Good news from the eye doctor, the one that sent me a bill after leaving me with dilated eyes for twelve days. I finally called the office and said I just had a problem paying for the privilege of being miserable for all of that time. And the response was basically so sorry, we never meant to send you a bill and you don't need to pay anything. I wonder if they did that for everyone affected or just for the patients who called and complained. So that made me feel a little better about what happened. Now I just have to decide if I want to continue to go there.

I'm at the tail end of another bout of bronchitis and antibiotics...5 day Z-Pak again. Just can't seem to stop this cycle. Post nasal drip from allergies goes to my chest and causes an infection. Add that to a little asthma and I end up in bad shape. I could continue to treat the outdoor allergies with NAET but it just seems impossible to keep up with the changing things in the air.

I try to get rid of it without asthma inhalers and allergy medications but am not having much luck. My doctor gives me stuff like Zyrtec and I come home, look up the side effects, freak out, and don't ever take it. I really don't feel well when I take any of this stuff. I have heard that people with mitral valve prolapse are more sensitive to medications. Not sure if it's valid, but sure seems to apply in my case. Years and years ago a doctor gave me 2 drugs for allergies. I took them both and ended up almost in a catatonic state. I could barely speak and my daughter had to call my husband to come home. Not fun. I just sat on the sofa until it wore off. When I told the doctor what had happened he just looked at me like I must be making it up. Why can't some doctors figure out that all patients are not the same and may respond differently to medications?

Posted by elizabeth | Filed under: Allergies

1. Posted by Emma on February 15, 2006