Re: New Member

Report post · June 26, 2004

Hi Amy,

I have never had your reaction to bleach although strong scents can

irritate my asthma. Generally they recommend avoiding those things

that irritate us or wearing a mask so that it can't irritate our air

waves as much. So I would refrain from the hair coloring and use non

bleach methods for cleaning if possible.

Angie

>

> > In a message dated 6/24/04 11:18:45 AM Central Daylight Time,

> ImagesByAmyHoff

> > writes:

> >

> > > Hi There! My name is Amy and I have just joined the list. I am

> 38 years old

> > > married and have 2 sweet kids. I have had allergy and Ashma

> issues sience I

> > > was a child however I went undiganosed until I was 28 years

old.

> I have lived

> > > and grew up in Nebraska my entire life and attneded beauty

> school and became

> > > liesensed. I worked in the field for a few years but it just

> didnt fell

> > > right so I moved on to photography. At age 33 I had my hair

> highlighted with

> > > bleach and had a terrifiing reaction and that some year I also

> had a strange

> > > reaction to Augmenton that sent me to the ER. After this things

> calmed down for

> > > me and I went 2 year without a bad reaction to anything and

> didn't even use my

> > > inhaler but maybe twice. During this time we sold our home and

> relocated to

> > > northwest Arkansas. We moved in July and I did okay until

spring

> rolled

> > > around and I got so sick...I was puffing more than I was

> supposed to. We quickly

> > > moved to a newer home and I did okay for a few months then I

> April I had a

> > > terrible reaction to caffine this happeded by drinking a

> fountian pop at my sons

> > > place of work and they were haveing problems with the machines

> putting out

> > > way to much surrip which means alot of caffine (I don't

normally

> ever drink

> > > it) The next reaction I had was once again getting my hair done

> I had even told

> > > the hairdresser that I had a bad reaction to bleach in the past

> and she said

> > > that she would use a low odor product...well guess what she

used

> what she

> > > called a low odor bleach. Her salon was so Tiny like a big

> closet size and I

> > > got so sick that I had to have her wash the bleach off and I

> just handed her a

> > > blank check and went outside and sat until I was able to drive.

