Re: asthma and exercise - me too

March 10, 2004

Hi Bonnie!

I'm new to asthma myself. My first attack was 2 months ago and I've

been having one after the other for one reason or another. Yesterday

was my first day without an attack all day and I have no idea what I did

different and I didn't have one today at all until I did my weekly

exercise so I don't know. Still learning.

Wish I could help you more. Sounds like we just in it together.

HUGS!!!

MARIE

KISS ME I'M IRISH!

mother of Tomas-spinal bifida, hydrophaleus, sciolosis,

right ear deafness, epilepsy (Tonic-clonic, absence, complex partial,

simple partial, atonic, myoclonic), left-field blindness, tethered cord,

allergies, ezema, lazy eye

Anastasia-ezema, allergies, nosebleeds

-mild mental disability(MMD),ezema, allergies, asthma

March 10, 2004

Hi Retirement: A word of advice. The Pnuemonia going around today does not respond well to antibiotics except one Zithromician. If it does not clear up request it immediately this antibiotic it might save your life. Get well before you try excercising. Excise increases your life span but good health is necessary or fair health excercising with common sense to gain good health. When sick though stop and allow the body the needed time and rest to heal.

Walt

Re: asthma and exercise - me too

Hi,I was just diagnosed with pneumonia on Monday and the pcp indicated asthma was also involved.When can I safely exercise without bringing on an attack. Also, are these attacks and/or ongoing asthma problems hard on your body - decreasing you life span.Please write back - Bonnie

March 10, 2004

Hi Retirement: A word of advice. The Pnuemonia going around today does not respond well to antibiotics except one Zithromician. If it does not clear up request it immediately this antibiotic it might save your life. Get well before you try excercising. Excise increases your life span but good health is necessary or fair health excercising with common sense to gain good health. When sick though stop and allow the body the needed time and rest to heal.

Walt

Re: asthma and exercise - me too

Hi,I was just diagnosed with pneumonia on Monday and the pcp indicated asthma was also involved.When can I safely exercise without bringing on an attack. Also, are these attacks and/or ongoing asthma problems hard on your body - decreasing you life span.Please write back - Bonnie

March 10, 2004

Hi Retirement: A word of advice. The Pnuemonia going around today does not respond well to antibiotics except one Zithromician. If it does not clear up request it immediately this antibiotic it might save your life. Get well before you try excercising. Excise increases your life span but good health is necessary or fair health excercising with common sense to gain good health. When sick though stop and allow the body the needed time and rest to heal.

Walt

Re: asthma and exercise - me too

Hi,I was just diagnosed with pneumonia on Monday and the pcp indicated asthma was also involved.When can I safely exercise without bringing on an attack. Also, are these attacks and/or ongoing asthma problems hard on your body - decreasing you life span.Please write back - Bonnie

March 10, 2004

What's the reliever ?

HUGS!!!

MARIE

KISS ME I'M IRISH!

mother of Tomas-spinal bifida, hydrophaleus, sciolosis,

right ear deafness, epilepsy (Tonic-clonic, absence, complex partial,

simple partial, atonic, myoclonic), left-field blindness, tethered cord,

allergies, ezema, lazy eye

Anastasia-ezema, allergies, nosebleeds

-mild mental disability(MMD),ezema, allergies, asthma

March 11, 2004

Hi Walt,

Thank you very much for your concern. I have been prescribed Tequin/400mg-once

daily for ten days and I am seeing much improvement. In addition, I am taking

Advair 100/50 one puff, twice daily and Singular as my maintenance drugs from

now on.

I do enjoy exercising but will wait a few more days.

Thanks to everyone for this good daily information. I get excited when I see a

post.

God Bless - Bonnie

March 11, 2004

There asthma is that happens when you exercise - I notice you have also

have pneumonia - I would concentrate on getting over this before I thought

of re-introducing exercise again.

I was/am having problems with what I called my exercise which as a fairly

long but not fast walk for other health problems and then when the Asthma

kicked in I found I couldn't walk much further than the next

block. And now I don't want to have to stop get out the spacer device and

the puffer and deal to it anywhere on said walks as it was sure to be in a

public place! with onlookers :-))

Last week my doc/ said " people who play sport like rugby [i'm in NZ

national sport <g>] who are also asthmatic take 2 puffs of Ventolin

[reliever] 15mins before the start of the game and it helps them " I replied

" but I didn't equate my walk to anything a RUGBY player did! " and he

replied " but walking for any length of time or any other exercise is in the

same category.

I still haven't got out walking yet - but I know I'm going to use the

Reliever before I leave etc :-)

But hey don't go and do this without checking with your health professional

because I'm fast discovering that what we do in New Zealand health

treatment wise is way different to what is happening elsewhere!

