Breath...

[liralen]

... so the one surprising thing from the allergy appointment was finding that I'm probably using less than 70% of my lung capacity. That there's a low level asthma that's occupying, basically, half a lung. Even with all the stuff I've been doing. Ah well...

The good news is that with medication and/or the shot therapy I should regain it all...

Comments

[archangelbeth]

If it helps, my spouse is allergic to just about all molds, all deciduous trees, and rabbits... He's been helped a lot by Claritin-D (including the generic version), so yes, medication can help!

Crossing fingers for you!

[liralen]

Yay!

It helps. I use generic Claritin, too, but it hasn't been quite enough for the last year, which is why the shots, but there's hope. *grin*

Thank you!

[incandescens]

I'm sorry to hear that you are that badly hit by it, but glad to hear that something can be done about it!

[liralen]

Thank you!!

Yeah... I feel a bit closer to Jyuushiro now. *laughter*

[incandescens]

I wrote at least one of my fics involving him when in the middle of a very dense cold, so I know what you mean!

Incidentally, I was reading up on tuberculosis the other day. As I understand it, part of the problem is that even when the active infection has been dealt with, the subject is left with areas of scarring and necrotic tissue in the lungs. Presumably that's Ukitake's current situation; no longer actively infectious, but with lungs that are severely damaged?

[liralen]

That would be very useful.

I'd far prefer that than an active infection.

So then, there isn't a lung treatment that can heal up the scarred areas... given that most of the shinigami have scars... *grin* That would make sense.