Posted by Dick2 on October 17, 2014 at 03:57:39 from (75.174.205.222):
In Reply to: Farming and allegies posted by charlie M on October 16, 2014 at 18:01:55:
I didn't realize it for a long time, but I suffered from a variety of allergies when on the farm. When farm chemicals became available, I would have a sore throat for 6 weeks during the spraying season. Doctor didn't realize what was causing the trouble either.
Then grain dust started bothering me, as well as pollen and certain smells on the farm.
I went on to college and worked in the equipment industry that minimized my exposure to allergens on the farm. I would have been dead many years ago if I had continued to work in the farm environment.
If your allergies are severe, do what you have to do to avoid the causes. My allergist told me that I have to avoid the things that make me sick because they would weaken my immune system and I would get something else more serious. And that is exactly what happened - I now have CLL, but by following the oncologist's advice I have remained at stage Zero for 5 years.
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