The giant hive on my leg was the clue. That plus the crushing exhaustion which has kept me from completing the post I recently began to write -- since paragraphs of a more scientific bent must be linear, logical, and support themselves soundly. This begs precision and endurance of a tired mind.
In short, I suspect I'm not feeling well. I'm either very toxic with airborne and/or food chemicals; a small creature bit me; or, as I'm beginning to think, all of the above. (I'm quite sure that the bologna, wheat bread, beef burritos, ice cream, and processed American cheese were not innocent bystanders in this debacle . . . nor were the scented dryer-vent emissions and cigarette smoke I walked through last night). I fervently hope that, if a creature was also involved, it wasn't a tick or a poisonous spider. I will hopefully be checking that angle by tomorrow.
I could imbibe several herbal teas and/or add some novel nutritional supplements, but during such times of "what is going on?," I prefer to stick with the most definitely non-inflammatory solutions possible. Right now, that comes down to goat yogurt (hope I'm right about that), "buffered" Vitamin C which contains calcium and magnesium, and -- can't go too far wrong with this one -- glass after glass of pitcher-filtered water.
The "what is going on?" systemic overhaul, complete with new and weird physical symptoms to eradicate, has typically occurred once every few years since I became chemically sensitive. Apparently, I must have been "due" for another round. It's always an unsettling phenomenon flavored with the unexpected, and the key word for getting through it is "calm."
I will return to my half-completed post as soon as possible! Please visit the information tabs, above, for newly added information.
In the meantime, cheers!
~ Carolyn
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