I have bad ass hay
fever. If it were simply a case of a
runny nose, itchy skin rashes and constant sneezing I could deal with it,
BUT
- my eyes turn blood red
- my eyes start to itch and it feels as if they have sandpaper in them.
- the lining of my eyes starts to swell until my eyes swell shut.
Saturday morning I
woke up with really bad hay fever. I had
to go shopping before we left to fetch our new puppy. I have found a homeopathic nasal spray that
is the only thing that works for me. The
problem is my nasal spray was finished and we had no anti-histamine in the
house.
I poured boiling water
and a rooibos tea bag into a bowl and then put my head over it covered with a
towel. Steaming with rooibos helps me
moderately. After the steaming my eyes
were open enough so that I could drive to the shops and buy my nasal spray.
The pharmacy did not
have my nasal spray so I bought anti-histamine and the shop assistant was kind
enough to bring me a glass of water to take it immediately.
Feeling a lot better
because the swelling around my eyes was going down, I quickly did a bit of
shopping.
A strange woman tapped me on the shoulder and
said:
“Don’t worry dear
things will get better.”
I thought she was
completely crazy and I was going to run away quickly when I realised that I had
blood shot and slightly swollen eyes that were watering like crazy.
I smiled and pointed
at my eyes and said:
“Oh no I am not upset,
just hay fever.”
My hay fever causes
all types of trouble.
I have :
- had stoners offer me joints.
- been invited to AA meetings.
- been unexpectedly consoled.
- had strange sympathetic glances and the same people glared at poor Michael.
The worst is when I
get the “yeah right” look when I say that it is hayfever.
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