> My simptons

> > > were shallow breathing and heart beating really fast,

> lightheadedess and

> > > disorented. I had 4 more reactions after this all shortly after

> takeing claritin

> > > and in one case I had hives around my eyes and that was on May

> 23 that day we

> > > were also setting up a new swimming pool and I didn't like the

> odor of the

> > > liner. Daily allergies like runny nose and so on I can live

with

> but these

> > > other ones are so scarey Am I crazy Am I the only person that

> get sick if they

> > > come in contact with hairbleach? I am currently without health

> insurance or I

> > > would have allready been to see an allergist as I did many

years

> ago. Does

> > >

> >

> > Hi There! My name is Amy and I have just joined the list. I am 38

> years old

> > married and have 2 sweet kids. I have had allergy and Ashma

issues

> sience I was

> > a child however I went undiganosed until I was 28 years old. I

> have lived and

> > grew up in Nebraska my entire life and attneded beauty school and

> became

> > liesensed. I worked in the field for a few years but it just

didnt

> fell right so I

> > moved on to photography. At age 33 I had my hair highlighted with

> bleach and

> > had a terrifiing reaction and that some year I also had a strange

> reaction to

> > Augmenton that sent me to the ER. After this things calmed down

> for me and I

> > went 2 year without a bad reaction to anything and didn't even

use

> my inhaler

> > but maybe twice. During this time we sold our home and relocated

> to northwest

> > Arkansas. We moved in July and I did okay until spring rolled

> around and I got

> > so sick...I was puffing more than I was supposed to. We quickly

> moved to a

> > newer home and I did okay for a few months then I April I had a

> terrible reaction

> > to caffine this happeded by drinking a fountian pop at my sons

> place of work

> > and they were haveing problems with the machines putting out way

> to much

> > surrip which means alot of caffine (I don't normally ever drink

> it) The next

> > reaction I had was once again getting my hair done I had even

told

> the hairdresser

> > that I had a bad reaction to bleach in the past and she said that

> she would use

> > a low odor product...well guess what she used what she called a

> low odor

> > bleach. Her salon was so Tiny like a big closet size and I got so

> sick that I had

> > to have her wash the bleach off and I just handed her a blank

> check and went

> > outside and sat until I was able to drive. My simptons were

> shallow breathing

> > and heart beating really fast, lightheadedess and disorented. I

> had 4 more

> > reactions after this all shortly after takeing claritin and in

one

> case I had

> > hives around my eyes and that was on May 23 that day we were also

> setting up a new

> > swimming pool and I didn't like the odor of the liner. Daily

> allergies like

> > runny nose and so on I can live with but these other ones are so

> scarey Am I

> > crazy Am I the only person that get sick if they come in contact

> with

> > hairbleach? I am currently without health insurance or I would

> have allready been to see

> > an allergist as I did many years ago. Does anyone have any tips

> for me?

> > Thanks for listening, Amy

Report post · June 26, 2004

Hi Amy,

I have never had your reaction to bleach although strong scents can

irritate my asthma. Generally they recommend avoiding those things

that irritate us or wearing a mask so that it can't irritate our air

waves as much. So I would refrain from the hair coloring and use non

bleach methods for cleaning if possible.

Angie

>

> > In a message dated 6/24/04 11:18:45 AM Central Daylight Time,

> ImagesByAmyHoff

> > writes:

> >

> > > Hi There! My name is Amy and I have just joined the list. I am

> 38 years old

> > > married and have 2 sweet kids. I have had allergy and Ashma

> issues sience I

> > > was a child however I went undiganosed until I was 28 years

old.

> I have lived

> > > and grew up in Nebraska my entire life and attneded beauty

> school and became

> > > liesensed. I worked in the field for a few years but it just

> didnt fell

> > > right so I moved on to photography. At age 33 I had my hair

> highlighted with

> > > bleach and had a terrifiing reaction and that some year I also

> had a strange

> > > reaction to Augmenton that sent me to the ER. After this things

> calmed down for

> > > me and I went 2 year without a bad reaction to anything and

> didn't even use my

> > > inhaler but maybe twice. During this time we sold our home and

> relocated to

> > > northwest Arkansas. We moved in July and I did okay until

spring

> rolled

> > > around and I got so sick...I was puffing more than I was

> supposed to. We quickly

> > > moved to a newer home and I did okay for a few months then I

> April I had a

> > > terrible reaction to caffine this happeded by drinking a

> fountian pop at my sons

> > > place of work and they were haveing problems with the machines

> putting out

> > > way to much surrip which means alot of caffine (I don't

normally

> ever drink

> > > it) The next reaction I had was once again getting my hair done

> I had even told

> > > the hairdresser that I had a bad reaction to bleach in the past

> and she said

> > > that she would use a low odor product...well guess what she

used

> what she

> > > called a low odor bleach. Her salon was so Tiny like a big

> closet size and I

> > > got so sick that I had to have her wash the bleach off and I

> just handed her a

> > > blank check and went outside and sat until I was able to drive.

