How about finding somebody else to go in your place?

That sounds awful. You shouldn't have to risk your health for a client!

I'm afraid I have no other suggestions...I'm sorry.

There isn't anybody else. Just the boss and I who do what we do, and I get elected because I bill at 40% of what he bills at. Yeah.

Honestly, I don't mind that much, I just don't want to feel like someone hit me in the chest with a 2x4 after I walk out of there.

I think if I take the right OTC anti-histamine ahead of time, it will stave it off for the most part. I just don't have much experience with the newer ones, I always use Benadryl, my sweet, sweet, let me breathe AND put me to sleep Benadryl.

Both OTC. Bronkaid has ephedrine in it; you will have to sign a register for it.

I have asthma and am allergic to grass and trees and cannot tolerate wood smoke (fireplaces, firepits, etc).

with no drowsiness, but I'd test it ahead of time when you don't need to drive. You might be the one person it does make drowsy!

use a mask? No drugs to make you drowsy and will probably keep the worst of it out. If you are concerned that your client might take offense, you could say you are protecting the client from what might be a head cold. A little fib, but it saves face.

Give a girl a little warning, why don'tcha?

And maybe a little off-putting.

Though I also have an albuterol inhaler if I have breathing issues.

their OTC Allerclear. It's non-drowsy, you take 1 a day, on real bad days I've taken a second near bed time. It has loratadine in it. You get 365 pills for under $13. Been using it for years.

365 tablets for $15. Active ingredient Cetrizine Hydrochloride.

I live on the stuff and it lets me visit Mom in Law's house where she has chain smoked since 1964.

If you're like me and have to take allergy medicine all year round, plan on spending one month a year on a different med. You develop a tolerance and have to change every so often. I use the Allerclear for January - a low allergen month with few holidays that involve stinky stuff (I react to frangrances).

if you have hypertension, because they can raise your blood pressure, as can anything that's a stimulant.

go some place where you can wash your face, brush out your hair, change your clothes and shoes, put the exposed ones in a closed container in the trunk. kinda like seeing this nice person as a low grade bio hazard to you....w/o out making it a big honking deal.

I have also used homeopathic anti-allergy stuff for those minor flare ups.