Re: Welcome to asthma@onelist.com

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In a message dated 98-05-06 19:12:45 EDT, you write:

<< I have suffered from asthma since I was six years old, and I am interested

in getting some people together to talk about their experiences, as well as to

discuss anything that sufferers find helpful in dealing with asthma in day-to-

day life. Please feel free to contribute whenever you can :-)

I hope that this list will be helpful to you and to all who join.

>>

Rayna,

I don't have asthma, my son who is 10 has severe asthma. I would love to get

together and discuss dealing with asthma day to day.

MAB

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I don't have asthma either, but have worked with several patients that have.

Have you ever thought of an air purification system for your house or room

that your daughter stays in most of the time? If you want more information on

the system I know about and any testimonials, I would be glad to send them to

you. I am an RN and have worked almost all of my life with patients with Resp

and asthma patients. Please consider this option it has helped thousands of

patients with the above mentions problems. Yours Sincerely. S. Lash Write

to me at: Sangar8@...

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Hi Rayna and fellow asthmatics,

I should have found this list sooner...Before my last visit to the

Hospital. I am looking forward to getting to know you and letting you know

me.

Kathy L'Huillier From Wisconsin

[Guest guest]

I have suffered from asthma since age 24. I discovered I had it one day

when I was walking up a flight of stairs and couldn't catch my breath once

I reached the top. I have heard that drinking a cup of hot, black coffee

is supposed to help calm an attack down. I have done this on several

occasions and have found relief from some real bad attacks. I am also on

prescription medicine, for the times when coffee doesn't help.

[Guest guest]

Hello All...

I am a Mom of a child age 14 who has had asthma since 2 months old. He just

started high school and has missed three days of school, back on breathing

treatments and 40mg. daily of prednisone (burst I hope)...among several other

meds.

I am 41 and don't have asthma...although my older boy does have asthma, my

hubby, brother and my mother in-law has severe asthma.

How are you all doing? I live in Southern CA...the wonderful LA basin.

Jeanne

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Hi Rayna,

My name is Marius and I live in Newcastle South Africa.

I have no access to the Internet and have only e-mail at work.

I'm subscribing on behalf of my wife who is in hospital at

the moment, just out of ICU with a very bad asthma attack.

has had asthma from childhood and I have to rush her to

hospital on a regular basis. I've had it myself as a child but

had my last attack when I was about 13 years old. I've read

somewhere that one never " outgrows " asthma and that as you

grow older a recurrence is very possible...fact or fallacy?

I'm 41 years of age and also have Diabetes (IDDM) my wife is 31.

Neither of us smoke, her side of the family are all asthmatics.

I hope to be able to contribute in a positive way and also gain some

knowledge through this mailing list.

Greetings,

Marius Calitz

Date sent: 8 Jul 1999 02:18:08 -0000

To: mariusc@...

Subject: Welcome to asthmaonelist

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> Hello,

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> Welcome to the Asthma list. Please take a moment to review this message.

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Hello...I am new to the Asthma List and I am still quite confused about this

disease. My name is Holly and I have a daughter who is 4 1/2 years old and

is kind of diagnosed with having asthma. She is a coughing asthmatic. A

number of times having her to the doctor or to emergency they find nothing

wrong with her. Her lungs are clear and her chest is clear and I find this

very confusing and scary at the same time. Does anyone have any further

information for me. We do not know what the triggers are but last year it

started in mid-August and went through to Dec. We have toren out our

carpets in the house and her bedroom. We have joined the Asthma Clinic here

in Halifax, Nova Scotia but I still am confused. Is anyone else feeling

this way or just me? Comments would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Holly

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In a message dated 10/03/1999 4:35:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

tpjg@... writes:

<< Sounds sorta like me, except I was diagnosed at about age 4. I am 42 now

and the last two years have been worse. >>

I was diagnosed in early 30's and I'm 43 now. The last four years have been

extremely tough. I carry my nebulizer to work to plug in and so on. Last

August I was actually fired from my job because of absenteeism. The corporate

doesn't understand how one can miss a day here and a day there because of

asthma. I blamed a lot on the ceiling in the room where I worked and I'm

beginning to think that had a lot to do with it. My stress level is still

high from trying to figure out how I'm going to support myself and so on but

my breathing has improved a lot. I had 22 1/2 years on the job.

ne

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ne, is there no way that you can take the company to court?