> My simptons

> > > were shallow breathing and heart beating really fast,

> lightheadedess and

> > > disorented. I had 4 more reactions after this all shortly after

> takeing claritin

> > > and in one case I had hives around my eyes and that was on May

> 23 that day we

> > > were also setting up a new swimming pool and I didn't like the

> odor of the

> > > liner. Daily allergies like runny nose and so on I can live

with

> but these

> > > other ones are so scarey Am I crazy Am I the only person that

> get sick if they

> > > come in contact with hairbleach? I am currently without health

> insurance or I

> > > would have allready been to see an allergist as I did many

years

> ago. Does

> > >

> >

> > Hi There! My name is Amy and I have just joined the list. I am 38

> years old

> > married and have 2 sweet kids. I have had allergy and Ashma

issues

> sience I was

> > a child however I went undiganosed until I was 28 years old. I

> have lived and

> > grew up in Nebraska my entire life and attneded beauty school and

> became

> > liesensed. I worked in the field for a few years but it just

didnt

> fell right so I

> > moved on to photography. At age 33 I had my hair highlighted with

> bleach and

> > had a terrifiing reaction and that some year I also had a strange

> reaction to

> > Augmenton that sent me to the ER. After this things calmed down

> for me and I

> > went 2 year without a bad reaction to anything and didn't even

use

> my inhaler

> > but maybe twice. During this time we sold our home and relocated

> to northwest

> > Arkansas. We moved in July and I did okay until spring rolled

> around and I got

> > so sick...I was puffing more than I was supposed to. We quickly

> moved to a

> > newer home and I did okay for a few months then I April I had a

> terrible reaction

> > to caffine this happeded by drinking a fountian pop at my sons

> place of work

> > and they were haveing problems with the machines putting out way

> to much

> > surrip which means alot of caffine (I don't normally ever drink

> it) The next

> > reaction I had was once again getting my hair done I had even

told

> the hairdresser

> > that I had a bad reaction to bleach in the past and she said that

> she would use

> > a low odor product...well guess what she used what she called a

> low odor

> > bleach. Her salon was so Tiny like a big closet size and I got so

> sick that I had

> > to have her wash the bleach off and I just handed her a blank

> check and went

> > outside and sat until I was able to drive. My simptons were

> shallow breathing

> > and heart beating really fast, lightheadedess and disorented. I

> had 4 more

> > reactions after this all shortly after takeing claritin and in

one

> case I had

> > hives around my eyes and that was on May 23 that day we were also

> setting up a new

> > swimming pool and I didn't like the odor of the liner. Daily

> allergies like

> > runny nose and so on I can live with but these other ones are so

> scarey Am I

> > crazy Am I the only person that get sick if they come in contact

> with

> > hairbleach? I am currently without health insurance or I would

> have allready been to see

> > an allergist as I did many years ago. Does anyone have any tips

> for me?

> > Thanks for listening, Amy

Report post · June 26, 2004

Hi Amy,

I have never had your reaction to bleach although strong scents can

irritate my asthma. Generally they recommend avoiding those things

that irritate us or wearing a mask so that it can't irritate our air

waves as much. So I would refrain from the hair coloring and use non

bleach methods for cleaning if possible.

Angie

>

> > In a message dated 6/24/04 11:18:45 AM Central Daylight Time,

> ImagesByAmyHoff

> > writes:

> >

> > > Hi There! My name is Amy and I have just joined the list. I am

> 38 years old

> > > married and have 2 sweet kids. I have had allergy and Ashma

> issues sience I

> > > was a child however I went undiganosed until I was 28 years

old.

> I have lived

> > > and grew up in Nebraska my entire life and attneded beauty

> school and became

> > > liesensed. I worked in the field for a few years but it just

> didnt fell

> > > right so I moved on to photography. At age 33 I had my hair

> highlighted with

> > > bleach and had a terrifiing reaction and that some year I also

> had a strange

> > > reaction to Augmenton that sent me to the ER. After this things

> calmed down for

> > > me and I went 2 year without a bad reaction to anything and

> didn't even use my

> > > inhaler but maybe twice. During this time we sold our home and

> relocated to

> > > northwest Arkansas. We moved in July and I did okay until

spring

> rolled

> > > around and I got so sick...I was puffing more than I was

> supposed to. We quickly

> > > moved to a newer home and I did okay for a few months then I

> April I had a

> > > terrible reaction to caffine this happeded by drinking a

> fountian pop at my sons

> > > place of work and they were haveing problems with the machines

> putting out

> > > way to much surrip which means alot of caffine (I don't

normally

> ever drink

> > > it) The next reaction I had was once again getting my hair done

> I had even told

> > > the hairdresser that I had a bad reaction to bleach in the past

> and she said

> > > that she would use a low odor product...well guess what she

used

> what she

> > > called a low odor bleach. Her salon was so Tiny like a big

> closet size and I

> > > got so sick that I had to have her wash the bleach off and I

> just handed her a

> > > blank check and went outside and sat until I was able to drive.

