Tony's Allergies

So after 3 years of suffering (from the time we moved back to Tucson) with allergy problems, Tony FINALLY went to the allergist. Granted this year has been a horrible year for allergies but because the Doctor was going to test him...(they forgot to mention that he was going to have a scratch test)...he couldn't take any antihistamines for 3 days. So from Saturday morning on he has been miserable! Sneezing, coughing, wheezing, blowing his nose. Monday he came home from work to work out of the house because he was disrupting his co-workers w/all of his sneezing and nose blowing. Today, he also worked out of the house because of the appointment and has been working in the kitchen but I can still hear him sneezing and blowing his nose as if he was sitting in the office next to me.

Two years ago we found out that he has adult onset Asthma, this year...he's allergic to pretty much everything that grows in and around Tucson. He's been prescribed meds to try and combat his current problem and then goes back for a 2 week follow-up. He may have to get desensitized to the allergens since we intend on staying in Tucson for a long while. But that will mean rounds of shots over the course of 18 weeks or something crazy like that! However, I say go for it because when he suffers, we ALL suffer! Plus it's been 3 years and at least we know what he's allergic too. I'm hoping that if he can get desensitized to this stuff, it may help get rid of his Asthma symptoms too. I guess I had better get the kids tested as well since their nasal allergies are also acting up AND since Jackson has food allergies just like me.

Just so I never forget I'm sharing with all readers all the items Tony is allergic too. I'll have to look up what causes or grows these things so we can try and avoid them and get them out of our house:

MOLDS:
Alernaria altern.
Bopolaris Sorok.
Cladosporium sp.
Drechslera spicif.
Mucor circ.
Penicillium not. (yes that's penicillian)
Phorna betae
Stemphylium sol.

GRASS POLLENS:
Bermuda (similar to what's on golf courses)
Brome, Smooth
Kentucky Blue (the same type we had at our house in Colorado)
Rye, Perenn

WEED POLLENS:
All Scale
Baccharis
Burro Brush
Careless Weed
Lamb's Quarters
Pigweed, Spiny
Ragweed, Desert (um...ya, I'm allergic to this too and yet we LIVE in Tucson where it's rampant)
Russian Thistle
Sage, Common

TREE POLLENS:
Ash, Arizona (And we JUST purchased one of these trees through Trico Electric....the boy should have gone to the allergist sooner!!!!)
Elm, Siberian
Juniper, Western
Mesquite (We have one of these in our front yard and just purchased one from Trico Electric too)
Mulberry Mix
Olive (I'm allergic to this one too)
Palo Verde (HAHAHAHA, this one is all around us in Tucson and around our subdivision)
Privet

Oh ya, and I have to mention that he's allergic to Ibuprofen based medication (Advil, Aleve, etc.). We had that almost 2am trip to the E.R. a month ago for him. However, I found out the next day from my cousin that Asthmatics AREN'T supposed to take Ibuprofen as it causes Asthma flareups!!!! Hmmmm, it would have been good to have known this 2 YEARS AGO!

So if any of my friends have allergies and have thoughts or suggestions on how to keep them at bay...PLEASE SHARE! I'm beginning to think a lifestyle/living change is in our immediate future.