Tribe.net. Local Connections Denise http://allergyawarenessarena.tribe.net/thread/42ad197b-fa9a-4e23-be67-4692d269580b#ccfcd6e4-aebd-42d0-8135-48daccaa5741 2008-08-08T19:03:41Z 2008-08-08T19:03:41Z

I actually had to go to HR, but the issue was resolved....but it sure was unpleasant for me for a bit...people just have no clue. :-(

Denise 2008-08-08T19:03:41Z ginger http://allergyawarenessarena.tribe.net/thread/42ad197b-fa9a-4e23-be67-4692d269580b#f87f50bd-0a30-4eb1-9ff7-1647bc7adea4 2008-07-29T04:02:12Z 2008-07-29T04:02:12Z

i told all my coworkers straight up. I told them while it was happening. "Oh, wow, I gotta go outside. I'm allergic to whatever you're wearing, is that lotion? Oh perfume? Well it's making me sick. It's me, I'm sensitive to chemicals. I'll be back." Now they know and don't give me lotions as gifts... etc. be real. it's your suffering if you don't.

ginger 2008-07-29T04:02:12Z easter http://allergyawarenessarena.tribe.net/thread/42ad197b-fa9a-4e23-be67-4692d269580b#8c2616fc-34ea-42a5-b8a4-ee96261759e0 2008-03-31T09:45:30Z 2008-03-31T09:45:30Z

My auntie has had multiple chemical senitivies for years now sometimes when she reacts to a certian odors her legs go rubbery and she looks like she p*ss drunk when she walks also she talks funny like she has laringitis this happens for 10-20 minutes or more untill the odor is long gone. She now has to carry and Epipen with her at all time because her symptoms are almost like Anaphylactic Shock! I know many people that are bothered by purfumes,molds(airborne), chemical odors like cigarette smoke or paints etcc.... It seems to be getting worse more and more people are getting ill by fumes.. Iv'e had dizziness a couple of times just walking into buildings with certian odors I don't know what odor it is but it affects me too. I also hate Axe spray my brother used to use it before he went to work at 5 am and I would wake up with a pounding headache a few minutes after he sprayed it! Nasty crap!

easter 2008-03-31T09:45:30Z JustMe http://allergyawarenessarena.tribe.net/thread/42ad197b-fa9a-4e23-be67-4692d269580b#b564267c-d5e0-4fbd-8f82-f08381789e36 2007-11-05T21:35:18Z 2007-11-05T21:35:18Z

I think this is happening more and more----people are reacting. And because of this others are willing to oblige. I was very appreciative when my Yoga instructor asked that everyone refrain from wearing fragrances. Sometimes though others don't realize they have it on----via hand lotion, etc. Most are reasonable, but sometimes they aren't as they take it personal or something, as if they stink. Haaaaa~! AND that's far from the problem, they might smell very nice if indeed you didn't react.

JustMe 2007-11-05T21:35:18Z Monica http://allergyawarenessarena.tribe.net/thread/42ad197b-fa9a-4e23-be67-4692d269580b#1dee7c95-61bf-42a0-9f34-227033b5d8da 2007-02-14T20:30:46Z 2007-02-14T20:30:46Z

I'm lucky in that folks at my work know that perfumes/colognes bother me and don't wear them. (Well, one attorney does on occasion, but she's rarely around and when she is she's not here long.) Unfortunately, at the last office I worked in, the receptionist wore this really stronly-scented hand lotion and was a total bitch when I asked her (nicely) to please not use it at work. I don't remember how it was resolved, but I think she stopped because it bothered other people in the office as well.

Monica 2007-02-14T20:30:46Z $item.owner.firstName http://allergyawarenessarena.tribe.net/thread/42ad197b-fa9a-4e23-be67-4692d269580b#43295f93-0a3c-4790-b6e8-46f2d33a8e7b 2006-10-27T17:34:25Z 2006-10-27T17:34:25Z

At my workplace, It is policy not to wear ANY perfumes or essential oils as a courtesy to people who may be allergic. Perhaps it's an issue that can be addressed with your Human Resources Department and with a little action, written into company policy.

$item.owner.firstName 2006-10-27T17:34:25Z Boo Meringue http://allergyawarenessarena.tribe.net/thread/42ad197b-fa9a-4e23-be67-4692d269580b#fa47fb76-a7ed-4488-bf1f-aa0b5049558a 2006-04-28T01:00:09Z 2006-04-28T01:00:09Z

ROFL!!! Good for you!

Boo Meringue 2006-04-28T01:00:09Z $item.owner.firstName http://allergyawarenessarena.tribe.net/thread/42ad197b-fa9a-4e23-be67-4692d269580b#26d86e04-3429-4ea2-b750-9438f81315df 2006-04-27T13:49:24Z 2006-04-27T13:49:24Z

I understand completely! Just keep fussing! I FINALLY got an office with a window that opens which has help me but hasn't made me many friends! Right now -- I got a note on my desk from this girl who sets my allergies into orbit AND SHE KNOWS IT but continues to wear it STRONGLY. She wants me to come over and help her with an Excel (software) problem. I called her up and ask if she was wearing perfume and she said yes and I said "Well Sherry -- when you come to work without it -- call me and I'll be glad to help you". Poetic justice!

$item.owner.firstName 2006-04-27T13:49:24Z Boo Meringue http://allergyawarenessarena.tribe.net/thread/42ad197b-fa9a-4e23-be67-4692d269580b#cdb0ed2d-95bc-49bc-b1d9-b7a695947ed5 2006-04-17T20:15:41Z 2006-04-17T20:15:41Z

I hope SOMEONE has an answer to this ... everytime Isay something, people just assume I'm being a touchy bitch. For some reason, everyone thinks that if it doesn't bother the majority of people, you just need to "suck it up". Hopefully, I just worked for a sucky corporation, lol.

Boo Meringue 2006-04-17T20:15:41Z Denise http://allergyawarenessarena.tribe.net/thread/42ad197b-fa9a-4e23-be67-4692d269580b#49da8e9f-e73b-4ccd-ab82-5fb9e4ce481b 2006-04-17T17:36:00Z 2006-04-17T17:36:00Z

Anybody had an issue with a co-worker wearing seomthing that sent you in to an allergic frenzy (or in my case asthma attack)? What di you do about it if anything..suggestions welcome.

Denise 2006-04-17T17:36:00Z