> My simptons

> > > were shallow breathing and heart beating really fast,

> lightheadedess and

> > > disorented. I had 4 more reactions after this all shortly after

> takeing claritin

> > > and in one case I had hives around my eyes and that was on May

> 23 that day we

> > > were also setting up a new swimming pool and I didn't like the

> odor of the

> > > liner. Daily allergies like runny nose and so on I can live

with

> but these

> > > other ones are so scarey Am I crazy Am I the only person that

> get sick if they

> > > come in contact with hairbleach? I am currently without health

> insurance or I

> > > would have allready been to see an allergist as I did many

years

> ago. Does

> > >

> >

> > Hi There! My name is Amy and I have just joined the list. I am 38

> years old

> > married and have 2 sweet kids. I have had allergy and Ashma

issues

> sience I was

> > a child however I went undiganosed until I was 28 years old. I

> have lived and

> > grew up in Nebraska my entire life and attneded beauty school and

> became

> > liesensed. I worked in the field for a few years but it just

didnt

> fell right so I

> > moved on to photography. At age 33 I had my hair highlighted with

> bleach and

> > had a terrifiing reaction and that some year I also had a strange

> reaction to

> > Augmenton that sent me to the ER. After this things calmed down

> for me and I

> > went 2 year without a bad reaction to anything and didn't even

use

> my inhaler

> > but maybe twice. During this time we sold our home and relocated

> to northwest

> > Arkansas. We moved in July and I did okay until spring rolled

> around and I got

> > so sick...I was puffing more than I was supposed to. We quickly

> moved to a

> > newer home and I did okay for a few months then I April I had a

> terrible reaction

> > to caffine this happeded by drinking a fountian pop at my sons

> place of work

> > and they were haveing problems with the machines putting out way

> to much

> > surrip which means alot of caffine (I don't normally ever drink

> it) The next

> > reaction I had was once again getting my hair done I had even

told

> the hairdresser

> > that I had a bad reaction to bleach in the past and she said that

> she would use

> > a low odor product...well guess what she used what she called a

> low odor

> > bleach. Her salon was so Tiny like a big closet size and I got so

> sick that I had

> > to have her wash the bleach off and I just handed her a blank

> check and went

> > outside and sat until I was able to drive. My simptons were

> shallow breathing

> > and heart beating really fast, lightheadedess and disorented. I

> had 4 more

> > reactions after this all shortly after takeing claritin and in

one

> case I had

> > hives around my eyes and that was on May 23 that day we were also

> setting up a new

> > swimming pool and I didn't like the odor of the liner. Daily

> allergies like

> > runny nose and so on I can live with but these other ones are so

> scarey Am I

> > crazy Am I the only person that get sick if they come in contact

> with

> > hairbleach? I am currently without health insurance or I would

> have allready been to see

> > an allergist as I did many years ago. Does anyone have any tips

> for me?

> > Thanks for listening, Amy

Report post · October 5, 2004

Hi Angie

Welcome to the list. My name is Tracey and I have two daughters our oldest is

Coral, age 14 (nt), and our youngest is Skylar age 12 next week. Sky was

diagnosed autistic at age 3. This is a great group. Everyone on here is very

supportive and there are many ideas and opinions to help you. It is also a

great place to vent if you are having a bad day.I am sure you will be glad you

joined.

