For the last 4 years I've suffered something feirce during late summer and early fall. Its been a long road, but last year I finally had some major breakthroughs and I feel like I may never need to suffer from allergies like that ever again! (Thats the plan, at least)
It all started in the late summer of 2008. I went to visit one of my friends who had some cats, and I've always been allergic to cats. This reaction was particularly bad, my lungs began to itch and I had to get out of there. It didn't go away like it usually would once I got away from the cats, but it persisted for about 10 weeks before there were any signs of relief. I went to the doctor, who thought it must be an infection, so pumped me up on antibiotics. When they didn't work, I was given even stronger ones... not a good situation. It was worse in the night, I couldn't sleep.. my face hurt, it was awful. Then one day I was ok.
At the same time the following year, 2009, it stared again. At this point I still didn't understand I was dealing with allergies. The doctors didn't pick up on it either.. I was sent to see the ENT and he stuck his little light up my nose and had a look around. He said things looked fine, and that was it. Now what? I just have to deal with it? I guess so. I was missing work over it too.. To look at me it appeared as though I was dyin with the flu. How frustrating!
2010 I was starting to clue in that perhaps this was allergy related. I got referred to the allergy specialist.. and this was the most frustrating thing of all! She said I was allergic to my little dog, severely allergic to dust, and asthmatic. She prescribed me a puffer and wagged her finger at me saying "Now little Miss, if you do not take care of this and use your puffer every day you will become very sick!" I left her office in tears. Her diagnosis made no sense to me what so ever!!! I'm around my dear little dog all year round, and if I had a severe allergy to dust, why was it only for about 10-12 weeks of the year? I wasn't going to accept this as the truth, it was definitely not MY truth.
To not accept the diagnosis from the allergy "specialist" was one of the best things I could ever do for myself!! This is when things began to unfold for me, and everything began to make sense.
I'm breaking this story into parts because it would make for one very long post!
As I'm sure you've already guessed... the key to this issue is energetic, of course!! Stay tuned!
Annie
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