Yes, I realise I shouldn't need to think twice about it, but I am by no means perfect in maintaining my health:fun ratio, and I certainly don't appreciate feeling dictated to on the matter. Having considered the times that my new allergy has raised its fiery head, the only conclusion that can be drawn is that I have developed an allergy to alcohol. What? Why?
I re-tested it last night, and yes, within a few drinks my brain started to itch again, and I spent yet another night feeling decidedly ill. So, of course, against all likely advice, I researched it myself. Turns out, that the drugs I am taking for my otherwise impending death-by-foot pain relief, are likely to have induced an alcohol allergy. A cruel irony, to have to choose between the ability to walk to the pub, and the ability to drink in the pub.
If only my assignment could have been about the links between drug use and alcohol consumption, rather than hearing loss, I'd be set to go. Such luck is rare though. I suppose to put a positive angle on it, I could say that I am pleased not to have been researching hearing loss as a result of personal experience with drug use. How very British, to decide that I should be grateful for not having experienced partial hearing loss today.
My fizzy brain is struggling to focus. I am desperately trying not to think of creepy crawlies alongside the sensation. Much like I have to avoid thinking of maggots when cooking rice, or worms when cooking spaghetti or beansprouts. Once the thought enters, there's no going back. It's ok for the thought to sit on the edge of the mental world; just not to be fully acknowledged. It's one thing to decide I can no longer eat the meal placed in front of me, it's quite another to decide I can no longer keep my head. I'm thinking of fizz wizz instead, to accompany the tingle. Perhaps I'll use this experience when I next have to give examples of the times that I successfully implemented the distraction technique tool 'since we last spoke'. Perhaps not. I don't think psychotropic medication will do my allergies any favours. Ergh, enough, I must go and try to summarise someone else's work.
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Try some 'soul' man...
Hey Rosie,
Hopefully this'll help ease your trouble mind....
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Love Fitch.x
http://www.youtube.com/user/Fitchy55
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Awesome.
Fitch, vocals??
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my friend's wife had an allergy to alcohol (not related to any other drugs as far as I'm aware) and her throught used to close up. Stopped her drinking quite effectively, ... bummer tho'New comment
Oh no! That's terrible. Made me laugh though... sorry. But yes, you're quite accurate there, very effective! I don't believe my life would be richer for giving up alcohol. Slightly longer perhaps, but not richer. I've stopped taking the tablets today. I seem to be getting a lot of the crappy side effects. It was nice to be able to walk for a few days at least. Maybe if I can't walk I'll be forced to make some progress in my studying...New comment
Hi Rosie,
yes that's me, from a long while back(20yrs!). I'm going to the Rory Gallagher Festival in Ballyshannon, Donegal next week to do a couple of quiet accoustic tunes at the lunchtime sessions.
I've found that for pain Morphine and Rioja work very well together. It's helped me for the last 3yrs(had a stroke!).
Love Fitch.x
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I'm impressed!
Do you have other songs on there? I could only find the one you linked me to.
I haven't heard of the festival you mention, but you're off to Ireland to sing and drink and that's quite enough information to make me want to run away, again, and live. I hope you have a wonderful time... let me know if you post any recordings.
Morphine? Ha, I wish! Tonight I scrapped the tablets, and had my very kind old friend drive me to a pub, and home again. My foot hurts again, but no rash. He laughed at me as I ordered a bottle of Crabbies and downed it and then ordered my wine... what's that about? Well you have to differentiate between pain relief and pleasure surely?!
What are you doing with the OU?
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Just sent my EMA in for AA100 and now I've started both A178 & AXR272 a couple of weeks ago. Lookin' forward to the residential in July. I'm glad AA100's out of the way, now I can get on with what I want to do..Art History. I'm doing A216 in Oct. + SA188 in Sept. Keeps me off the streets...
and you?
Love Fitch.x
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I'm coming towards the end of an entirely random Open degree. I've completed 9 modules so far. Well two I just finished in April (B322 and SK124), so results pending, but I assume I will at least pass. At the moment I'm studying...
SD329 Signals and perception: the science of the senses, T183 Design and the Web, T151 Digital worlds: designing games, creating alternative realities....
I signed up for T151 when I was drunk, but the others were pretty well planned. I've done 1 day of study for both the T courses and haven't taken so much as a sideways glance at them since. I have completely lost all motivation for everything. These 3 courses mark the end of my 'future prospects' part of the degree, and the final 60 points next year are my reward for sticking with all the other stuff, which will be TA212: the technology of music.
I've only been to one residential school and I don't think I've ever been more terrified! It was out Brighton way and I had a fantastic time. I got lucky with my tutor group... 'the yellow rectangles' and got to work with a bunch of cool blokes, plus my tutor had a grasp of my sense of humour, which stopped me getting in any of the usual trouble I find myself in. There was a pretty decent bar, which helped.