[leechy]

Leeches. A four month therapy made my allergies better by magnitudes.

I had problems with my knees and after being through basically all kinds of normal therapy I tried unconventional remedies. Nothing like homeopathy but natural remedies. In this case three medical leeches applied to my knee area every month for four months in total.

Knee still hurt as bad as before. But I suddenly noticed that it was April already and I didn't need any Zyrtec. In that season I went from taking around 100 before to 0. The allergies are not completely gone but are merely a tiny nuisance now, not in need of pharmacological intervention. And yes it was bad. I had anaphylactic reactions when I was around 7. And the worst one at one of the arguably best places to have one, Eurodisneyland. Doctor there came in two minutes tops. When I was 10 or so I started on immunosensibilisation by shots in the arm. Did that for around 3 years per allergen and it did help somewhat. But nothing compared to that leech experience.

Yes, this is an anecdote, but this was 10 years ago and I still get to enjoy my summers now.