By sheer chance the day I am writing this blog post is also World Asthma Day. Provision, support and expertise for asthma in the NHS always seems far better than for other conditions, like eczema and allergies. Asthma can kill, quite quickly if not controlled and managed well, so this makes sense and coupled with allergies as well, if asthma is stable any allergic reaction … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
Cold sore diary – life span of a cold sore
I haven't had a cold sore now for nearly a year, not a proper throbbing mess of a one, so maybe it was karma, time I had some pain. But when I got the tingle recently, instead of doing what I normally do, which has kept me cold sore free, I tried some of the remedies people have shared here. I tried lots of different attacks on the cold sore. His name is Winston, and he has … [Read more...]
Cold sore diary – waking up with one
So this morning I awoke knowing what was going to be nestling on my top lip. I felt it coming in the night but ignored the tingling and went back to sleep. Or tried to sleep... Step 1 - ear wax At 6am I finally gave in to the swelling and pain, got up and harvested some ear wax. Yes you heard me, I dug out some ear wax. Now it's funny stuff when you examine it up close. … [Read more...]