Showing posts with label allergies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label allergies. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

The Silver Lining



Yes I know it's been a while again since I posted.  I was busying working through the holidays, and then company came.  But we were about to go on to 2014 and I was READY!  I had plans, and ideas for new pieces and a new layout in mind for my website....it was going to be good.  I was going to start off the new year with a bang!

Life has a funny way of derailing your plans though.  It started because of shopping out in public I am sure.  I got that nasty flu that was going around this year.  Surprisingly R got it as well.  He never gets sick.  Then for the next 5 weeks we passed it back and forth.  I would think I was finally over it and bam...the next day sick again.  After dealing with that for so long, naturally I developed a severe sinus infection.  Such is the way of having flu and allergies.

One morning a few days into the new year I woke up and my ear was leaking a thin liquid.  My headache/sinus pressure had reached an all time high.  I struggled through the day and finally about 7 at night it had gotten so bad I thought my head was literally going to explode.  R was working late, it was freezing cold outside, but I bundled myself up and drove to the closest ER.  They said from the pressure in my head, I had "perforated" my eardrum.  That is a nice way to say it burst.  The next day the other eardrum followed suit.

They referred me to an ENT.  I went to him a few days later, and truly disliked this man.  He was one of those doctors that doesn't listen to you.  I don't like that.  It's my body, I know what is going on and maybe you will too if you listen.  He said he didn't think I had a sinus infection, but that I clench my jaw at night.  Really?  So what is this water leaking from my eyes and ears?

Anyway a CAT scan and an appointment for allergy testing later, I was less impressed.  I had told the man several times I had severe allergies that at times incapacitate me.  On my last visit he asked me if I had considered the possibility that I had allergies....um well yeah since I told you three times...please listen to me...

Last week I was scheduled for the allergy test, but I woke up the morning before and brushed my teeth.  I had a strange premonition that my crown was going to fall out....and by golly later that night it did.  So instead of allergy testing I made an emergency run to the dentist.  My regular dentist...who I truly adore, he is such a good dentist...was out of the office so I saw the other one.  I hadn't previously met her, but she was quite nice and through the course of conversation I discovered her husband is a doctor who specialized in allergies.

I now have an appointment with him.  Apparently he is supposed to be quite nice, a very good doctor and wonderful at giving shots.  (YAY!)  He also has a program to desensitize you to what you are allergic to over the course of one day.  ONE DAY!!!  From what I understand it's not the most pleasant day, and it's very long but I can endure it if it takes away the misery of many days.  They have a nice room set up for it too, to try to make it as pleasant as such a thing can be.

So through all of these things....something good has come.  Hence the silver lining in a very dark cloud.  I have always maintained that miracles are not about what happens, but the timing of what happens.

Clearly this difficult road I have been on has led me to this place.  I am in great hopes that this works.  It feels right somehow even though I have not yet met this doctor.  I guess I just know it in the same way I knew my crown was going to fall out.  Perhaps soon I shall be functional again and can get things made, and the house cleaned and all the things I need to do.

I have a feeling blue skies are finally on the horizon, but for now....my head is throbbing and I need to take my allergy meds and go to bed.  I shall try to keep you updated on my progress.

Even though I am a month late, I hope you all have a wonderful and prosperous new year!

Hugs, K.


Friday, June 25, 2010

Taking Control With A Little Reverse Pyschology

Hopefully this will be my last post about my unlucky streak, because I think I have solved the problem.  While I am sure you are sick of reading about it, I am going to share what I have come up with because one of you might find yourself in a similar situation some day and if you do, maybe you will remember my solution.

A friend of mine told me to turn around counter clockwise 3 times and that reverses bad luck.  While I thought that was a bit silly, it did get me to thinking.  I needed to turn the situation around...but how?  Then suddenly it hit me.  I went and bought a chocolate bar. 

Now I know you're probably thinking what?  A chocolate bar?  You see, I am allergic to chocolate.  When I eat it I break out in hives.  But I figured a night of itching was worth it.

If you're still scratching your head...what I did was choose to cause something bad to happen.  By doing that I took control of it.  Once you have control of the reins, you're the one driving the carriage as opposed to having it run away with you at break neck speed. 

Bad luck isn't a real state of being.  It's all mental.  When a couple bad things in a row happen it sends you into a downward spiral.  So naturally the more upset you get the more you focus on it and the more bad things happen because you begin to expect it.  I knew that all along, but I hadn't figured out how to get out of the spiral and combat it.   In reality some of the things that happened weren't that bad.  But compounded they seemed to be at the time.  So I had to get back into the proverbial driver seat instead of feeling as if the universe was conspiring against me and I was helpless to fight some unseen foe. 

I already have a much improved state of mind.  Now I can't say for sure something bad won't happen tomorrow, but I don't expect it to.  Even if it does, I am the one in control and I can handle it!
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