Tracey

New Member

Hey everyone. Tonight is my first night on here. I wish I could have

found this group earlier. I have a 4 year old daughter named Reagan.

She is somewhere in the autism spectrum, the therapist just hasn't

told me exactly where yet. I also have a 10 year old son that has

aspergers. Reagan has about a 10 word vocabulary, but with a bit of

an attitude..lol. I just read a post about one girl think silverware

is disposable. It's the same here. I think I have 3 forks left. Well

I guess that's all for now. It will be nice to meet some parents in

the same situation as I am in.

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Report post · January 3, 2005

Hi, ,

I have relatives in Ponchatoula! My daddy grew up there (he sttled here

in California after a stint in the Navy after high school) and his two

sisters still live right there on either side of Papa's old homestead on

Ridgdell Road. I'm glad to see that you want to make some positive

changes in your health, although I do pity you living in a state where it

is illegal to sell raw milk.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Canfield

-God grades on the cross, not on the curve. -Anonymous

3:36: " He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and

he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God

abideth on him. "

Report post · January 3, 2005

Hi ,

Glad to have you here, and I am very sorry for your situation.

Raw milk will definitely help with your health problems, but seems like you have

more

problems than one healthy food can solve. I would do kombucha tea as well using

green

tea mixed in with the black. I would get ahold of some Noni Juice and take it

like crazy as

well as Barley Green. Go to The Vitamin Shoppe and get Garden of Lie Cod Liver

Oil and

start taking it a lot. Coconut oil should be a staple as well, from

www.wildernessfamilynaturals.com.

And of course, like you said, stop smoking. Not preaching, but my sweetest aunt

just died

a couple of days ago from smoking--lung cancer--and she died a horrible death.

She

choked, gagged, gurgled, spit up, suffered tremendously with congestive heart

ailure as

she was dying. She basically suffocated. Why her family didn't dose her up on

Morphine I

will never know. She was going to die anyway. Might as well have relieved her

suffering.

I would also get the book " Eat Fat Lose Fat " by Sally Fallon as well as her book

Nourishing

Traditions. Drop all processed foods, and go for sprouted breads as much as

possible.

You want the good fats, not the bad ones. Go to www.westonaprice.org to learn

more.

For your potential cancer, I would look at www.apricotsfromgod.info and read as

much as

you can there. Truly, these are a blessing from the Creator God to us. I think

you will find

your answers to cancer there.

:-)

D.

>

> Hello all

> My name is Costanza and i Live in Southeastern

> Louisiana in the small town of Independence. This is about 50 miles

> north of new Orleans. My email address is

> jetpostman@y... . I came up with that email name by first

> being a jet engine mechanic in the us airforce during the time

> between 1976 through 1984. Now I work for the us postal service in a

> town of ponchatoula La for about the past 18 years. I started

> having minor health problems even as yound as 15 years old but

> nothing really major. Over the years I thought I was superman and

> could eat and drink anything I wated. I even smoke cigaretts still

> to this day. For about the last three years I have been suffering

> with an internal bleeding hemmorhoid problem. Also terrible

> headaches on and off for the past 5 years. I know I need to get off

> of cigarrettes so please don't preach to me about the bad health

> problems from smoking. I intened on quitting soon unless it kills

> me first. I think I might also be suffering from colon cancer.

> I would like to get into drinking raw milk as maybe it would

> help my problems. I never did like the taste of pasteruized milk so

> I pretty much have been a non milk drinker most of my life. I did

> indulge in plenty of icecream over the years. It is illegale to sell

> raw milk in Louisiana so I might have to start rasing my own goats.

> For about the past two years I have been reading everthing I

> could find on the internet about good health. That is how I ended up

> here.

> Costanza

Report post · January 3, 2005

You might want to also visit this site. Extremely healthful and may just help with everything you need, aside from the raw milk.

http://www.mushroomscience.com/msstore/about_mushroom_science.htm

K.C.

