June is bustin' out all over

So, there are Broadway songs for two months in a row! Look back on the May post - The Lusty Month of May. And since today is Saturday I cannot sing at work. Such a pity! Though I'm not sure I might be inspired to do that when I am a lone ranger.
Allergies are first priority today. I was awakened this morning with sneezing and had to take an Allegra. I had to get up in the middle of the night and turn on the air conditioning because I was sneezing. Apparently some pollen or other is really bad right now. My main suspect is oak. My roses are in their first full flush - soon to be a memory - all too soon I'll be spending time every day pruning the spent flowers so new ones will come. But there is never such a riotous display as that first flush!
Also I went back to the Ear, Nose Throat doctor. The one I saw in 2006 who discovered my bruised vocal chord had retired, so I had to see one of his partners. Dr. Goldstone was a nice man, but I was disappointed with his assessment. You see, I can sing, for a while, but I almost always wear out after a time. My voice rehab teacher says it is not my vocal production. Dr. Goldstone says he believes it is slight acid reflux. I don't trust that diagnosis because I've been there before. The first time I saw a ENT doctor, that's what he said, acid reflux, and I wasted 6 weeks taking pills with no improvement. I fear that is exactly where I am going to be now. And we know I hate pills! Dr. Goldstone also wants me to get an allergy work-up, something I thought I should do for years, but my primary care doctor believed is unnecessary. I have decided I'll give it a month, but I'm not going to wait 6 weeks. If there is no improvement in a month, I'm going back and demand the same detailed exam that found the bruise, if they have to knock me out to do it! (I have a strong gag reflex and my throat fights the strobe scope that found the bruise).
But, with having to turn on the air conditioner and get into the Allegra this morning, there obviously is some veracity to the allergy contribution. Yes, June is bustin' out all over - especially with pollen. And my big plan for the day is to work in the garden. But I already have my Allegra dose, so I should be fine! Let Jun keep bustin'! It's better than January!