To me this smacks of victimisation, I'm a diabetic and also go

absent quite a lot but will not let the company victimize me

because I have a condition that is beyond my control.

I'm 41, diabetic on insulin for 5 years, had asthma.

My wife gets severe asthma attacks, I have to rush her to hospital

quite often. In July she spent 5 days in ICU.

Marius Calitz

From: SuezC@...

Date sent: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 19:15:37 EDT

To: asthmaonelist

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Subject: Re: Welcome to asthmaonelist

> From: SuezC@...

>

> In a message dated 10/03/1999 4:35:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> tpjg@... writes:

>

> << Sounds sorta like me, except I was diagnosed at about age 4. I am 42 now

> and the last two years have been worse. >>

> I was diagnosed in early 30's and I'm 43 now. The last four years have been

> extremely tough. I carry my nebulizer to work to plug in and so on. Last

> August I was actually fired from my job because of absenteeism. The corporate

> doesn't understand how one can miss a day here and a day there because of

> asthma. I blamed a lot on the ceiling in the room where I worked and I'm

> beginning to think that had a lot to do with it. My stress level is still

> high from trying to figure out how I'm going to support myself and so on but

> my breathing has improved a lot. I had 22 1/2 years on the job.

>

> ne

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>

>

" Darwin's theory of evolution suggests that first came the baboon

and then man. Politics is proving that it can go either way. "

mariusc@...

Marius Calitz

P.O.Box 7300

Newcastle

2940

KZN

Republic of South Africa

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Hi, Tami, any allergies?

To: <asthmaonelist>

Date sent: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 21:27:42 -0700

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Subject: Re: Welcome to asthmaonelist

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> I am Tami and was diagnosed with asthma in 1986 when i was 16 but they think

> i had it longer. I am also on stuffy daily. Nebulizers,etc. I also have 2

> other lung problems so that doesnt help.

> Tami

>

>

" Darwin's theory of evolution suggests that first came the baboon

and then man. Politics is proving that it can go either way. "

mariusc@...

Marius Calitz

P.O.Box 7300

Newcastle

2940

KZN

Republic of South Africa

[Guest guest]

I am Tami and was diagnosed with asthma in 1986 when i was 16 but they think

i had it longer. I am also on stuffy daily. Nebulizers,etc. I also have 2

other lung problems so that doesnt help.

Tami

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In a message dated 10/03/1999 8:06:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

mariusc@... writes:

<< ne, is there no way that you can take the company to court?

To me this smacks of victimisation, >>

They stated that they have a no fault attendance policy and one day here or

there cannot be because of asthma. I am trying to fight it.

ne

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My name is . I am 39 years old. I have been diagnosed with asthma

since 1988. However, I always had breathing and coughing problems. After

a visit with a pulmonary doctor my asthma has been diagnosed from moderate

to severe.

My current medications are accolate, albuterol, atrovent, serevent, and

flovent.

My peak flow at its best is 350. My daily seems to be around 300. My last

hospital visit occur on July 2. I presented myself with breathing

difficulties. At the same time the docs learned via an x-ray that I had

pnuemonia.

I also have chronic sinusities and bronchities.

Cleveland, OH

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Hello

My name is ...Im 31, have three kids two of which have severe asthma.

Mine is basically under control most of the time. I take albuteral, and

serevent and also claritan for allergies. My kids both take singulair,

vanceril, pulmicort, rhinocort, claritan, & provental. (and we are all on a

lot of prednisone) ESP. the last two months we have all done three rounds of

antibiotics and two weeks of prednisone! Maybe the cold weather that's coming

will do us a favor and get rid of the nasty air. My son has had chronic

sinus infections for a year now! I can only hope and pray for a good winter!

Welcome.. from Akron!

Archer

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Hi .....Sounds like you son has a real time with it. I also have

chronic sinusities. I have surgery to enlarge my nasal passages. I go to

the Cleveland Clinic. Also the same doctor recommended a grossman

irrigator which flushes out the nasal passages removing the crud and junk.

Has your son ever had a CT of his sinuses?

I am hoping for a real cold winter with bunches of snow to clean out the

air. But alas that might not happen.