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Posted 1/14/2018 6:04 PM (GMT 0)
On December 3, I had a very sore throat and eventually went to doc. Needed a breathing treatment and prednisone. Came down with vomiting and diaherria too. Finally on December 29th the very sore and painful sore throat went away. But then had big fatigue and muscle pains plus on and off sinus headaches. Also runny nose and sneezing. What I find most upsetting is that I am having bad eye pain like there is a hair or something in my eye. Maybe it is from the super cold here or allergies. I have had friends who say that they feel like they are in a sandstorm with their eyes. I mostly have asthma and breathing problems from allergies but suppose this could also occur.

Any thoughts on my mess, I am 72 years old and was diagnosed with allergies in 1983.
Posted 1/15/2018 8:55 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Joan, its been some time since I have seen you post here at Healing Well. I can relate to the sinus/allergy problems. I live in Tx & I think everyone that lives in my area suffers with these problems. A couple of years ago I was at my PCP's office. There was a little boy in there, face was covered with what looked like hives, eyes nearly swelled shut. This poor kid looked miserable & rightfully so. He had horrible seasonal allergies. Other than the usual things associated with seasonal allergies at my worst, I have the sand/gritty feeling in my eyes. When I get that feeling if I look on the lower inside of my eyelids, I will find these small ulcer looking things. They can make me feel miserable. A year or so ago I switched to Flonase nose spray, its OTC. I have already gone through all of the prescription meds & over the years they have stopped working. If I get a lot of chest congestion I use Mucinex D to thin out the congestion. Now with the cold the dry heat is drying the air out so much & My nose dries up so fast. I use a humidifier & have a teapot of water going on the stove.

I do hope you get to feeling better & can find something that will help you.
Posted 1/20/2018 12:05 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Joan, I sometimes get a sore throat to the point of it feeling like it's on fire. My former ENT contributed it to my gerd, but I didn't go along with that. The healthy foods I was eating did not differ on my days of increased pain.

What I found that was contributing to my sore throat were allergic conditions like fresh paint, household dust, mold, candles, passive smoke, and pets. So I try to stay away from those environments.

In a earlier topic, I mentioned our local asphalt plant. My particulate matter meter has been a tremendous help to me. Then I know which days I can venture outdoors for a walk and which days I should take a walk in our local mall.

For my dry eyes which sometimes become very gritty, I use a doctor/prescribed nonpreservative dry eye drops. For my burning throat I use sugar free throat drops and I drink plenty of water. Sometimes it helps, and sometimes it doesn't.

Good luck to you.
Posted 1/21/2018 10:15 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the replies. I think this has been a bad virus/flu season and since I am older it is harder to get over stuff.

Sore throat was unreal and lasted for 25 days. Just very tired now and eyes hurt sometimes. I do have dry eyes and use an otc drop recommended by the doc.
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