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Donna --I speak only from personal experience; I am not a medical professional. My husband, who has COPD has been told that when his symptoms include wheezing and shortness of breath, he should go to an urgent care center or the emergency room. He fi

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Hey Donna,I am prescribed my rescue meds as once every 6 hours. It should be perfectly safe to do once every 4 hours, but if you are still backsliding and have to up the dosage past that be careful. They want you to be in the ER so your heartrate a

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Hi . I was diagnosed with Adult onset at age 35. So, I do understand a lot of your challenges. You are not only trying to learn about this thing that has taken over your lungs and won't listen to a thing you tell it, you are also struggling to fit

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Oh wow, I am sorry to hear you are in this way right now. Call the doctor's office ASAP and get an answer. It's so late in the day but they must have an after hours consultation for emergencies. I know I am allowed 2 puffs every four hours if that he

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Good. I'm glad a new inhaler helped you feel better.Cindy To: [email]asthma [/email] Sent: Thursday, May 3, 2012 9:39 AM Subject: Re: New to the group... Thanks for the reply . No worries about the delayed posts. I understan

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Just come across this on my local newspaper's website [url]http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Midlands-Worst-Place-UK-Hay-Fever-Sufferers/story-15980104-detail/story.htmlGuess[/url] which region I live in... Okay, so all the rain we've had recently

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Welcome, --I have to leave the house now, but just want to say, stay out of the wind and stay inside when it's hot or very cold out. I'm new at this, but learn much in this group.Judy K - Florida

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Hi. I am new to this group. My name is . I am 41. I live in Rexburg Idaho, USA. I am married to my sweetheart Brad for almost 24 years now. We have 8 sons and almost two dil's. My third son got married last August and my oldest son is getting

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Many thanks Violet, hope you enjoy it. Cheers from Mike (Chip) Chapman [url]http://muddlinmind.blogspot.co.uk/[/url] To: [email]asthma [/email] Sent: Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 22:08Subject: Re: A Fly on the Ward Just ordered it o

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Hi , and welcome to the best asthma group on the web. There is a great group of people here and we'll do all we can to answer your questions. Maybe someone else can offer advice on the cough as the only times I cough much are when my asthma is trigge

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Thanks for the reply . No worries about the delayed posts. I understand. I have a group myself and we moderate new members for a bit as well. I did end up throwing out the old inhaler and trying the new one and that does seemed to have helped a

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Hi Nichole,I was diagnosed with asthma a few years ago after a cough that followed a sinus infection wouldn't go away. He gave me an oral steroid for 4 days. I stayed on it the whole time; it didn't bother me at all. It took care of the cough. When t

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Hello all, I'm currently suffering from a extremely bad chest infection I'm wheezing and rattling also finding it hard going physically getting out of breath my gp gave me antibiotics but was reluctant to give me steroids at the moment. How much ve

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I don't thin k there is a maximum, as it's not something you can overdose on. I was told by the asthma nurse before going to Cuba (where medical treatment would not have been as easily accessible, and the 40 degree, humid climate could have been very

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Personally, I have found for myself that my nebulizer doesn't work for me as well as my rescue inhaler. Maybe this is true with a lot of people and that's why they aren't wanting to give you one? I don't know...but maybe.

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sorry if this is long. it was warm here for a few days a few weeks ago so my parents turned the stove off(and regular heat is off cause mom does like it on much even in winter). i was ok with the heat being off since it was nice out. but then it g

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Oh yes, I had to stop using fabric softener, it not only made my asthma really bad, it made me itch, and get a miserable rash. I used the lavender for a long time, and really did not realize that it was making me sick, I thought it was something els

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I stopped using furniture polish, I now use just water and a wet cloth, and I use baking soda to clean my oven. To: "asthma " <asthma > Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 9:56 AM Subject: Re: Green cleaners are helping allergies! Some scen

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Hi all. Ok, I think I am done being awol. It is time to rejoin the living. I have reset my account to email, so I will be getting messages. I hope everyone has been ok. To the new members, welcome. I thought I was better this morning. Notice t

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Madeline --Thank you. You've helped me understand how my husband must feel when it's just him and his nebulizer in the living room.Judy K.

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I used to do a lot of painting, furniture, crafts, learning to paint pictures, now, I can do a small amount, but it has to be out on the porch, so the air can take the fumes away, and I usually wear a little white mask, also try to get paint that doe

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Sounds very familiar. LOL To: asthma group <Asthma > Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 3:30 AM Subject: 2 am Oh how I love 2 am. The house is quiet, The kids are polite, No dishes to clean, The floors are pristine. The remote is just for

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Could just be an upper respiratory infection. I have the same problem right now. I am coughing up phlegm all day. I also have a continuous runny nose. I got a steroid shot but did not help. Taking allergy medication daily and getting my allergy shots

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Hi Lynne et al, Regarding the ipratropium nebs, I have noticed lately during a very bad month that included two admissions into hospital, that my bloating and stomach discomfort had increased! I initially put it down to the high dose of prednisolone

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Hi Madeline, tapering IS awful! I was just bumped up to 13mgs for bout of diverticulitis and a sinus infection. I am tapering by one mg every two days till I get back to where I was 6.5 and then drop by.5 every two months. I havent felt well sinc

