December 2007 Weddings
phanie624
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Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
RQOTD - allergies
what are you allergic to?
what symptoms do you show when you have allergies/allergic reaction?
Re: RQOTD - allergies
i remember in middle school i started having allergy symptoms. i would be hacking/coughing/clearing my throat all the time. i went to the doctor to get allergy testing done (got pricked on my shoulders 70 times with different allergens!) and found out that i was mostly allergic to dust, pollen, oak trees and feathers. for about 2 or 3 years i went weekly to have allergy shots. since i stopped, i dont regularly hack/cough/clear my throat... i have never had a real allergic reaction to any of these things (like throat closing up or rash) - but i do find during certain seasons I get stuffy/coughing/hacking more....
I have only had allergies once on Guam- that was right after coming back from Texas in the spring...lots of oak trees, lots of pollen! i think I brought back the allergies with me :-/
I have allergies to meds (penicillin, amoxicillin, bactrim, benadryl). Im also allergic to cheap/metal jewelry (I can only wear sterling silver, platinum, and certain types of gold). Also, after a recent allergy test Im supposedly allergic to peanuts, wheat, and various trees...
For these allergies above, I have really only experienced rashes and swelling that I can remember.
I was diagnosed with dermagraphism- my skin becomes raised/rash/inflamed after scratched/stroked/rubbed, etc. Sucks.
Baby #2 - D&E - 10/1/10 @ 19w2d - thanatophoric dysplasia confirmed.
Charlotte Lillian will be forever in our hearts.
Baby #3 - Little Bean - natural miscarriage - 1/17/11 @ 5w5d
Snuggle.
I was first tested in 1st grade and was retested in 2001. The 2nd time I was allergic to 32 of the 33 things they tested for!
I get bad congestion, sinus headaces, stuffy nose, and hay fever.
I have seasonal allergies, and I'm allergic to cats. I get itchy/watery/heavy eyes and a runny nose. When it comes to cats, I have all of those same reactions, plus I get really itchy.
For seasonal allergies, Benadryl (at night, since it knocks me out) followed by a Zyrtec or Claratin in the morning usually does the trick, but my dr. said I can no longer take Benadryl unless it's absolutely necessary, because it could be bad for the baby. :-(
When I'm around cats, I have to prepare myself and load up on drugs beforehand or I'm doomed.
I have seasonal allergies like the pollen and stuff.
On a strange note...when I was a senior in HS I got mono. A couple of weeks/month after I got well I started getting some knots and bruising on the bottom parts of my legs. After lots and lots of tests the drs told me I was allergic to the actual mono virus. strange.