Re: new member

Hi ,Glad to have you here, and I am very sorry for your situation. Raw milk will definitely help with your health problems, but seems like you have more problems than one healthy food can solve. I would do kombucha tea as well using green tea mixed in with the black. I would get ahold of some Noni Juice and take it like crazy as well as Barley Green. Go to The Vitamin Shoppe and get Garden of Lie Cod Liver Oil and start taking it a lot. Coconut oil should be a staple as well, from www.wildernessfamilynaturals.com. And of course, like you said, stop smoking. Not preaching, but my sweetest aunt just died a couple of days ago from smoking--lung cancer--and she died a horrible death. She choked, gagged, gurgled, spit up, suffered tremendously with congestive heart ailure as she was dying. She basically suffocated. Why her family didn't dose her up on Morphine I will never know. She was going to die anyway. Might as well have relieved her suffering.I would also get the book "Eat Fat Lose Fat" by Sally Fallon as well as her book Nourishing Traditions. Drop all processed foods, and go for sprouted breads as much as possible. You want the good fats, not the bad ones. Go to www.westonaprice.org to learn more. For your potential cancer, I would look at www.apricotsfromgod.info and read as much as you can there. Truly, these are a blessing from the Creator God to us. I think you will find your answers to cancer there.:-) D.> > > Hello all> My name is Costanza and i Live in Southeastern > Louisiana in the small town of Independence. This is about 50 miles > north of new Orleans. My email address is > jetpostman@y... . I came up with that email name by first > being a jet engine mechanic in the us airforce during the time > between 1976 through 1984. Now I work for the us postal service in a > town of ponchatoula La for about the past 18 years. I started > having minor health problems even as yound as 15 years old but > nothing really major. Over the years I thought I was superman and > could eat and drink anything I wated. I even smoke cigaretts still > to this day. For about the last three years I have been suffering > with an internal bleeding hemmorhoid problem. Also terrible > headaches on and off for the past 5 years. I know I need to get off > of cigarrettes so please don't preach to me about the bad health > problems from smoking. I intened on quitting soon unless it kills > me first. I think I might also be suffering from colon cancer.> I would like to get into drinking raw milk as maybe it would > help my problems. I never did like the taste of pasteruized milk so > I pretty much have been a non milk drinker most of my life. I did > indulge in plenty of icecream over the years. It is illegale to sell > raw milk in Louisiana so I might have to start rasing my own goats.> For about the past two years I have been reading everthing I > could find on the internet about good health. That is how I ended up > here.> CostanzaPLEASE BE KIND AND TRIM YOUR POSTS WHEN REPLYING!Visit our Raw Dairy Files for a wealth of information!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RawDairy/files/

Report post · January 3, 2005

You might want to also visit this site. Extremely healthful and may just help with everything you need, aside from the raw milk.

http://www.mushroomscience.com/msstore/about_mushroom_science.htm

K.C.

