Pollen allergies...what are you doing? Allowed to do?

wallycat
wallycat Member Posts: 3,227
edited June 2014 in ILC (Invasive Lobular Carcinoma)

This spring, pollen is kicking my butt!!  Nasalcrom and antihistimine eye drops are working but need them more frequently.

Has anyone tried allergy shots?  Are we allowed to do allergy shots with cancer (remission)?

Anyone tried acupuncture?

Share your experience please! (I will cross post this on complementary area because there really is no other place to put this!)

Thanks

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  • Lucybell
    Lucybell Member Posts: 20
    edited March 2014

    I gave up sugar recently and low and behold my allergies went away and I have more energy. I didn't expect this.  I had taken an allergy pill everyday for 15+ yrs. Stronger ones during Spring and Fall. Now I take nothing. I can't explain it. As I tell people my story I find more and more people with similar experiences.

    Good luck.

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  • wallycat
    wallycat Member Posts: 3,227
    edited March 2014

    Since I have been a low carber for many, many years, clearly that won't work for me.  Congrats though.

    If it works, don't question it!

    I tried butterbur and that seems to be helping.  That and a cromolyn sodium nasal spray (over the counter, non-steroid).

    Birch are almost done, thankfully!

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  • Blessings2011
    Blessings2011 Member Posts: 4,276
    edited March 2014

    No ILC here, but plenty of allergies!

    What I do:

    1.  Daily 10 mg Loratadine (non-drowsy antihistamine)

    2.  Nightly 25 mg Benadryl (drowsy antihistamine)

    3.  Throughout the day: Neil Med Sinus Rinse - SOOO soothing, and gets all the gunk out! http://www.neilmed.com/usa/sinusrinse_isotonic.php (available everywhere)

    4. If I'm outside working in the yard and it's windy at all - come inside, take a shower, wash my hair, and throw my clothes in the wash. Never sleep with wind-blown hair when the pollen count is high!

    5. Keep all the windows closed if the pollen count is high.

    6. If it's REALLY windy, and I have to be outside, I wear a disposable surgical mask.

    7. Rx for Flonase - daily prescription nasal steroid to prevent inflammation

    8. Rx for Dulera (daily asthma inhaler)

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  • snorkeler
    snorkeler Member Posts: 145
    edited March 2014

    My issue is my nose (mucus, congestion) and not my eyes. So far this year it hasn't been too bad, but I'm a little wary of April. Ginger seems to help liquify and flush out excess mucus. You can cut a slice and steep it in a cup of tea or hot water. For a stronger effect, use a pinch of dried ginger powder. Adding a little honey might help, too (local raw honey is best). If I'm not using a tea bag I often add a bit of lime or lemon juice for flavor. I usually have 1-2 cups of tea like this a day.

    One year when it was really, really bad I tried Flonase and it was a miracle. Thanks for the tip on the OTC nasal spray. I'll keep that one in mind.

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  • wallycat
    wallycat Member Posts: 3,227
    edited March 2014

    nasalCROM not nasacort...the "cort" has steroids and just became available over the counter.

    You can use the crom indefinitely and I use it once/in the morning normally for my 3 cat-allergy, but birch pollen is a monster unlike any other.  The butterbur really seems to be helping.  I can use the nasalcrom once or maybe before bed and seem to be fine....

    Sure wish they could cure cancer and allergies; I don't want much, do I  *blush*

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