Question:
I guess I've been pretty lucky compared to many of
you out there. Except for one bad case of hives when
I was a kid, I've never had really strong signs of having
any allergies. That said, one thing I've found to be happening
to me with apparently increasing frequency are "phony" colds.
That is, I'll show symptoms that one normally associates with
the early stages of a cold (typically, a combination of a mild
sore throat, a bit of a fever, and some congestion in the lungs
and/or sinuses). However, rather than a real cold developing,
these relatively mild symptoms go away after a day or two
without having intensified. Could I possibly be showing a comparatively weak reaction
to something in my enviroment?
Answer:
I believe so. When I lived in Atlanta, GA, my glands use to swell for
no reason. The rest of my body would feel fine. But my glands would
swell. This was a reaction to something. I don't live in Atlanta any
more, and my glands don't swell any more. Yes, that is a possibility. And given your description, it sounds like a
good one. Has your dr given any other possible reasons for your symptoms? I've not talked to a doctor about this, mainly because the symptoms have
seemingly never been severe enough to warrant it . Oddly enough,
very recently (in fact, after I posted the message) I discovered I had a
cyst in my sinus cavity, which I gather is common with allergy sufferers.
This discovery was a biproduct of a test I had for a completely different
ailment.
