaw. It is also what prompted me to make a list so I know to avoid them in the future.

Comments

[selenityk.livejournal.com]

Do you still have your ferret?

[ikyrian.livejournal.com]

Yup - still have both actually. I have to take one to the vet as he's starting to lose hair on his tail (it's a hallmark of adrenal disease...)

[cancerouselflvr.livejournal.com]

How does nature/evolution work out to make someone allergic to sunlight? ...*has flashbacks from The Others going thru' her mind*

Do they know how to treat any of it so that you can either put up with it or build tolerance to it?

[ikyrian.livejournal.com]

I'm not entirely sure - it must be because I was like a vampire in high school. Tho' I did have to suffer through band camp like everyone else, so I'm not really sure where it comes from.

I'm supposed to be going out in the sun as often as possible to build a tolerance up for it. I don't do it often, but it has gotten to the point where I can at least drive without breaking out into a rash.