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Donna --I speak only from personal experience; I am not a medical professional. My husband, who has COPD has been told that when his symptoms include wheezing and shortness of breath, he should go to an urgent care center or the emergency room. He fi

Hey Donna,I am prescribed my rescue meds as once every 6 hours. It should be perfectly safe to do once every 4 hours, but if you are still backsliding and have to up the dosage past that be careful. They want you to be in the ER so your heartrate a

Hi . I was diagnosed with Adult onset at age 35. So, I do understand a lot of your challenges. You are not only trying to learn about this thing that has taken over your lungs and won't listen to a thing you tell it, you are also struggling to fit

Oh wow, I am sorry to hear you are in this way right now. Call the doctor's office ASAP and get an answer. It's so late in the day but they must have an after hours consultation for emergencies. I know I am allowed 2 puffs every four hours if that he

Good. I'm glad a new inhaler helped you feel better.Cindy To: [email]asthma [/email] Sent: Thursday, May 3, 2012 9:39 AM Subject: Re: New to the group... Thanks for the reply . No worries about the delayed posts. I understan

Just come across this on my local newspaper's website [url]http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Midlands-Worst-Place-UK-Hay-Fever-Sufferers/story-15980104-detail/story.htmlGuess[/url] which region I live in... Okay, so all the rain we've had recently

Welcome, --I have to leave the house now, but just want to say, stay out of the wind and stay inside when it's hot or very cold out. I'm new at this, but learn much in this group.Judy K - Florida

Hi. I am new to this group. My name is . I am 41. I live in Rexburg Idaho, USA. I am married to my sweetheart Brad for almost 24 years now. We have 8 sons and almost two dil's. My third son got married last August and my oldest son is getting

Many thanks Violet, hope you enjoy it. Cheers from Mike (Chip) Chapman [url]http://muddlinmind.blogspot.co.uk/[/url] To: [email]asthma [/email] Sent: Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 22:08Subject: Re: A Fly on the Ward Just ordered it o

Hi , and welcome to the best asthma group on the web. There is a great group of people here and we'll do all we can to answer your questions. Maybe someone else can offer advice on the cough as the only times I cough much are when my asthma is trigge

Thanks for the reply . No worries about the delayed posts. I understand. I have a group myself and we moderate new members for a bit as well. I did end up throwing out the old inhaler and trying the new one and that does seemed to have helped a

Hi Nichole,I was diagnosed with asthma a few years ago after a cough that followed a sinus infection wouldn't go away. He gave me an oral steroid for 4 days. I stayed on it the whole time; it didn't bother me at all. It took care of the cough. When t

Hello all, I'm currently suffering from a extremely bad chest infection I'm wheezing and rattling also finding it hard going physically getting out of breath my gp gave me antibiotics but was reluctant to give me steroids at the moment. How much ve

I don't thin k there is a maximum, as it's not something you can overdose on. I was told by the asthma nurse before going to Cuba (where medical treatment would not have been as easily accessible, and the 40 degree, humid climate could have been very

Personally, I have found for myself that my nebulizer doesn't work for me as well as my rescue inhaler. Maybe this is true with a lot of people and that's why they aren't wanting to give you one? I don't know...but maybe.

sorry if this is long. it was warm here for a few days a few weeks ago so my parents turned the stove off(and regular heat is off cause mom does like it on much even in winter). i was ok with the heat being off since it was nice out. but then it g

Oh yes, I had to stop using fabric softener, it not only made my asthma really bad, it made me itch, and get a miserable rash. I used the lavender for a long time, and really did not realize that it was making me sick, I thought it was something els

I stopped using furniture polish, I now use just water and a wet cloth, and I use baking soda to clean my oven. To: "asthma " <asthma > Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 9:56 AM Subject: Re: Green cleaners are helping allergies! Some scen

Hi all. Ok, I think I am done being awol. It is time to rejoin the living. I have reset my account to email, so I will be getting messages. I hope everyone has been ok. To the new members, welcome. I thought I was better this morning. Notice t

Madeline --Thank you. You've helped me understand how my husband must feel when it's just him and his nebulizer in the living room.Judy K.

I used to do a lot of painting, furniture, crafts, learning to paint pictures, now, I can do a small amount, but it has to be out on the porch, so the air can take the fumes away, and I usually wear a little white mask, also try to get paint that doe

Sounds very familiar. LOL To: asthma group <Asthma > Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 3:30 AM Subject: 2 am Oh how I love 2 am. The house is quiet, The kids are polite, No dishes to clean, The floors are pristine. The remote is just for

Could just be an upper respiratory infection. I have the same problem right now. I am coughing up phlegm all day. I also have a continuous runny nose. I got a steroid shot but did not help. Taking allergy medication daily and getting my allergy shots

Hi Lynne et al, Regarding the ipratropium nebs, I have noticed lately during a very bad month that included two admissions into hospital, that my bloating and stomach discomfort had increased! I initially put it down to the high dose of prednisolone

Hi Madeline, tapering IS awful! I was just bumped up to 13mgs for bout of diverticulitis and a sinus infection. I am tapering by one mg every two days till I get back to where I was 6.5 and then drop by.5 every two months. I havent felt well sinc

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