Sigh...kinda sad (OT)

Waaaah, Dennis left again this afternoon for work in Burma. He won't be
back until March 31 :-( For some reason it just seems harder to have him
leave this time than the other times. This is the 4th time. Our 8th
wedding anniversary is this Saturday and he won't be here, but we did manage
to celebrate last weekend for Valentines Day.
The only thing was, we had a really scary incident shortly after we first
got there. Dennis and I were lounging by the pool and considering ordering
lunch when suddenly Dennis broke out in itchy hives all over his throat,
arms and legs! Then his throat started closing up and he had trouble
breathing.
It was really scary. It had actually happened at home a few days before
with the hives, but not the throat thing. He had not had anything to eat
for hours before that both times. He almost passed out at the resort but I
quickly took him to the hospital in Rayong. They gave him a steroid
injection and it cleared everything up almost instantly. They gave him some
steroid pills and an inhaler in case it happens again while he's away. The
doctor couldn't figure out what it was from either, some sort of allergy but
to what? He hadn't eaten anything both times and wasn't bitten by any bugs.
Anyway, we headed back to the resort and everything was fine from then on.
I'm a bit worried that something will happen in Burma while he's away. This
town he's in has absolutely no medical care whatsoever. He is not going to
go out without the pills and inhaler for a while, just in case this happens
again.
We are considering having me go back there for a week about halfway through
his tour if being apart is too rough. The other thing is, shortly after he
comes back, he has to go to Florida for a week for simulator training.
Originally, I was going to go too and we'd make a holiday of it, but now my
really good friend that I've had since I was 10 is coming to visit. She
can't come at any other time because she's also going to Australia and NZ.
I figured I'd regret it if I couldn't see her for more than a day or two
while she was here, so I'm going to stay here and go to Florida in 2 years
when Dennis will get sent there again. I'm very much looking forward to
seeing Holly again (haven't seen her in 18 months) but kinda wish she was
coming at another time. Oh well. Sorry for my ramblings, just feeling kind
of melancholy this afternoon.
--
Britta
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badwilson wrote:

suddenly Dennis broke out in itchy hives all over his throat,
arms and legs! Then his throat started closing up and he had trouble
breathing.

I'm wondering if he should see an allergist, to try to find out what it
is he's allergic to. I mean, obviously there's *something*, it's just not
clear yet what it is. Maybe there's some kind of pollen in the air. An
allergist can do tests to see what is causing this reaction. I was going
to suggest he do it while he's in Florida, but actually it might make more
sense to do it in Thailand, since whatever's causing his reaction is in
Thailand, and an allergist in Florida might not think to test for that.

Anyway, once he knows what it is, he'll have a better idea how to avoid
it, or when to be ready for it when it can't be avoided.

That does sound really scary. purrs!

And I'm sorry you can't go to Florida this time!

Joyce

badwilson wrote:

suddenly Dennis broke out in itchy hives all over his throat,
arms and legs! Then his throat started closing up and he had trouble
breathing.

I'm wondering if he should see an allergist, to try to find out what it
is he's allergic to.

And... if he's having that sort of reaction, he should see a doc and get advice
on whether he should be carrying an epi-pen with him. It could make the
difference between life & death - *literally* if he has a reaction where his
breathing is affected - he *might* just go into anaphylactic shock.

Cheers, helen s


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That sounds really scary. Purrs for it to never happen again, or for
they to find the culprit so Dennis can stay away from it.

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"badwilson" wrote in message
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Waaaah, Dennis left again this afternoon for work in Burma. He won't be
back until March 31 :-( For some reason it just seems harder to have him
leave this time than the other times. ...
.... --
Britta
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That is really scary about that allergic reaction. Maybe it was something
he drank. I hope Dennis is O.K. and it won't affect his pilot's license. I
can understand how this is extra hard for you to see him leave this time.
I'll ask Cinder and Rosie to produce some protective purrs for Dennis and
soothing purrs for you. And, as usual, I'll handle the prayer part.
Happy anniversary, even though you had to celebrate on a different day.
Annie

I'm sorry you are feeling so sad, but do understand the reason(s). Many
purrs coming over that Dennis doesn't experience another attack of whatever
it was, and soothing ones to you to ease your worry and make time fly till
Dennis comes back again. Sorry about Florida, too.

--
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Lots of best wishes and purrs for Dennis to have no more allergic reactions
and gentle calming hugs for you, Britta,
--
Polonca & Soncek

"badwilson" wrote in message
...
Waaaah, Dennis left again this afternoon for work in Burma. He won't be
back until March 31 :-( For some reason it just seems harder to have him
leave this time than the other times. This is the 4th time. Our 8th
wedding anniversary is this Saturday and he won't be here, but we did
manage
to celebrate last weekend for Valentines Day.
The only thing was, we had a really scary incident shortly after we first
got there. snip

"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" wrote in
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badwilson wrote:

suddenly Dennis broke out in itchy hives all over his throat,
arms and legs! Then his throat started closing up and he had trouble
breathing.

I'm wondering if he should see an allergist, to try to find out what it
is he's allergic to.

And... if he's having that sort of reaction, he should see a doc and get
advice
on whether he should be carrying an epi-pen with him. It could make the
difference between life & death - *literally* if he has a reaction where
his
breathing is affected - he *might* just go into anaphylactic shock.


I know, it is really scary. But the doctor looked up the epi pen when we
demanded to have one and he said they are not available in Thailand :-(
There was also no time to arrange for allergy testing because this happened
only 2 days before Dennis had to return to work in Burma. He has been
tested for allergies before, about 4 years ago in Canada and wasn't allergic
to anything then. We have no idea what could have caused it considering he
didn't eat anything and wasn't stung by any bugs. The first time he was
indoors and had just finished working out and the other time was outdoors by
the pool. Unless he could be allergic to his own sweat all of a sudden?
But then he sweated between the 2 incidents and it didn't happen, nor did it
happen after the 2nd incident. Grrr, this is driving me crazy!
--
Britta
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Britta please email me at your convenience.


"badwilson" wrote in message
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:
: "dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" wrote in
: message ...
: badwilson wrote:
:
: suddenly Dennis broke out in itchy hives all over his throat,
: arms and legs! Then his throat started closing up and he had
trouble
: breathing.
:
: I'm wondering if he should see an allergist, to try to find out what it
: is he's allergic to.
:
: And... if he's having that sort of reaction, he should see a doc and get
: advice
: on whether he should be carrying an epi-pen with him. It could make the
: difference between life & death - *literally* if he has a reaction where
: his
: breathing is affected - he *might* just go into anaphylactic shock.
:
:
: I know, it is really scary. But the doctor looked up the epi pen when we
: demanded to have one and he said they are not available in Thailand :-(
: There was also no time to arrange for allergy testing because this
happened
: only 2 days before Dennis had to return to work in Burma. He has been
: tested for allergies before, about 4 years ago in Canada and wasn't
allergic
: to anything then. We have no idea what could have caused it considering
he
: didn't eat anything and wasn't stung by any bugs. The first time he was
: indoors and had just finished working out and the other time was outdoors
by
: the pool. Unless he could be allergic to his own sweat all of a sudden?
: But then he sweated between the 2 incidents and it didn't happen, nor did
it
: happen after the 2nd incident. Grrr, this is driving me crazy!
: --
: Britta
: Check out pictures of Vino at:
: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album
:
:
:
:
:

"Hopitus2" wrote in message
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Britta please email me at your convenience.


Could you email me? badwilson at yahoo dot com
I feel really bad about this but I seem to have lost your email address.
--
Britta
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