Re: Gassed in church again (arrrghhhh)

[Guest guest]

I couldn't agree more. I work in A Restaurant- Lounge and it's not

the smoke doing me in.It's perfume and cologne. This is my worst

trigger. I am finding it different now with xolair. I profusely

scratch and may get a headache Before it usually would send me

nebbing and to the ER. Sharon

-- In , " mister_manganese " <barryb@...>

wrote:

>

> Got gassed Sunday morning at church once more. It all started on

> the walkway again ... this woman carrying a baby in front of me

must

> have poured the whole bottle of perfume on herself. The poor baby

> looked comatose.

>

> Inside I could smell the stuff in the air everywhere, kind of like

a

> fog. Winter's setting in and the doors and window to the church

are

> closed and no A/C blowing fresh air in.

>

> Half way through the sermon I knew I had to do something so I got

up

> and went to the back doorway to the entrance foyer and stood there

> in the doorway. Don't you know some usher woman comes over and

> stands beside me ... must have thought I was another usher ... and

> gassed me some more.

>

> Pretty much ruined my day. Two puffs of Albuterol helped a little

> but I had to sleep it all off. Bye bye to what could have been a

> pleasant day if people would stop stinking themselves up with

> noxious chemicals.

>

> Now that I'm not reacting to the usual suite of allergens I'm

> becoming much more aware of the role fragrances have been playing

in

> messing up my life. Not the natural stuff like flowers, which I

> love to smell, but the chemical stuff like perfumes and

> deordorizers.

>

> One really big problem is most people just can't comprehend how

> odors so slight they can't even detect them mess me up so bad.

> That includes my wife but way back 30 years when I met her she

> believed in being natural with no makeup and no perfume and still

to

> this day she won't touch the stuff which is great. Until I met her

> many relationships went on the rocks real fast over fragrances.

> Still, she never totally grasps how I smell such tiny amounts of

the

> fragrances and react so strongly to them. And I don't even discuss

> the problem with others because they'll just think I'm a wacko.

>

[Guest guest]

You know, you may not the only person in the church having problems.

In addition to other asthmatics, migraineurs also react to strong

scents. You might want to talk to your pastor about the problem and

see if there is a side chapel that can be set aside for those who need

a scent-free atmosphere, or even just have a discussion with the

congregation about the impact of using perfumes and aftershave on

sensitive people. My experience has been that churches want to be

inclusive. They may be totally unaware that this is a problem.

You might be doing the church a service by bringing it up.

Best wishes,

Kitty

--- In , " mister_manganese " <barryb@...>

wrote:

>

> Got gassed Sunday morning at church once more. It all started on

> the walkway again ... this woman carrying a baby in front of me must

> have poured the whole bottle of perfume on herself. The poor baby

> looked comatose.

>

> Inside I could smell the stuff in the air everywhere, kind of like a

> fog. Winter's setting in and the doors and window to the church are

> closed and no A/C blowing fresh air in.

>

> Half way through the sermon I knew I had to do something so I got up

> and went to the back doorway to the entrance foyer and stood there

> in the doorway. Don't you know some usher woman comes over and

> stands beside me ... must have thought I was another usher ... and

> gassed me some more.

>

> Pretty much ruined my day. Two puffs of Albuterol helped a little

> but I had to sleep it all off. Bye bye to what could have been a

> pleasant day if people would stop stinking themselves up with

> noxious chemicals.

>

> Now that I'm not reacting to the usual suite of allergens I'm

> becoming much more aware of the role fragrances have been playing in

> messing up my life. Not the natural stuff like flowers, which I

> love to smell, but the chemical stuff like perfumes and

> deordorizers.

>

> One really big problem is most people just can't comprehend how

> odors so slight they can't even detect them mess me up so bad.

> That includes my wife but way back 30 years when I met her she

> believed in being natural with no makeup and no perfume and still to

> this day she won't touch the stuff which is great. Until I met her

> many relationships went on the rocks real fast over fragrances.

> Still, she never totally grasps how I smell such tiny amounts of the

> fragrances and react so strongly to them. And I don't even discuss

> the problem with others because they'll just think I'm a wacko.

>