Went to doctors

Went to the doctors this morning.  I was prepared to battle him about my weight loss but it never got mentioned.  I got rechecked (after a year) for asthma.  He totally confused me, but I guess I don't have it, or not very bad?!?!  but I still have to stay on the flovent.  I guess I also have some major allergies.  Then he said I am very high strung with a high immune system that just can't handle anything.  He said I"m extremely sensitive.  I can't even go into three stores straight without my nose burning and chest hurting, so he is testing me for some kind of immune disease.  He is also testing me Tuesday for another blood panel, so I'll get on new results of everything.  Sort of scared to find out the results but already impatient at the same time.  This disease thing has got me concerned.  I can smell the dust on a book a room away!  It just burns my nose and ends up feeling like the dust is in my lungs. I got some kind of nose steriod or something, haven't really looked at it yet.  I have to take that daily.    I'm praying it works!!!

I've been so frustrated with all this, I'm just praying it ends soon. Past few months I even hate leaving the house.

hmmmm, wonder if you DO have food allergies! Try removing wheat from your diet. It is a big offender in allergen land. It is hard, but just to see?  read labels..it's in everything almost!

He didn't mention anything about food allergies to me.  I almost feel like asking him if I can go see an allergist specialist.  But he's acting like it's "some people" are just like this.  I'll wait to see what the lab results are first.  It actually REALLY ****** me off they kept giving me all these meds (four kinds) all year long, just kept refillilng them without actually giving me the correct test!  WHen I went in for all of this last year it was visit after visit.  They had plenty of time to offer that test to me. So I'm a little upset, but glad they are finally doing something about it at the same time.  

I never thought of wheat.  I love wheat!  Lol that would really suck.  But hey, it's worth a shot!   I'll have to start looking at what all I eat has wheat in it.  I wonder how long I have to do it for to see if it works?  Would wheat allergies make me sensitive to smells and smoke though?? 

I'm really curious now too.  That's gotta be driving you nuts.. being so sensitive to dust.. the air.... could it be chemicals... cleaning agents? 

Yea, chemicals drive me nuts.  I dread anyone in the house to even take a shower.  The shampoo I can smell a mile away and almost makes me feel like I can't breathe it hurts my nose so bad.  I keep holding my breath in Costco's when I shop, and I can't go in Walmart at all.  It's really getting out of hand.  WHen I worked for that four days I was scared of this.  I was starting to get tightening in my chest.  Am I gonna be able to work??? I gotta figure it out.

I don't know that this will be all that helpful, but just wanted to say... You mentioned that you had/have asthma -- I was diagnosed with asthma back in Nov. last year and it has been crappy ever since then.  I had little bouts of it growing up but not constant like it is now.  I wanted to say though that I noticed a HUGE increase in sensitivity to chemicals and smells with the onset of asthma.  Maybe it comes with the territory!?! I know that because I've always had bad allergies, I have been somewhat sensitive to things -- such as if I am doing housework and there's lots of dust somewhere, etc.... then I will start sneezing -- or certain stores in the mall that sell candles or fragrances, have always driven me nuts -- but now with the asthma has come a whole new set of sensitivities.  Now I have a hard time with air fresheners at the office, and a huge problem using their scented soap when washing my hands,because I smell it on my hands any time they are within like a foot of my face.  I can't be around co-workers that wear perfume.  It really amazes me how sensitive I am now. Just wanted to say it may have something to do with your asthma, but maybe not -- since you said you have it under control.  Good luck, and update us with what you find out -- I would be VERY curious to know!

Exactly!  Even right when I get home from the store I have to wash my hands because I can smell that I have dust on them from holding things.  That is sort of odd though that we both became so sensitive after this.  Does it go into your lungs as well?  Does your chest actually hurt if you get too much of it?  It didn't use to be this bad.  I use to be able to go in stores at least.  Now like Friday night for instance, I couldn't even sleep, my nose was on fire and I felt like I couldn't breathe because all I could smell still was dust (even though I was at home then).  He did say my nose was irritated and inflamed, that's why I'm on the nose meds.  Makes me wonder if yours is irritated too. 

I hope your sensitivity starts going away soon.  At least some!  It's really annoying and I don't think anyone should have to live like this.   

 

I wouldn't exactly describe mine as 'burning' -- more just very irritating.  It's like the fragrance or whatever irritant gets into my lungs and I just cough and cough and feel like I'm choking.  I have to get away from it or it just continues.  My good friend, who sits right next to me at work, got one of those potpourri warmers that you put the liquid in and heat up and it about KILLED me.  I feel bad but I can't handle it.  We turned it off and I still couldn't stand it -- I had to take a piece of paper and COVER the thing up to keep the fumes from escaping into the air! I have no idea what kicked my asthma into gear.  All of the sudden, while I had cold symptoms last November, the trouble breathing started.  It has happened like that in the past but always went away with a few days of albuterol, etc... this time it just never went away.  I am now taking advair and singulair every day to keep it somewhat under control.  My fiance and I do home remodeling on the side and stuff like drywall (dusting) I just can't do anymore.  Even cutting tile on the tile saw is bothering me -- it's totally messing with my normal day-to-day.  I hope to god it goes away at some point but lots of people tell me you get stuck with it.

I understand what you're going through though -- I can't handle smells -- body lotions, body wash, perfumes, colognes, candles -- all the smell-goody stuff that I have TONS of --can't do it 

Holly....glad your doctor is looking into this.  Make sure he follows through and if he can't come up with anything, than maybe an allergist or ENT (ear, nose throat) doctor would be next on the list to try.  There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of information about hypersensitivity to smells....much more common to have trouble smelling I guess.  Hope the steroid nasal spray will help.  Keep us informed how you make out.