On Tue, 25 May 2004 13:43:43 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:


I'm apparently violently allergic to this tree pollen. My eyes swelled
shut, and stayed that way for a couple of days. Allegra, my usual
FAA-approved medicine (which I use for late-summer hay fever), didn't help.

Can anyone recommend any other FAA-approved allergy medicines?

Jay, I found myself allergic to grass pollen. This didn't really
happen until I hit around 40 or so. I suffered with the summer
allergy for a number of years before finally going to an allergist.
Did the pin prick test and found out what was the culprit.

The doctor recommended and prescribed Flonase, and I've considered it
a miracle drug ever since. No symptoms, no sneezing, just normal
life.

By the way, Jimmy Doolittle also had allergies. He also commented
that the only relief he got was to fly above it. No wonder he got so
proficient, he flew every opportunity he got during the summer. ;-)

Corky Scott