I've had a strange year. Since April I have managed to chalk up:
- Adult onset hay fever
- Adult onset asthma
- Allergic reaction to an OTC drug (an antihistamine, ironically)
- 2 lots of bronchitis (related to the asthma?)
- And then yesterday, a rather painful and, ahem, explosive reaction to a soya product that I have happily eaten for years, although not recently
This is all new to me, I'm not/wasn't an 'allergic' type person. Why has my immune system suddenly chosen this year to attack me?
I am also very tired by the end of each day, my muscles ache after climbing the stairs and so forth and I am sleeping more than usual. My (high) fitness level seems to have dropped and I find myself puffing and panting doing activities I would have sailed through a year ago. Given the hay fever and asthma, this would seem normal I guess. No noticeable weight loss/gain or other 'symptoms' I can think of.
I had a run of viruses in December last year and didn't feel 'well' until well into the New Year. Could this be to blame. We also moved to the area 2 years ago, perhaps there is something locally triggering all this? Is it a simple case of bad luck? Am I just getting old?
I'm seeing the asthma/allergy nurse at our local practice but it's all about trying to control the symptoms. I have considered getting a GP appointment but feel like I would be wasting her time.
Maybe I just need a good moan 