Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Scared Dragon

I gave my two boys a scare today.  Dragon and my youngest.

We set the camper up to get it ready for the camping season.  It was dusty and dirty.  Ick.  We decided to take the sleeping bags to the laundry mat.  Nice and clean for our first camping trip.


Anyway

It was a slow day out there.  The only other person there was an old rancher.  We took a row of super sized washers and got busy.  I was fine while the washers were going.  No problems.  Then we moved the sleeping bags over to the dryers.

After 5 minutes I needed my rescue inhaler.  After 10 minutes I started feeling sick.  15 minutes and 50 mg of benadryl latter things were staring to get scary.  I left Dragon in the building and sat in the truck.

It didn't take long to start feeling better.  My lungs sure didn't like those dryers.  Dragon and Bug have not let me out of their sight all evening.

Not 100% yet but better.  I think it may have been the dryer sheets people use.  We didn't use any but the left over chemicals in the dryers may have been enough to set it off.

10 comments:

  1. I'm glad you are doing better! My best friend has a terrible time with cleaners, perfumes, dust, air fresheners, everything. She wears a personal ionizer at all times..just to survive.

    The world is a cruel place for somebody like her, sometimes.

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    1. Stormy,a personal ionizer? Thanks for the idea! That is something I will have to look into. I want to live a normal life but that is hard to do when you can't breath.

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  2. Glad you are getting better. And hope you are back to 100 per cent soon. Good luck.

    FD

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    1. After an asthma attack that bad, it will take a few days. Thanks. Now if I can avoid all triggers I'll be doing great!

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  3. Very, very scary - so many different chemicals & things that people do not even think about :( Glad you're feeling better. Amazon has some check wearable personal ionizers. They look to start at about $28. Hope you're feeling better!

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    1. I am thinking about trying one of those. Something has to change. People get offended and defensive when I have to leave the room. They ask why and I tell them. It usually ends in hard feeling. I give up.

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  4. Goodness, what a scare! I'm glad that you weren't alone and that you're feeling better now.

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  5. Very happy I wasn't alone. There is no way I would drive like that. Love my family. We all look out for each other.

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  6. Glad you are ok and that you were not alone when it happened! Sounds scary!

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  7. I'm so sorry that you had to go through that. Not being able to breathe is the worst feeling there is. Praying that you will feel better soon, and that this won't happen to you again. Good luck on your looking into something that helps. God Bless You and Your loving family, Belle L.

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