I spent more than five hours this morning, going through the motions of testing for allergies. There are limited things to do in a waiting room when you have nurses putting drops of minute quantities of allergens under your tongue, every 15 minutes or so.
In a way, I can't really comprehend that it's me in there, when I have had so many years without apparent problems. But, any thought that it was a waste of time was shown on the very first test, with tongue tingling and numbness, progressing to feeling quite unwell for a higher dose down the track.
I suppose it is good news to know that there is a kind of mould that produces a reaction- I don't know enough about it to know where a mould/ fungus like this might grow. Perhaps it is in the air conditioning, or maybe the bathroom. Time will tell.
As my health was improving, it is worth progressing with the next step of the elimination diet. This means, tomorrow I am going to try prawns for lunch, after going without them for the last two months. If the first meal goes well, I can also have them for dinner....Yaaay!
Then, a progressive testing or challenge over the course of a couple of weeks, and I hope to have most of my favourite foods back on the menu, in time for Christmas.
Later in the morning, the radio in the background announced the death of the Women's Gold Medallist in the Marathon at two Commonwealth Games, at the age of 41, after a brave battle with breast cancer. Even now, I can still recall the dour struggle as she fought back, again and again, finally crossing the finish line at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in first place.
My troubles are minor, when I think about the young family left behind and a life cut short.
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