Guest guest Posted June 11, 1998 Report Share Posted June 11, 1998 SweetBee10 sorry to hear you have Asthma. I have had it all my life,and that is a long time,48 years.I have had to deal with a lot of different situations and Asthma. I will help with what ever I can. What are your symptoms? Kathy L From Milwaukee Wisconsin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 1998 Report Share Posted June 11, 1998 i just got on this ASTMA LIST yesterday i'm glad Sandie posted on here i have asthma i have allways been short winded the doctors ran test on me 6 years ago & they said i have asthma & toldme to use VENTOLIN INHALATOR 2times a day & they told me to lose weight when i get short winded i use the inhalator i'm 44 i have been married 25 years we have 3 kids PAUL 24 & 22 & 15 PAUL & SCOTT have been married & moved off for years now as been driving our car with me in front seat i thought astma was a scarey thing !!! mike ------------ " Akut's Tarzan Site " http://members.tripod.com/~akut/tarzanindex.html ------------ " Lost In Space " Mailing List - join at http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/lostinspace ----------- " The Lone Ranger " Mailing List - join at http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/loneranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 1998 Report Share Posted June 12, 1998 In a message dated 98-06-12 01:15:00 EDT, you write: << Though I am still questioning it, my doctor tells me test don't lie. >> What kind of test did you take? Just wondering. Never knew they had test to show if a person has asthma or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 1998 Report Share Posted June 12, 1998 Hi, Last year I was taking the diet pills fen-phen. After they were recalled I went in for a checkup just to be safe (Yeah right, another long story). I began having trouble breathing while on the meds. However, my doctor at the time dismissed it. I am always short of breath. I use to work and attend college full time but I had to take a year off (I hope to return in the fall). I could not even walk to classes without feeling like I ran a marathon. My doctor did a breathing test and found that I had a 60% restriction in airflow which was improved somewhat by use of inhaler. Therefore it was concluded that I have asthma probably brought on by my using fen-phen. I still have trouble believing it because I do not have any wheezing which I have always heard is a major symptom. My doctor tells me that I can still have asthma without the wheezing. So yesterday I have started taking 2 inhalers three times daily. It really didn't seem to work very well yesterday...But I will continue trying, maybe it takes awhile to go into effect. I am married with four kids, my oldest son just graduated as class sal. (2nd in class). So I can relate to the teaching of driving...I have two to teach this summer..if I make it through that then this asthma stuff ought to be easy. I am 38yrs old and up until last year I was healthy. The hardest part is not being able to do all that I use to do. Sandie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 1998 Report Share Posted June 12, 1998 It was a pulmonary function test (breathing test), where you breath into a machine which is hooked up to a computer. The lung capacity and breathing is evaluated by the computer, then you do the same but using pure oxygen, then another time after using an inhaler. All of this is analyzed and can tell if a person has asthma or not...or so I am told. My lungs are clear, shown by x-rays and listening to them. However, the test show that the bron. tubes are restricting the airflow. That is about all I know. I am new to this stuff so I don't know much. Hopefully I will know more next month when I return to the doctor...Sandie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 1998 Report Share Posted June 12, 1998 In a message dated 98-06-12 08:03:18 EDT, you write: << My lungs are clear, shown by x-rays and listening to them. However, the test show that the bron. tubes are restricting the airflow. >> The breath test shows that you have restricting. If you had a chest cold it would show restriction also. My son who is 11 has had asthma since he was 2. He is on different meds trying to get his asthma under control. Flovent 220, Serevent,Flonase,Singluiar use Albuterol we need...........His allergies plays apart in with his asthma. My hubby also have exercise induce asthma, and Serious food allergies that are life threaten. So we carry epinephrine everywhere we go for my son and hubby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 1998 Report Share Posted June 12, 1998 No, I did not have a cold or anything when I took the breathing test that might explain it. I am told that in some people with a sensitivity to certain medication that it can trigger an onset of asthma. Which my doctor seems to believe happened in my case. Even though I haven't taken the medicines since Sept. Of last year the damage is already done and cannot be reversed. Though I am told that some medications may help control the asthma, I will never be free of it. I am still in the asking stages with my doctor so I am sure it will be awhile before I get all the answers to my many questions. Now all I can do is hope the medications (inhalers) work...so far it doesn't seem to be helping