Ups and Downs and All Around.

05/29/22-Up and Down and All Around…

It has been a while since my last blog entry. I experienced some ups and downs, but still making progress. I had to break my isolation because my mother-in-law passed away. Regardless of what is happening, sometimes we just need to be where we are needed. I am over two months anaphylaxis free! Attending wake, funeral, and staying at Airbnb (my in-laws home is too fragrant) definitely created some challenges for me. Its weird, no anaphylaxis, but my body still felt the “anaphylaxis hangover.” I am sure many of you know what I mean. It was encouraging be able to exist in a very fragrant environment (I wore a mask that filters fragrance/Covid precaution), but even though I could not always smell it, it impacted my body. I started feeling unwell and developed bumps in my mouth and itching, so I could not participate with family as long as I wanted. It is still progress. I am still focused on remission, but I have added additional things for mitochondrial function and repair, and to bind more effectively at the cellular level. I am also working to correct adrenal fatigue and I am making gains there as well. Finally kicked caffeine! I kept trying to find natural caffeine sources that would not contribute to stimulating mast cell dysfunction, but I needed to quit to see how much that was playing a role. I feel better without it. Yes, the coach struggles with quitting things sometimes too. Return to office setting two days a week is 06/15/22. I am grateful for improvement, and I am looking forward to the day I no longer have to worry about the impact of MCAS.