Hi Gladys...Hope u r off to a wonderful day and week. IThe last two days or so I have been sad. The physical health stuff is irritated with a strong, vice-like headache and problems with my allergies. My PCP had me see an allergist who did the skin prick test twice. My PCP had already done the blood work for allergerns and after the skin prick tests I figured we were done and i could learn what I was allergic to and get those allergies in control, but no. The allergist's office wanted me to do inner forearm intradermal testing and that was when I just couldn't move forward anymore.
I had to go off all of my steriods and antihistimines for 3 days prior to each skin pricking test and I was absolutely miserable before and afterwards. I got a yeast infection in my underarm area and on the skin of my inner thighs and had a strong asthma attack in the allergist's office following both skin pricking appts. I am too scared to get the intradermal shots.
To make matters worse, all I hear from my own husband and daughter and--yes, I do it to myself--is that I HAVE to lose weight. I feel so HUGE! I cannot stand putting on clothes and wondering if I look decent.
All of this has mounted for me in the last 8 weeks. In all frankness, you are the second person to ask me how I really am feeling. My friend, Paula, who lives across the street from me, has a daughter with severe life-threatening aallergies and she checks on me now and then. She is almost always available to talk and that helps but I try not to burden anyone...which keeps me sad...
My hands and forearms get shooting aching pain almost every morning and randomly during the day. My rheumy has me on Voltaren and so I am hoping it will kick in soon.
Hi Gladys! You r one beautiful young woman! Your photos are very flattering and your spirit seems very strong. Thanks for welcoming me here to this website...xoxoxo
Deanne
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