Today was Day 35 of the 2017 Fall pollen season. I have been sick from pollen allergies for five week straight.
There’s really nothing else to say about that. If you’re a healthy person, you’ve probably never lived through five weeks of being sick like this. If you’re sick like me, it’s something that you have learned to cope with.
Today was Day 34 of the 2017 Fall pollen season. I am no longer certain if the severe sinus pain I am feeling is a sinus infection or simply the result of 34 days in a row with pollen counts that are higher than my body can tolerate.
I spent some time on the phone today, on hold, in an attempt to get the vision insurance company to send me a vision insurance card. The photo above, of a hand that is holding an iPhone, felt like a good visual metaphor for being on hold. “Hold the phone.”
Today was Day 33 of the 2017 Fall pollen season. Nothing has really changed since yesterday. I am still exhausted, still fighting a sinus infection, and still waiting for my vision insurance to send me the card so I can use what I’ve been paying for.
The weather is changing and getting cooler. We don’t really get much seasonal change here in California. It’s subtle. Today I enjoyed my first Pumpkin Spice tea of the year in my Diablo III mug.
Today was Day 32 of the 2017 Fall pollen season. I woke up with eye pain, an unfortunate symptom of exposure to more allergens than my body can cope with. Waking up with eye pain ruins my whole day. I’m never quite right after that.
Today is Day 31 of the 2017 Fall pollen season. I’m having a rough day where I’m too exhausted to do much of anything. It’s frustrating.
The image above comes from Pixabay. Dandelions are one of my many allergens. The air is also filled with ragweed pollen right now. I’ve been taking my medications, getting exercise when possible, and trying my best to improve my diet. Not one bit of that effort matters. The allergens in the air ensure that I’ll be sick no matter what I do.
Today is Day 30 of the 2017 Fall pollen season. I have been sick from allergies for an entire month straight. There is no end in sight.
I went outside today so Shawn and I could take a walk to a local restaurant – which just so happens to be a PokéStop. We like to go there around Happy Hour. My favorite drink from there is a Moscow Mule with Tito’s vodka (which is gluten-free). The photo is not from today, but it will do. All Moscow Mules look the same.
Today was Day 29 of the 2017 Fall pollen season. I’m moving slower than usual because my body is having trouble coping with the amount of pollen that’s been in the air for about a month now.
I make plans, and sort of meander toward them, not sure if I’ll reach that goal or have to put it off for another day. Slowly working on it, like a sky that’s trying to rain.
Today was Day 28 of the 2017 Fall pollen season. This was another day where I had difficulty waking up. The cumulative effect of nearly a month straight of pollen that is too high for my body to cope with is depleting all my energy.
Despite this, I went outside again. Shawn and I had tickets to see Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in the theater. Fathom Events and Paramount Pictures put it back in theaters to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the movie. I wasn’t going to let the pollen count make me miss out on this!
Today was Day 27 of the 2017 Fall pollen season. Yesterday, my acupuncturist recommended I start using a “dietary supplement” that is new to me. It is called Curaphen, and I started taking it today. So far, so good.
Today was Day 26 of the 2017 Fall pollen season. The best part of today was that I was able to get acupuncture. It isn’t a cure for my allergies, or other auto-immune illnesses. But, it does help me feel better for a while.
