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hi all Thank you very much for accepting my request to join. I have a question but not sure of the what to think. I suffer with asthma and well i recently have had two chest infections and well i think i have a third one as my chest still doesnt f

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I try to help along the coordinating-with-other-doctors bit by taking copies of my recent lab work to the other doctors I see. They always put it in my folder and thank me for bringing it. One of them even goes over it and comments! All of my docs

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, You need to go to the school principal and have a talk about their asthma and needs. If the kids are old enough, and at 14 your daughter is, they need to be carrying an emergency inhaler on them at all times. Med rules cannot prevent this as long a

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Slats, my dermatologist does not keep my primary updated either.---nancy > > > > > > Just like many of you I am having so many problemsÃ‚Â with one dr saying something and then the other one saying something else. It is confusing. > > > Ã‚

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Well I had an interesting doctor visit today. I knew I'd been feeling kind of rough the past couple days and getting winded easily when I walked on the college campus, especially uphill. I was trying to hold off till I went in for my checkup today. I

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That seems like a long time till your Dr.s appointment, but, only you can judge whether you can wait that long or not. I have waited too long in the past, I always hate the thought of having to go, but, now days I don't fool around, have had too man

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That's pretty odd, isn't it? It's as if the skin that covers all of us and protects us from the outside world wasn't that important a part of our bodies. lol Slats > > > > > > > > Just like many of you I am having so many problemsÃ‚Â with o

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If I put it away and use it again several days later the process starts over again. First it is low, and gradually increases until it gets higher each time. Ora >I really wonder about those peak flow meters. >I suppose if you use one every day

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Thank you! Shannie > > Hi shoshanahd, > > If you are in the US. Â Contact your local health department. Â Many have nurse practitioners and/or doctors to see patients and charge on a sliding fee. Â They are also fairly knowledgeable about

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There is a lot of upper respiratory viral stuff floating around right now. IF you have been short of breath and youre not getting relief from your inhaler, it is time to go to the doc and get checked. As Madeline said, a peak flow meter is an exce

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Hi Jane.I have asthma and at least flirt with some of your other issues. The interactions between the different conditions can be very confusing, and an asthma attack is terrifying. The best advice I have is to do what you have been told. Monitor

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I have been out of breath all day. Kinda like when you take a brisk walk and have to catch your breath as a result. I " feel " fine. I am just out of breath, even now. I haven't really had a full blown attack in awhile. AND my inhaler provides NO

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Hi shoshanahd,If you are in the US. Contact your local health department. Many have nurse practitioners and/or doctors to see patients and charge on a sliding fee. They are also fairly knowledgeable about other clinics and programs in your area.

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There are blood tests to check for food allergies. Tree nuts are one group, and of course cashews are legumes, so you may have trouble with others in the group. The corn allergy is really a difficult one because you will find so many medications als

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Blimey Jame, You have had it rough! I only have lungs to worry about, plus the odd symptom of old age! But you certainly have enough to contend with! I wish you well and if there is ever anything I can do, though I live in the UK's Big Toe, if I

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Thanks i too have many health condtions and asthma is among the least of my worries. i have a non-functioning pituitary and have had 3 adrenal crises (coma) since diagnosis in June and five hospital admissions when they caught me in time, if it happe

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Interesting, I take Symbicort, and Spiriva, and Singulair, but not everyday, the Singulair I mean. I only use it when I feel my allergies are acting up, which is about 2/3 of the year. The Symbicort twice a day, and the Spiriva once a day. It all

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Hi there and welcome to the group. If you have a health clinic in your town, use it by all means. Most of these are great. Also, lower income people with no insurance can get help through the drug companies to get their meds. Try here, [url]www.pparx

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Singulair is a leukotriene inhibitor. Leukotrienes are the chemicals which cause swelling in your lungs and the tightening of muscles in the airways. I believe my doctor told me it was originally marketed as an asthma medication and then they discov

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I have taken singulair for going on 6 years now. It definitely helps me. I guess the thing to keep in mind about the drug is that like all drugs, what works for some may not work for others. Unlike JoAnn, I have to take it in the morning b/c it in

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I was on Singulair for about three years and then I switched to Zyrtec at the suggestion of a new allergist. Once I switched to Zyrtec I realized that the Singulair hadn't been doing anything for me. Allergies play a big part in my asthma and I thi

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I will ask my Dr. about Zyrtec, sounds better, and compare the two's ingredients versus how they might work in my body. Thanks for the info. To: [email]asthma [/email] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 9:48 AM Subject: Re: Singulair I

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Hello, I was really terrified when I had my first attack also. I think maybe you need to talk to your pulmonologist, if you have one yet, or his nurse, and even this website, and find out things you need to know, most of us have been through that at

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I don't have and can't afford insurance that will cover my asthma. All doctors seem to want an office visit and breath test on top of meds monthly. I can't afford this. Any idea where I can go to get meds and visits cheaper? Anyone go to a health

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I have an appointment next Tuesday with the respiratory nurse, i have to take my peak flow chart which shoots up and down it is no where near the straight line i believe i should achieve by now. then in 2 weeks to see the respiratory consultant to se