I found alot of info on this website YMMV

http://asthma.about.com/

in New Zealand

Are you thinking of coming NZ then check out this Map Search facility for

lots of different towns and cities - street directory - zoom features etc

http://www.wises.co.nz/

March 11, 2004

>The doctor should been able to tell you when it's safe for you my doctor

>told me just till the attack comes that the attack means it's time to

>stop and rest.

Marie

not only stop and rest but take the reliever :-) and then stop and rest

and look at what caused it - maybe right then and there - maybe it was

something you did yesterday or even the day before that.

i have started keeping a health, weather and activity diary in an attempt

to pinpoint things etc

in West Auckland, NZ

Cyber Hugs for today/yesterday/tomorrow

March 11, 2004

Thank you for your most interesting post. I will postpone my exercising for a

few more days and look forward to reading future posts.

God Bless - Bonnie

March 11, 2004

Marie

Ventolin is the one I use but maybe in your country it's something else.

It's for short term - open up the airways use - which become swollen when

you have an asthma attack. I use it as soon as the symptoms start up which

seem to be tight chest in my case........

The other medications either inhaler or pills are preventatives in the main

which you take regularily whether not you are experiencing symptoms or not.

They keep your condition [once in normal mode] on the top grade. With

adults it usually means the rest of your life with children it's different.

I have other health to which there are no regular fix-its via mainstream

medicine soooooo I'm really pleased that given time I might start to feel a

whole lot better - in fact I already am after less than 2mths of top

end/high dosage treatment. I was just looking at my Peak Flow chart today

and I'm sooooooo pleased with myself - hip, hip, happy!!! I've gotten upto

Young Adult breathing roll on Older Adult <chuckles, chuckles, chuckles>

At 03:30 11/03/2004, you wrote:

>What's the reliever ?

>

>HUGS!!!

> MARIE

>KISS ME I'M IRISH!

>mother of Tomas-spinal bifida, hydrophaleus, sciolosis,

>right ear deafness, epilepsy (Tonic-clonic, absence, complex partial,

>simple partial, atonic, myoclonic), left-field blindness, tethered cord,

>allergies, ezema, lazy eye

>Anastasia-ezema, allergies, nosebleeds

>-mild mental disability(MMD),ezema, allergies, asthma

>

March 11, 2004

Well cause we care! Take car of yourself the golden years are hard earned! Enjoy them! Walt

Re: asthma and exercise - me too

Hi Walt,Thank you very much for your concern. I have been prescribed Tequin/400mg-once daily for ten days and I am seeing much improvement. In addition, I am taking Advair 100/50 one puff, twice daily and Singular as my maintenance drugs from now on.I do enjoy exercising but will wait a few more days. Thanks to everyone for this good daily information. I get excited when I see a post.God Bless - Bonnie

March 11, 2004

Well cause we care! Take car of yourself the golden years are hard earned! Enjoy them! Walt

Re: asthma and exercise - me too

Hi Walt,Thank you very much for your concern. I have been prescribed Tequin/400mg-once daily for ten days and I am seeing much improvement. In addition, I am taking Advair 100/50 one puff, twice daily and Singular as my maintenance drugs from now on.I do enjoy exercising but will wait a few more days. Thanks to everyone for this good daily information. I get excited when I see a post.God Bless - Bonnie

March 11, 2004

Hi Bonie!

My attacks are different kinds. Here's the list:

coughing

wheezing

can't breathe

chest pain

back pain

tightening in the chest

sometimes they come alone other times they come in pairs before i had

medicine i would occasionally faint with whichever system...that's all I

can think of...

HUGS!!!

MARIE

KISS ME I'M IRISH!

mother of Tomas-spinal bifida, hydrophaleus, sciolosis,

right ear deafness, epilepsy (Tonic-clonic, absence, complex partial,

simple partial, atonic, myoclonic), left-field blindness, tethered cord,

allergies, ezema, lazy eye

Anastasia-ezema, allergies, nosebleeds

-mild mental disability(MMD),ezema, allergies, asthma

March 11, 2004

Hi Bonie!

My attacks are different kinds. Here's the list:

coughing

wheezing

can't breathe

chest pain

back pain

tightening in the chest

sometimes they come alone other times they come in pairs before i had

medicine i would occasionally faint with whichever system...that's all I

can think of...

HUGS!!!

MARIE

KISS ME I'M IRISH!

mother of Tomas-spinal bifida, hydrophaleus, sciolosis,

right ear deafness, epilepsy (Tonic-clonic, absence, complex partial,

simple partial, atonic, myoclonic), left-field blindness, tethered cord,

allergies, ezema, lazy eye

Anastasia-ezema, allergies, nosebleeds

-mild mental disability(MMD),ezema, allergies, asthma

March 11, 2004

Hi Bonie!

