Can pollen be fatal?

[Snarky Oracle!]

I never had much of a reaction to spring pollen until I left my thirties.

I'm not sure how it is in your parts of the world, but this year I've had easily the worst long-term pollen reaction of my life... We've had zero rain for five weeks -- the heaviest of the pollen season -- and all the pollen that's fallen remains in the air, still blowing around, going nowhere.

I've taken everything I can -- supplements, antihistamines, etc. -- and very little has worked. Full body pain, every joint from head to toe, obviously congestion, vampirizing depression, and a grisly level of endless all-purpose discomfort that never abates.

My body is utterly wracked with inflammation, and has been for at least a month... Isn't inflammation detrimental to your long-term health, especially when it goes on for so long?? (Especially at my age).

I feel like I want to die. Or, like I might die whether I want to or not.

 

[Crimson]

Have you tried cleaning your sinuses? Nothing clears up my allergies better than a sinus rinse -- either a neti pot or a sinus irrigator.

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

Have you tried cleaning your sinuses? Nothing clears up my allergies better than a sinus rinse -- either a neti pot or a sinus irrigator.

When I read your post, I recalled I'd gotten a sinus irrigator five or six years ago when I began my blood sugar meltdown era and was having weird, wild nasal congestion symptoms. I found it and used one of the salt packets (a mix of table salt and baking soda) I'd had sitting beside my computer in plain sight.

Did a nasal irrigation flush. Found the Lindbergh baby. Don't know if it will help, but it certainly shouldn't hurt (assuming I didn't drown).

 

[Daniel Avery]

I recall having a morbid fascination with the commercials for one of those sinus irrigators. It resembled a drowning/water torture device even in the animations, and yet the human subject had this bizarre, frozen smile on his face for the entirety of the demonstration. I remember thinking that drowning in my own snot seemed like a better option.