Re: new member

Hi ,Glad to have you here, and I am very sorry for your situation. Raw milk will definitely help with your health problems, but seems like you have more problems than one healthy food can solve. I would do kombucha tea as well using green tea mixed in with the black. I would get ahold of some Noni Juice and take it like crazy as well as Barley Green. Go to The Vitamin Shoppe and get Garden of Lie Cod Liver Oil and start taking it a lot. Coconut oil should be a staple as well, from www.wildernessfamilynaturals.com. And of course, like you said, stop smoking. Not preaching, but my sweetest aunt just died a couple of days ago from smoking--lung cancer--and she died a horrible death. She choked, gagged, gurgled, spit up, suffered tremendously with congestive heart ailure as she was dying. She basically suffocated. Why her family didn't dose her up on Morphine I will never know. She was going to die anyway. Might as well have relieved her suffering.I would also get the book "Eat Fat Lose Fat" by Sally Fallon as well as her book Nourishing Traditions. Drop all processed foods, and go for sprouted breads as much as possible. You want the good fats, not the bad ones. Go to www.westonaprice.org to learn more. For your potential cancer, I would look at www.apricotsfromgod.info and read as much as you can there. Truly, these are a blessing from the Creator God to us. I think you will find your answers to cancer there.:-) D.> > > Hello all> My name is Costanza and i Live in Southeastern > Louisiana in the small town of Independence. This is about 50 miles > north of new Orleans. My email address is > jetpostman@y... . I came up with that email name by first > being a jet engine mechanic in the us airforce during the time > between 1976 through 1984. Now I work for the us postal service in a > town of ponchatoula La for about the past 18 years. I started > having minor health problems even as yound as 15 years old but > nothing really major. Over the years I thought I was superman and > could eat and drink anything I wated. I even smoke cigaretts still > to this day. For about the last three years I have been suffering > with an internal bleeding hemmorhoid problem. Also terrible > headaches on and off for the past 5 years. I know I need to get off > of cigarrettes so please don't preach to me about the bad health > problems from smoking. I intened on quitting soon unless it kills > me first. I think I might also be suffering from colon cancer.> I would like to get into drinking raw milk as maybe it would > help my problems. I never did like the taste of pasteruized milk so > I pretty much have been a non milk drinker most of my life. I did > indulge in plenty of icecream over the years. It is illegale to sell > raw milk in Louisiana so I might have to start rasing my own goats.> For about the past two years I have been reading everthing I > could find on the internet about good health. That is how I ended up > here.> CostanzaPLEASE BE KIND AND TRIM YOUR POSTS WHEN REPLYING!Visit our Raw Dairy Files for a wealth of information!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RawDairy/files/

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I personally always suffer from back and shoulder pain, but my doctor has never told me it was due to my asthma. I know when I am having an asthma attack & Panic it just makes the situation worse.. I have been trying to do breathing exercises to try and control the "panic" side when I am getting tight, sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't.

Report post · June 3, 2005

I personally always suffer from back and shoulder pain, but my doctor has never told me it was due to my asthma. I know when I am having an asthma attack & Panic it just makes the situation worse.. I have been trying to do breathing exercises to try and control the "panic" side when I am getting tight, sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't.

Report post · June 3, 2005

I personally always suffer from back and shoulder pain, but my doctor has never told me it was due to my asthma. I know when I am having an asthma attack & Panic it just makes the situation worse.. I have been trying to do breathing exercises to try and control the "panic" side when I am getting tight, sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't.

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Hi Shortestone and welcome

Well the asthma is a a huge subject, so many different problems and

treatments, let us know more about what you are on etc.

The costachondiritis I can advise you on, suffered for 9 months in

awful pain because I have Brittle asthma and Bronchiectasis so I cough

constantly. Had pain under ribs and between shoulder blades night and

day. My Gp told me I would have to live with it and my specialist said

he dare not give me an anti inflammatory because of the asthma. In the

end the pain got me down so much I took a huge risk and took the

Voltarol (NSAID)that my husband had for his shoulder. Within a week the

pain had gone and has not come back. If you are sensitive to asprin

then you can't take Voltarol but if you are not try and get you doctor

to try it or a similar anti inflammatory. I also found Accupuncture

helpful.

Hope this helps you

Regards from June in London UK

> Hi,

> My story is long so I will just make it brief, just

> diagnosed " officially with asthma " but I am sure that I have had it all

> my life. Just worse now ???why I am 34yr old female. Anyway, I also

> have chronic costochondritis, anyone else have this?? I think maybe it

> started from struggling to breath correctly for the last 3 years while

> my doctor thought it was all in my head and I thought I would die!!!

> Some questions... do others on here also have thoracic back and under

> shoulder blade pain all the time, as well do you think panic and asthma

> go together and if so how can you tell which is which??!!! Thanks for

> listening, seems like a very informative group!!!...K

>

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