My attacks are different kinds. Here's the list:

coughing

wheezing

can't breathe

chest pain

back pain

tightening in the chest

sometimes they come alone other times they come in pairs before i had

medicine i would occasionally faint with whichever system...that's all I

can think of...

HUGS!!!

MARIE

KISS ME I'M IRISH!

mother of Tomas-spinal bifida, hydrophaleus, sciolosis,

right ear deafness, epilepsy (Tonic-clonic, absence, complex partial,

simple partial, atonic, myoclonic), left-field blindness, tethered cord,

allergies, ezema, lazy eye

Anastasia-ezema, allergies, nosebleeds

-mild mental disability(MMD),ezema, allergies, asthma

March 12, 2004

Hi Wildthing: Sounds like you have L 4 - L 5 out in your upper back. It squeezes yoiur main arteries causing asthma. som doctor doen oin louisiana was injecting the muscle on either side of those vertabra curing the asthma in many people. Did I postthat article here? Heres where to get it.

http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2003/10/17/breathing_asigh_of_relief.htm

His nurse very kindly gave me a list of doctors in states near me and in mine who know this procedure and were taught how to do it.

Walt

Re: asthma and exercise - me too

Hi Bonie!My attacks are different kinds. Here's the list:coughingwheezingcan't breathechest painback paintightening in the chestsometimes they come alone other times they come in pairs before i hadmedicine i would occasionally faint with whichever system...that's all Ican think of...HUGS!!!MARIEKISS ME I'M IRISH! :)mother of Tomas-spinal bifida, hydrophaleus, sciolosis, right ear deafness, epilepsy (Tonic-clonic, absence, complex partial,simple partial, atonic, myoclonic), left-field blindness, tethered cord,allergies, ezema, lazy eyeAnastasia-ezema, allergies, nosebleeds-mild mental disability(MMD),ezema, allergies, asthma

March 12, 2004

Hi Wildthing: Sounds like you have L 4 - L 5 out in your upper back. It squeezes yoiur main arteries causing asthma. som doctor doen oin louisiana was injecting the muscle on either side of those vertabra curing the asthma in many people. Did I postthat article here? Heres where to get it.

http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2003/10/17/breathing_asigh_of_relief.htm

His nurse very kindly gave me a list of doctors in states near me and in mine who know this procedure and were taught how to do it.

Walt

Re: asthma and exercise - me too

Hi Bonie!My attacks are different kinds. Here's the list:coughingwheezingcan't breathechest painback paintightening in the chestsometimes they come alone other times they come in pairs before i hadmedicine i would occasionally faint with whichever system...that's all Ican think of...HUGS!!!MARIEKISS ME I'M IRISH! :)mother of Tomas-spinal bifida, hydrophaleus, sciolosis, right ear deafness, epilepsy (Tonic-clonic, absence, complex partial,simple partial, atonic, myoclonic), left-field blindness, tethered cord,allergies, ezema, lazy eyeAnastasia-ezema, allergies, nosebleeds-mild mental disability(MMD),ezema, allergies, asthma

March 12, 2004

>Can you describe your asthma attacks? This is so new to me. I have

>wheezing when I exhale and a lot of coughing but that is the extent of

>it. Is this a full-blown attack. It is bothersome but not too bad.

>

>Thanks - Bonie

Since the ones I had before I was diagnosed - which were just terrible

although right now I wouldn't be able to describe what/how/why as it has

faded away into a mish mash of " if that happens again that bad I'll be

smartly to emergency/ambulance "

Now like today - I was in a big stressing situation this morning when I

tried to get obtain a grant from my case officer who handle my Invalids

Benefit and failed. I wanted a new bed! I called the Asthma foundation and

I spoke to the field officer who was appalled at the case officers comments

that she had asthma all her life and she didn't need a new bed sooooo why

should I! And the field officer suggested I get a skin sensitivity test

done to " see " what my trigger/s were - then if it turned out be dust mites

she would help me with new bed grant!! So I'm having the test done next

Monday but in turn I jumped in and out of the car rushing about and at some

point I realised I was breathing funny and my chest was tightened so I got

the Ventolin puffer out - I had parked the car <g> and got 2 puffs into the

system - spent another 10mins sitting quietly and then felt better!

I think I mentioned I have other health issues and have been on an Invalids

Benefit for some many years - this a government benefit which means I can

work for whatever reason and have the ailment more than xyz years etc.

Autumn [fall] officially kicked in March 1st although change of school

season clothing doesn't kick in for another few months :-) so it's

partially Summer and for some older folk maybe it's not :-)))

March 12, 2004