I recently went on a number of outings over 2 consecutive days that went SO well it was wonderful!
I was on a quest for unscented glue sticks (surprisingly hard to find) and got dropped off at Walmart (I don't drive). This is the 3rd time in a few months that I've done Walmart without a mask. I had to bold that because that's a statement I thought I'd never see!
- The first time was a few months ago for about 45 minutes and although not terrible, was not good - really bad brain fog, then emotional breakdown later with unexplained sobbing and fatigue.
- The second time was a few months later - 15-20 minutes - and I had slight brain fog but was otherwise fine.
- The third time was last week and it went great. I was in there for at least 45 minutes, in all different departments, sniffing glue sticks of all things, and the only symptom was mild brain fog and feeling a bit overwhelmed. No fatigue or neuro reactions later.
After that, I walked through the mall and went to the library for a while and then walked 20 minutes home. By that time I was very tired because I'd been on my feet for over 2 hours and I am not in good shape due to little exercise.
But other than normal tiredness, I was totally fine MCS-reaction-wise.
I woke up the next day feeling fine - no chemical hangover - and ended up going out again!
I went for a nature walk, browsed in Chapters for at least an hour (large chain bookstore that carries scented candles and has a Starbucks in it - fumes) and had dinner at Swiss Chalet. The restaurant was so busy that I ended up being there for about 2 hours in total what with waiting in line, waiting to order, waiting for food to come and eating. I got a mild headache which left as soon as I ate - likely blood sugar-related.
funky tree from walk!
So that's 2 days in a row of huge, hours-long, unmasked outings with few ill effects.
And I was fine the next day and the day after that etc.
Awesome :-)
