Wow, hope you get better right away! Cory and I are planning on it. Thanks, Joe From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Richard Tenney <retenney@yahoo.com>; Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Liver & Onions Time Again I have to apologize to everyone, I had intended to firm up the date this weekend but suffered a severe allergic reaction to something.  I spent Saturday night and early Sunday morning in the ER, covered in hives and looking like a giant raspberry.  It came on late Friday night after my wife and went out to eat, so it could be food-related. The hospital gave me a shot of epinephrine immediately and that took away the maddening itch for an hour.  Unfortunately it wore-off on the way home and I haven't slept since that blissful hour in the ER, until this morning when massive fatige finally let me drift off at 5AM.  The itch woke me back up at 9AM but I feel rested. I'm on a course of prednisone for ten days and must carry an epi-pen until this is diagnosed.  I see the allergy specialist tomorrow.  The hives are slowly diminishing but the itch is still driving me insane. Topical hydrocortisone does nothing, I've resorted to my childhood itch relief of vinegar and table salt.  It works temporarily but really dries-out the skin.  The prednisone only gives relief for an hour and I need to save the epi-pen for an emergency, if my airway becomes restricted or I have heart issues.  Plus they don't grow on trees, and even epinephrine gives only temporary relief from the itching. Let's go with April 1.  Enid can't make that day or the following Saturday, but we'll have another one shortly after.  I want to avoid days that SLAS and other clubs have scheduled activities on. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".

Good grief Chuck! Good luck with the diagnosis and immediate relief. Mat -----Original Message----- From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 2:57 PM To: Richard Tenney; Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Liver & Onions Time Again I have to apologize to everyone, I had intended to firm up the date this weekend but suffered a severe allergic reaction to something. I spent Saturday night and early Sunday morning in the ER, covered in hives and looking like a giant raspberry. It came on late Friday night after my wife and went out to eat, so it could be food-related. The hospital gave me a shot of epinephrine immediately and that took away the maddening itch for an hour. Unfortunately it wore-off on the way home and I haven't slept since that blissful hour in the ER, until this morning when massive fatige finally let me drift off at 5AM. The itch woke me back up at 9AM but I feel rested. I'm on a course of prednisone for ten days and must carry an epi-pen until this is diagnosed. I see the allergy specialist tomorrow. The hives are slowly diminishing but the itch is still driving me insane. Topical hydrocortisone does nothing, I've resorted to my childhood itch relief of vinegar and table salt. It works temporarily but really dries-out the skin. The prednisone only gives relief for an hour and I need to save the epi-pen for an emergency, if my airway becomes restricted or I have heart issues. Plus they don't grow on trees, and even epinephrine gives only temporary relief from the itching. Let's go with April 1. Enid can't make that day or the following Saturday, but we'll have another one shortly after. I want to avoid days that SLAS and other clubs have scheduled activities on. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. The information contained herein may include trade secrets, protected health or personal information, privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. Thank you for your cooperation