Hey Everyone,
In my recent post about Chuck Norris turning 70, I added a small note at the bottom of the post where I said I was recently experimenting with a Cholinergic Urticaria Treatment. I know at least one person was interested by that, so I thought it was time to stop keeping you in the dark. I would personally like to wait a few more days, but I guess I can begin to tell about what I have recently been doing.
I am going to break this whole thing into a series of posts, because I think it would be easier than to have one long 5,000 word post. Sorry if I ever bore anyone with excessive details, but I know some people like details, and others just skim and read what they want. So I usually try to add details for those who like them.
Before I get into this whole thing, let me stress the following points:
- This isn’t curing my hives so far, however, I am going to try it for another week or so. I do feel slightly better, but I will talk about that in more detail.
- I am going to explain my reasoning behind why I even attempted this, otherwise the whole thing would sound illogical and crazy (perhaps it still does?)
- As always, I am no doctor and I am not saying anyone should try this. Always talk to a doctor before trying to treat anything.
How This Recent Experiment Started
Okay, here we go. All last year, I had really let my hives get the best of me. I tried to fight it, but they kept getting me really down and depressed at times. I was so frustrated with the whole thing. I was so frustrated that every time I did anything physical, I was given an incredible amount of discomfort and pain.
However, I made a decision at the beginning of the year that I was going to stop trying to cure my hives every day, and just accept my fate. I decided that I will just learn to live with my cholinergic urticaria and hope it goes away soon. I was determined to be more positive.
Luckily, I have been far more positive too. I have not really been totally bummed weeks/months. I had stopped trying to be a medical detective and determine what was wrong or what was causing my hives.
So I wasn’t actively trying to find a cure, nor was I actively trying to treat it. I wasn’t. My state of mind was over that constant idea of finding a cure. I was happy living as an itchy guy, and I looked forward to one day being hives free (hopefully).
What Made Me Decide to Try a New Treatment?
As I said, I was content and not actively trying to experiment further. I have mentioned before that I bought a house a few months ago. I love it.
Unfortunately, it was a foreclosure and had been vacant for a year or so before we moved in. The shrubs were a mess. On top of that, there were a few small trees that I decided I wanted chopped down.
So we finally had warm weather, and I went out to begin some landscaping/yard work. It was sunny, and I took my shirt off to try and soak up some Vitamin D. I did get a few Cholinergic Urticaria Symptoms (of course), but I worked for a couple of days, and I finally got the trees chopped down and the shrubs up-rooted from my yard.
It was the night of the last day that I noticed something. As I looked in the mirror, something caught my eye. What was it? I shall tell in the next post…
What I found in the mirror (Part 2 of my experiment), Suspected Tinea Versicolor (Part 3), My Tinea Versicolor Treatment (Part 4)
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