Painful Little Pods
Saturday, the weather was moderate (50 degrees F) so when we took Kaylee to the park where she’ll have her home softball games so that she could work with her team to clean the ball field, the boys and I stayed and played.
There was this tree right by the field that had balls hanging off of it – it looked like Christmas ornaments. This is the same kind of tree – but the picture was taken in a different location.
Jeb loves anything even remotely resembling a ball, so he asked if he could reach one. I lifted him up and he grabbed one of those balls and pulled.
Bad mistake. Bad bad bad.
The thing burst open and little seed pods that looked like dandelion seeds went everywhere. I was looking up, so they covered my face, hair, and went down the front of my shirt. They went into my mouth and nose. And immediately, I felt a sharp pain in my sinuses. I started sneezing and my head started pounding.
Typing this, 10 hours later, my nose is still running and is raw and red from how many times I’ve had to wipe it all day. My blood pressure is high (143/94). My head still hurts. My sinuses were so swollen I had to take off my glasses.
I’m so glad it didn’t seem to do the same thing to Johnathan. That would have been terrible.
I’ve never really experienced an allergic reaction to nature before. It certainly wasn’t any fun.
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Luke 19:1-6 Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.” So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully.
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One wonders if Zacchaeus had an allergic reaction.
A rice sock will work wonders for swelling and pain. Loosely fill the foot part of a tube sock with rice. Tie/stitch the tube part shut. Microwave the sock for 60-90 seconds. Place the sock where it hurts. If it’s too hot, wrap the sock in a towel. Praying you feel better!
Thank you! I will keep that in mind if this happens again. Today (Tuesday) is the first day I feel good. Yesterday I thought about going out and buying a Netti (sp?) pot and rinsing my sinuses out, and I probably would have today if I hadn’t felt better.
ouch! glad you are feeling better though!
Oh my that sounds awful! I hope you are feeling all better soon. Sending a little prayer up for you :D