Really upset.

[RosieLily]

Hey all,

I hope you’re well.

I fell very ill a little while ago here. I had covid, pneumonia and my very first asthma attack, all at once. I was hospitalised, hooked up on drips, breathing assistance, so on. It was very dramatic, very painful and uncomfortable. I’ve had better times!

What followed was an appointment with a pulmonologist (a lung specialist), and well, I just got my test results.

I am severely-severely allergic to many things. I have asthma. Buy new this, new that. At this time of year and that time of year, you need antihistamines. Inhalers. Epipens. The doctor told me to never go back to horses or dogs. I’m definitely allergic to guinea pigs and hay, too, and if I keep this up I am sure my body will fail on me completely, it’s just a matter of time.

I settled on a piece of land a couple of months ago. I will be building a house there and a large piece of land was bought and left so I could one day have a small stable for two horses and a donkey, a pasture for them, and a stand-alone shed for guinea pigs. And dogs, of course. I’ve been dreaming about it since I was a child, was finally in a place where I could make it happen, and now it turns out that I just can’t do it.

It’s all so upsetting because animals are my life. They bring me so much joy and my two fluffy dorks really do keep me going. They wait for me everyday to get home from work, and they love me unconditionally. When I’m sad, they cheer me up. They’re my little family. And though for them I will take on any health issue I might have, it hurts to know that after they’ve left for a better place, it’s the end of the journey. And I really don’t know what to do when that time comes.

I have booked an appointment with an allergy-immunologist, but the lung specialist told me that with how high my *something* levels are, I can’t expect much help from immune therapy.

Just wanted to vent. I know the folk here also love animals dearly, I know my feelings and hurt won’t be considered odd or dramatic here.

Thanks for reading.


..Maybe I’ll get an aquarium, that’s a big hassle, isn’t it.. no time to feel hurt over other things, and fish are cool! :’)

 

[piggieminder]

I'm so sorry, that's really devastating for you.

 

[weepweeps]

I’m so sorry. Dreams are what keep us going and I’m so sad that your dreams of horses, donkeys, dogs and piggies won’t now materialise. Sending you massive hugs as this must feel like a bereavement.

Your health has to come first though.

Aquariums are fun too. My son has one and I love looking at his fish. You could always rescue fish, turtles, reptiles, hedgehogs, orphaned squirrels and anything else you are not allergic to. Even snakes and spiders

Life plans change. Not for the worse or better just different.

Good luck talking to the specialists. I hope with medication your health issues will be managed successfully.

 

[Merab]

I am so sorry for such devastating news for you.
I hope the specialists will be able to find a way forward for you.

@weepweeps has made some good points and an aquarium could be fascinating.

Lots of support for you here as you go through all this.
Holding you in my heart

 

[Wiebke]

BIG HUGS

Being told that you have to give up all your life dreams within such close reach towards which you have worked and saved up for so long is devastating. You feel betrayed, bereaved and very angry with nothing and nobody to blame, so it is very difficult to get a handle on it right now.

I do sincerely hope that the specialists can help you with managing your high risk allergy issues and can help you with find a constructive way forward. When one door closes, others will open if you are willing to look and see them. But you may need to give yourself some time to grieve about your loss first before you are able to embrace something very different.

I have found it really frustrating and am still finding it so, being all of a sudden so massively restricted first with Covid and then Long Covid symptoms, persistent low energy levels and major brain fog and concentration issues and with having to pay a price of several days or even weeks of exhaustion for any major effort/longer stress situation when body and mind are just not coming online. It is totally tough when your life and all your plans are ending up as a motorway car crash.

Please give yourself time. You have to first get over the stun before you crawl out of the wreck and get your bearings so you can limp away and can start thinking about walking towards a new achievable destination.
You have to learn how to live with your restrictions and making them work for you so still get out of your life what you really need; even if it is not necessarily what you envisaged. That is not an easy step and it will take courage. At some point, you need to very honestly reassess what counts for you most but in the form of fulfilling a vital need of yours and not in the form of a specific thing or shape this need has to take.

Please try to see your life as a river rather than a car. Water keeps flowing around, under or over an obstacle in its way; it gradually builds up behind the obstacle until it can find a new exit. It may flow in a different direction and in a different way - even if it is a just a little runnel or even trickle on some days, like it is for me, but it will flow on if you allow it to.

My sympathy is with you. It is devastating news.

PS: My brother and my brother-in-law are both into aquariums whereas my sister and I are the piggy people in the family.

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

I'm very sorry. That's really devastating.
But maybe you are not allergic to all dogs. There are some breeds that don't shed fur and can be suitable for people allergic to dogs.
If you can't keep horses, maybe alpacas could be a possibilty?

Since you were really ill, maybe your body reacted more severely than it usually would and the situation will get a bit better with time.
You could also try to consult a different specialist. For some doctors, animals are the main problem. Get rid of them and everything will be fine. I'm not saying that you should ignore his diagnosis or his opinion but a second opinion is always a good idea.

 

[fluffysal]

I feel for you, I know what it's like when your health issues change your vision of the future life you planned.

 

[Bill & Ted]

I am so sorry, life can be really cruel sometimes. Could you go for tests and find out which animals you aren’t allergic to? I used to have lots of allergies and was asthmatic but over the years things have improved. Hay, rabbits and guinea pigs were the worst along with dust and dust mites, so there is hope in the future that you may become less sensitive

 

[Storm1974]

Hi,

I was just wondering if these healing frequency videos could help you? The comments on all of them are very positive, and I'm sure there are lots more (general body healing/detoxing ones too which may help) to find if you want to do a search. I know how I'd feel if I had to give up my animals and will try anything, plus there's nothing to lose by trying out these healing frequency videos.

Anyway, here is the first one and as I said, if you do searches for more asthma/lung related ones, plus general body/DNA healing/detoxifying ones, you will find loads. I always read the comments and there quite amazing how they are turning peoples' lives around!

[HEADING=2]Asthma Healing Music: Asthma Relief & Lung Healing Frequency Subliminal[/HEADING]

My favourite channel, with multiple uploads for many types of both physical and emotional/spiritual issues, is here: