I have already seen an allergist, and was on ramp up. We had to move, and to my surprise none of the clinics here will administer allergy shots.
There is a speciality clinic that will, but only if you are a patient of their allergist, they won’t administer injections unless it came from them. There is a 3y wait-list for their allergist.
This is terrible news. My seasonal allergies are debilitating, they are a disability. In the words of my allergist “You are allergic to the world”.
I could administer them at home, my spouse is an MA and knows how to do the subcutaneous shots. However, that’s dangerous, and my allergist refuses to allow me to do this.
The alternative would be to just walk into a clinic or ER, get the shots administered by my spouse in the lobby. Wait the 20-30 minutes to ensure no anaphylactic reaction, and go home. And do this till I’ve ramped. But I get the feeling this won’t go over well…
What sort of advice do you have for me on navigating this Lemmy? I was receiving treatment for this condition, and now I can’t, which is essentially driving me into depression.
Probably depends on your state, but in mine it just has to be a nurse.
Like, literally any nurse. So just call around to clinics and even pharmacies.
I got mine at a very young age, so it was an elementary school nurse most of the year, and then a small local clinic for summer shots.
Like, you’re already walking into clinic, just have them give you the shot. They’re 100% gonna call the cops if people are injecting each other in the lobby. If your partner is in healthcare, I have zero idea why that’s being considered as a legit option.
Yeah, I thought it sounded unhinged. But I’m desperate, and don’t want to put myself at risk of a preventable death.
I’ve spent the greater part of my life as a shut in largely because I’m a sniffling, coughing, sneezing mess all day and night every day for 6-8 months of the year. And simply a sniffly mess for the rest.
I had one good summer last year and I can’t believe what I’m missing. Being able to do activities like hiking, or biking, going to the grocery store without being treated like I have the plague. Actually being able to go out to a restaurant or public places. Making friends, and actually being able to join them. Going to the movies…etc Not having to carry a whole-ass box a Kleenex with me everywhere I go.
It made me into a desperate man, realizing how much life I’m missing.
The comments here are fantastic, and incredibly helpful.