Well, I just got back from the allergist. I figured it was time to go to one when all my coworkers kept on saying "you must be allergic to work". Every day for the past 4-5 months I break out into a sneezing, runny nose, stopped up head fit in the afternoon. It has gotten worse over these past two months. Finally I decided to see an allergist. It was an interesting appointment. First I have to fill out those lovely forms where you right down your current illnesses and medications. That is kind of depressing for me cause it is an extensive list. Then you go into the office and they ask questions about your nose and any breathing difficulties and the like. Then the nurse says we are going to do a skin test to determine what I am allergic to. So I was to lie on a bed and they put 64 patches of allergens on my back. The ones that turned red and raised were the ones I was allergic to. My whole back was itching and I was supposed to wait for 20 minutes and not scratch it. They did a test for 64 things.

Apparently I am severly allergic to the following:
In the tree category - Birch Tree, Oak Tree, Mountain Cedar Tree, Pecan Tree. Then I am allergic to most all grass - Timothy grass, Meadow Fescue, Kentucky Blue, Orchard, Sweet Vernal, Johnson, Bermuda, and Brome. In the weed category I am allergic to Cocklebur, Rough Pigweed and Ragweed. The good news is I am not allergic to any molds or food. I am also highly allergic to Cat and Dustmites. Also, unfortunately I am allergic to dogs as well, but not as much as cats.

Then the doctor decided based on my symptoms to do a cat scan of my head. I told him that I can usually breathe out of only one nostril. Also, having a broken nose in the past by being hit in the face with a soccer ball caused a deviated septum. As we perused the cat scan he said, aha that's the problem. One of my sinuses was completely blocked up. It was my left sphenoid sinus. That is a hard one to reach as it is behind the eyeball. It is rare to get infected but my guess is because of my CPAP that is what did it. So I am now going to take Nasonex and Zyrtec D and for the sinusitis he has to combat it with the hard stuff - pregnazone steroid and some kind of heavy antibiotic. If it doesn't work I would have to have surgery to open it up. That would suck. The funny thing is growing up I wasn't allergic to anything. I still don't know what it is in the office that I am allergic to. Maybe there is a cat in the airduct. More tests...