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hi all Thank you very much for accepting my request to join. I have a question but not sure of the what to think. I suffer with asthma and well i recently have had two chest infections and well i think i have a third one as my chest still doesnt f

I try to help along the coordinating-with-other-doctors bit by taking copies of my recent lab work to the other doctors I see. They always put it in my folder and thank me for bringing it. One of them even goes over it and comments! All of my docs

, You need to go to the school principal and have a talk about their asthma and needs. If the kids are old enough, and at 14 your daughter is, they need to be carrying an emergency inhaler on them at all times. Med rules cannot prevent this as long a

Slats, my dermatologist does not keep my primary updated either.---nancy > > > > > > Just like many of you I am having so many problemsÃ‚Â with one dr saying something and then the other one saying something else. It is confusing. > > > Ã‚

Well I had an interesting doctor visit today. I knew I'd been feeling kind of rough the past couple days and getting winded easily when I walked on the college campus, especially uphill. I was trying to hold off till I went in for my checkup today. I

That seems like a long time till your Dr.s appointment, but, only you can judge whether you can wait that long or not. I have waited too long in the past, I always hate the thought of having to go, but, now days I don't fool around, have had too man

That's pretty odd, isn't it? It's as if the skin that covers all of us and protects us from the outside world wasn't that important a part of our bodies. lol Slats > > > > > > > > Just like many of you I am having so many problemsÃ‚Â with o

If I put it away and use it again several days later the process starts over again. First it is low, and gradually increases until it gets higher each time. Ora >I really wonder about those peak flow meters. >I suppose if you use one every day

Thank you! Shannie > > Hi shoshanahd, > > If you are in the US. Â Contact your local health department. Â Many have nurse practitioners and/or doctors to see patients and charge on a sliding fee. Â They are also fairly knowledgeable about

There is a lot of upper respiratory viral stuff floating around right now. IF you have been short of breath and youre not getting relief from your inhaler, it is time to go to the doc and get checked. As Madeline said, a peak flow meter is an exce

Hi Jane.I have asthma and at least flirt with some of your other issues. The interactions between the different conditions can be very confusing, and an asthma attack is terrifying. The best advice I have is to do what you have been told. Monitor

I have been out of breath all day. Kinda like when you take a brisk walk and have to catch your breath as a result. I " feel " fine. I am just out of breath, even now. I haven't really had a full blown attack in awhile. AND my inhaler provides NO

Hi shoshanahd,If you are in the US. Contact your local health department. Many have nurse practitioners and/or doctors to see patients and charge on a sliding fee. They are also fairly knowledgeable about other clinics and programs in your area.

There are blood tests to check for food allergies. Tree nuts are one group, and of course cashews are legumes, so you may have trouble with others in the group. The corn allergy is really a difficult one because you will find so many medications als

Blimey Jame, You have had it rough! I only have lungs to worry about, plus the odd symptom of old age! But you certainly have enough to contend with! I wish you well and if there is ever anything I can do, though I live in the UK's Big Toe, if I

Thanks i too have many health condtions and asthma is among the least of my worries. i have a non-functioning pituitary and have had 3 adrenal crises (coma) since diagnosis in June and five hospital admissions when they caught me in time, if it happe

Interesting, I take Symbicort, and Spiriva, and Singulair, but not everyday, the Singulair I mean. I only use it when I feel my allergies are acting up, which is about 2/3 of the year. The Symbicort twice a day, and the Spiriva once a day. It all

Hi there and welcome to the group. If you have a health clinic in your town, use it by all means. Most of these are great. Also, lower income people with no insurance can get help through the drug companies to get their meds. Try here, [url]www.pparx

Singulair is a leukotriene inhibitor. Leukotrienes are the chemicals which cause swelling in your lungs and the tightening of muscles in the airways. I believe my doctor told me it was originally marketed as an asthma medication and then they discov

I have taken singulair for going on 6 years now. It definitely helps me. I guess the thing to keep in mind about the drug is that like all drugs, what works for some may not work for others. Unlike JoAnn, I have to take it in the morning b/c it in

I was on Singulair for about three years and then I switched to Zyrtec at the suggestion of a new allergist. Once I switched to Zyrtec I realized that the Singulair hadn't been doing anything for me. Allergies play a big part in my asthma and I thi

I will ask my Dr. about Zyrtec, sounds better, and compare the two's ingredients versus how they might work in my body. Thanks for the info. To: [email]asthma [/email] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 9:48 AM Subject: Re: Singulair I

Hello, I was really terrified when I had my first attack also. I think maybe you need to talk to your pulmonologist, if you have one yet, or his nurse, and even this website, and find out things you need to know, most of us have been through that at

I don't have and can't afford insurance that will cover my asthma. All doctors seem to want an office visit and breath test on top of meds monthly. I can't afford this. Any idea where I can go to get meds and visits cheaper? Anyone go to a health

I have an appointment next Tuesday with the respiratory nurse, i have to take my peak flow chart which shoots up and down it is no where near the straight line i believe i should achieve by now. then in 2 weeks to see the respiratory consultant to se

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