still allergic... ew

[elizalavelle]

So my random allergic reaction to my parent's dog is not stopping. I've completely stopped touching the dog, sitting in any room she sits in, touching anything she touches and yet still I get worse. I feel like Quasimodo. So I figured that perhaps I should go to the doctor tomorrow... only to find my fraking health card has expired. So I'll be

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[elizalavelle]

He's younger. Now that we're both adults we get along really well, he's a good kid brother to have :)

Thank you, I hope I get well soon too :)

[amy_vic]

...our health cards expire?

Or is that just the new kinds, with our pictures on them and stuff? Because I am still rocking the old red-and-white one; no one has ever told me I need to get a new one.

His girlfriend gets less cool points because she's told him she's pretty grossed out having to share a bathroom with me right now.

Epic fail, girlfriend. Epic fail, indeed. *tsk*

[elizalavelle]

Don't ever get the new ones, they're a pain! The old ones so far don't expire and there's no need for the new one. I lost my old one in high school hence the photo one.

Yeah, his girlfriend gets a lot of epic fails. I think she's a nice enough girl most times but she and I are people who would not interact at all if she weren't dating my brother.

[elizalavelle]

I just looked at the health card office to be sure and yes, your red and white card is still valid. They talked about phasing them out years and years ago but haven't done it yet.

[planet_y]

Not cool. :( Sorry!

Hopefully something will give, and it will go away... Dumb dog! (Not really... but dumb dog!)

[elizalavelle]

I read that they give shots sometimes for severe reactions and I think I qualify. So I'm hoping I can get something that'll help like that. I feel so bad, the dog has been so confused this weekend because I won't pet her. But yeah, still dumb dog, I so wish I weren't allergic to her.

[planet_y]

Aw, the dog probably thinks she did something bad... well she kinda did, but still a little sad...

Hopefully they can give you something! A shot makes sense... blah :(

[gonnashine]

wow! your brother's girlfriend also loses smart-points. You're not diseased!

I forgot to ask you, are you taking anything for the hives, like Benadryl?

[elizalavelle]

Yup I'm taking benadryl and using cortizone cream and still nothing helps. :S

And exactly! I look gross right now, but I have nothing that's contagious. I'm actually excessively clean even when I'm having an outbreak like this because I worry about infection.

[ozma914]

Hope you're all fixed up soon. I've had allergies all my life, including severe allergies to cats -- since I'm living with four of them, it can obviously be controlled!

[elizalavelle]

That's good to know :) I sure wouldn't want to have to live without having a pet dog ever again if that's what I'm allergic to. I'll have to do tests later to find out what this is.

[ozma914]

Those of us with cat/dog allergies would be better off giving up on the pets we're allergic to, rather than take the long term medications. But -- of course -- animal lovers just aren't going to do that!