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[textualdeviance]

So, here I am, back at the Sleazy Bachelor Pad, after a late evening episode of, "Holy fuck, the sky is dumping snow all over Arlington!"

Knowing that I had to leave early anyway, braving the Everett traffic, to get my revision in, this revelation, conveniently delivered in the form of the early news on Fox, rather gobsmacked me. I was packed and in the car in five minutes.

A slightly longer trip than usual, given said sky dumpage for a good 20 miles of the route, but I'm here, which likely wouldn't have happened within any reasonable amount of time at all had I waited for morning.

On the good side, I can work tomorrow morning instead of having to panic. On the bad side, it's one more night without the benefit of a fellow cuddleslut or two (with varying degrees of fur) sharing the bed with me.

I normally wouldn't do such a short turnaround (I drove to Bham Monday morning, then back Monday evening) but I had an appointment today with an allergist--my first with an official dr. of that specialty. Much to my astonishment, they determined I'm not actually allergic to anything. So he sent me home with a steroid spray to deal with nasal inflammation, and said if I'm not better in a few weeks, they'll scan my head to see what up with my screwy sinuses. There was a resident in with the doc, and I nearly had an asthma attack right there just because he was so freaking cute. I hate cute doctors. I get all embarassed and stupid when they're poking me and asking invasive questions.

The other weird thing is that my BP was up really high. I'm normally about 135/90, a tad high, but not major cause for concern. Today, even with the large cuff, I was 148/90. The only thing I can think is that my stress levels have really sent me wonky. Hopefully at the next check, it'll be down again. I really don't need that one more thing added on to all the other damned problems I have. Although apparently not allergies. Sheesh.

Comments

[digitallux.livejournal.com]

Here is something to think about: A friend at work had suffered from near continuous sinus infections, headaches, etc for years. She (and her doctor) assumed it was a result of her allergies. She, like you, finally went to an allergist who determined she was not allergic to much of anything. So she went to a ear, nose, and throat specialist who said she needed to have her sinuses scraped to eliminate the continuous infection once and for all. It seems the way her sinuses were formed they did not drain completely and thus the infection(s) never really cleared up. Anyway, once he was in there he discovered a BONE growing into her sinuses, which was the cause of all her problems. It seems when she was a child she must have fallen and broken her nose, which was never diagnosed or treated. Through the years the bone kept growing right into her sinues. She said now she can breathe properly, no snoring at night, no yucky taste in her mouth - she feels great. You might want to bring this up with the docs!

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

The allergist wasn't a Dr. Ayers by any chance, was he? If so, you might want a second opinion...