I *so* did not need this

[fenchurch]

Open letter to the woman at the YMCA who felt it necessary to *BATHE* in perfume before going to work out:
If people can smell your perfume when you're halfway around the track from them? You're wearing too freaking much of the stuff. You're wearing too much for going to the office or going to the store or even going to a party... and you're certainly wearing too freaking much for going to a place where people are exercising and might actually need to BREATHE.

Gah!! The air quality today already wasn't too good due to an inversion... but I not only ended up having to cut my workout short, but got to do the lovely I'm-not-going-to-panic-even-though-I-can't-get-any-oxygen walk down to the locker room, fumble way too long with my lock (because while I do a pretty decent job of remaining calm while having an asthma attack, there are limits to it) and finally get my inhaler out of my bag... and then I got to panic all over again, because I could barely get any of it into my lungs. I hate this. Hate it hate it hate it.

I don't want to have to carry my inhaler with me everywhere at the gym (for one thing, none of my workout clothes have pockets) and thankfully, this is the first time I've ever had to use it there. But seriously, what is *with* some people??!?

And now my lungs hurt and I'm still not breathing 100% and I'm all jittery from the inhaler and I'm a little bit worried I'm going to throw up (because I usually do after I use my inhaler) and I'm all angry at some stranger (and I hate being angry with people). NOT the way I was expecting to spend the day today. Way to spoil a mood.

Comments

[rosiewook.livejournal.com]

We had to institute that policy at CDC. They even took out the bathroom air fresheners. (A true tragedy in my crappy, no-circulation-in-the-bathrooms building.)

Don't hesitate to go in for a nebulizer treatment if you're still not feeling in control.

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

I'm doing pretty good. The inhaler seems to have gotten things mostly under control and, I must admit, I used the asthma attack as an excuse to indulge in a Mountain Dew at lunch today... which is actually helping a LOT. In general, I'm rather pleased that I have my asthma under enough control that I don't take medication for it anymore and can beat stuff like this with the rescue inhaler and a good dose of caffeine. Even if I do spend the rest of the day with the jitters. :-p

[rosiewook.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Those jitters are a bitch. :)

I get them for a solid few hours, at least, after I have to use my rescue inhaler.

At least we don't have to use the inhaler enough that we no longer have jitters.