Don't mess with Springmom
ROTFLMFHO!!!!!!!
my symptoms improved dramatically when I discovered that I was allergic to Pantene Pro V,
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! I've given up most red wines, mushrooms, kolaches, and a whole lot of other stuff. But not my Pantene...!!!
Apparently I was one of the posters who offended you inadvertently.
No, I'm not offended. I just want to keep the thread firmly away from the specifics of my medical stuff and onto the thread topic, which is sort of narrow. As I said, the asthma's complicated by other stuff, and to get into the specifics of what I take would require a more comprehensive discussion than I'm comfortable with in a public form, that's all.
Well, that plus I am not going to answer "I only shoot outdoors" again NO offense taken, and I hope I give none. Just trying to guard that fence of privacy while still discussing the issue. 'K?
One other thing, which I mentioned to a friend in a PM.... it might be time to switch from Hoppe's to something less, um, pungent. I don't mind the smell of Hoppe's at all, but it may be serving as an added irritant.
I may be off base here, and I'll ask my doc about it next time I talk to her...but I'm guessing that the particulates and gasses released when a bullet is fired are not, *strictly* speaking, "allergens". My bet is they're irritants instead. A person can react to an irritant (somebody's perfume, Hoppe's, even cold air) without it being something that'll raise a whelp on your back in an allergy skin test. If so, some sort of bandana, mask, whatever that would be a physical barrier would likely work better than, say, a preventative dose of a rescue inhaler.
I'm glad my allergist is pro-gun; can you imagine having this conversation with, say, your kid's pediatrician?
Springmom