much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 1998 Report Share Posted June 12, 1998 In a message dated 98-06-12 09:26:13 EDT, you write: << Now all I can do is hope the medications (inhalers) work...so far it doesn't seem to be helping much... >> What meds are you using? I was saying that you didn't have asthma I was just asking question. Hopefully your doc will find the inhalers or pill to control your asthma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 1998 Report Share Posted June 12, 1998 Hi Mike my name is Kathy. I joined this list a week ago and I have not seen much activity on it .Where is every one? I have had Asthma a long time. I take 3 inhalers and a pill called Accolate.I have been hospitalized several times for my asthma.I would like to hear from others about their stories, helps and hindrances. Kathy L Milwaukee Wisconsin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 1998 Report Share Posted June 15, 1998 Hi all; I have been on this list for a couple of weeks, I went on vacation and discovered when I got back that there is actually other people on it! I am 39 years old and was diagnosed with asthma 7 years ago. I am on two inhalers, Ventalin and Beclaforte. I live in Canada and the price of the steroid puffer is so expensive that some months I simply cannot afford to buy it. My Question is for Kathy, who mentioned a pill called Accolate. Is this considered a replacement for the steroid? Is it expensive? I am interested in finding out info on this subject. I have been hospitilized only once for my asthma, but been to E.R. many times. I now use a mask when the puffer won't help, because I live almost an hour from closest hospital. Glad to meet you all and look forward to talking to you soon. -- **I'm not having hot flashes- I'm having power surges!! ** Bren b.janes@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 1998 Report Share Posted June 15, 1998 Dear : Hi. I can't speak for everyone but my asthma is so bad that I must use the accolate with the steroid inhaler. I am very thankful I have insurance, but I know what you mean about not being able to buy the steroid inhaler. I have been in that situation many times, even now there are times I must wait to get it. You must remember though that it is the steroids that will keep you out of the hospital.You must keep the inflammation down. Beg, borrow or steal, as they say, or do without something. That inhaler is very important, some times we forget because we don't see the results right away. Stop taking it and it won't be long and we are visiting the ER. Peace Kathy L Milwaukee Wisconsin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 1998 Report Share Posted June 16, 1998 i'm getting anotheR test tomorrow PULMONANY FUNCTION TEST it took me 3 months to get apointment for this test i'm on DSS & no ins. the same county hospital i told you about they only give the test on everyother tuesday 1230pm-330pm i called them on the phone today they told me to be there 730am to put my name on the paper which it took me 3months to get a apointment & i have to pay $10 i got the same test last year i had to blow my air in a computer they had told me last your they were going to give me a oxgen mach to carry around but they said sorry gov cut backs no money for the hospital to give me a oxgen mach they said if i was in jail i would get one i have never been in jail it sound like they were telling me to go do something to get in jail so i would get a oxgen mach mike ------------ " Akut's Tarzan Site " http://members.tripod.com/~akut/tarzanindex.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 1998 Report Share Posted June 16, 1998 i use 2 inhalers ALBUTEROL 17GM & BECOMETHASRE INHALE when i need them it says 2times aday if i run out before the 3rd of each month well i allso have sleep apnea i use a c-cap oxgen mach at night & when i get short winded after i come in from the store 0r doctor i have no ac in my car & Texas is 100 allthe time a c-cap mach plugs in to ele plug & it is for your nose mask i'm i talking to much? as you can see i do not sleep at night to much coughing it is 2am here now mike ------------ " Akut's Tarzan Site " http://members.tripod.com/~akut/tarzanindex.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 1998 Report Share Posted June 16, 1998 Mike: I think the conditions you described about your health coverage are so unfair. Somewhere in these united states there must be a program to help you. Keep searching the web. I have been between insurances and had to neglect my meds but it only landed me in the hospital....I am still paying for that,so I kind of know where you are coming from. Peace Kathy L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 1998 Report Share Posted June 16, 1998 hey Mike We are in TX also, and it is very hot. Today it will feel like 110. I don't have asthma but my 11 yr son does. The doctors class him as severe steroid dependant asthmatic. He is take Flovent (7 puffs a day), Severent,Singulair,flonase Nasal steriod,zrytec,Atatax, proventil and neb machine. If we didn't have insurance I don't think we would be able to cope with his asthma. We are always at the hospital. He is allegic to so many differents things. He has hives when he has an attack.Sometimes I am just to stress..: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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