I'm Not Dying! It's Asthma!

Update to my recent health nightmare:

I went to see the lung specialist today. I finally had pulmonary function testing done, first while I was symptomatic and then after treatment with an inhaled asthma medicine. The test showed my lung capacity was 75% before treatment. After treatment it was 114%!

So I've been diagnosed with adult onset asthma and severe allergies. I can't tell you how relieved I am to have an answer and a treatment plan.

My interweb friends have been a tremendous and cherished source of support, comfort, distraction and upliftment during all of this.

Shout out to JerseyKRS who has not only been dealing with the stress of not knowing what's wrong with his sick wife, but also taking on all the duties of home, bills and four crazy children. He is the most best thing of anything that ever was.

PunkMistress said:

So happy to hear you're okay!!! No, really!!!

cool!! let's smoke a cigarette...

Good to hear you know whats wrong. Yay Jers!

I'm glad you're doing better and know what's going on

I diagnosed you through the Org and it took them fools that long??? No worries, we can work out my fee in trade

SCNDLS said:

You totally did.

RenHoek said:

thejason said:

thejason said:

I'm glad they can now treat you properly and you can begin your journey to better health... I'm sorry that its a chronic condition.

PurpleThunder said:

paintedlady said:

Yeah, that part sucks but I already deal with one so...

I'm just happy I'll be able to get back to my life as usual once the controller meds start to do their job. Doc said give it 1-2 weeks.

you must be so relieved to know what it was, and what you'll be doing to keep the asthma attacks at a minimum

so, can you run and shit...like exert yourself...or is your avatar gonna be the most active thing about you from now on???

BlackAdder7 said:

Yes!

I just love life right now!

thejason said:

Right now I'm still frustratingly limited as far as exerting myself if I don't want to bring on an attack. But the pulmonologist said that if I take the meds as prescribed, within 2 weeks I should be able to spaz around like my normal abnormal self.

PunkMistress said:

For real: "In trade"

thejason said:

SCNDLS said:

You just wait'll I can exert, woman, you just wait.

PunkMistress said:

Did they say if part of the problems were from the environment you`re working in sometimes.

PunkMistress said:

NOW you have a good excuse to drink coffee!

PunkMistress said:

Girl, go lay down fo' you get excited and start wheezing again

Same as my mother in law.

Glad you know what it is now and have that peace of mind.

PurpleThunder said:

He said it definitely could be. He recommended I wear a 3M mask.

well, this ruins my weekend at bernies idea...

PunkMistress said:

Now that's sexay! Right up there with a c-pap machine

paintedlady said:

I've given small amounts of black coffee to my daughter during her asthma attacks when nothing else worked. It helps.

SCNDLS said:

we could always let her take a puff offa ours.... puff puff and pass.
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SCNDLS said:

Inhalers that is....

Fauxie said:

Is her life impeded in any way?