Guest guest Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 You know, me and my son had contracted Scabies from a homeless lady when giving her a ride in Oct 2005. No doctor would ever believe me I had them but I know we had them because I had them before and both times got rid of them the same way, with that poisonous body cream, Elimite Cream. We had them about 1 1/2 yrs both times. It was so hard to get rid of. We had them so bad, we had them in the corners of our eyes, up our nose, everywhere immaginable. Everyday I bleached the entire house as much as I could, washed all clothes,etc. Anyway, after we finally got rid of them, I became very tired and stayed tired for a year and then I started getting colds and couldn't stay well, then Asthma. I'm thinking that all that time I was so tired, it must have been the Asthma coming on. Char [bULK] Re: (unknown) Prior to being diagnosed I was so tired and had no energy whatsoever which caused some anxiety for me as I couldn't figure out why I was feeling so poor. My point is that I can relate to not being able to perform at work and I think that having trouble getting oxygen was making forgetful as well.Noah Riding <noaharkrider> wrote: There are 2 issues to look at when your treatment isn't working...whether or not that medication isn't working, and whether or not your just so sick that you need additional medicine, such as the other lady mentioned, in some extreme circumstances its not unusual to be put on an antibiotic to get things under control, and also usage of antihistamines. (Be careful in some medications may make you drowsy, etc.) Also some medications make bad combinations, you shouldn't use some medications together and or with alcohol...dangerous. I'm probably preaching to the choir, sorry... Today I talked to my dad, because I've been having serious problems with asthma for about 3 months straight with no relief. (He's also hoping I'll come back to live near them: Hometown has a nice canyon breeze) It was reassuring to know that people were there to stand by me, and help me through it. It was also a bit of a wake up call as to how serious asthma is...sometimes I forgot and wonder if asthma is really that serious after all, and there were times when I wondered if I really needed to worry about controlling it. I sometimes wonder what the perception of asthma is to other people, and how they rank it with other illnesses... Anyway, my dad was telling me today, "You need to get control of your asthma or it will get control of you, it's just like when people max out their credit cards, then they have no power over their lives." He also said something about it being like my kryptonite and what not. So it was really cool to see that he's with me and how much he trusts me, but at the same time though, he mentioned something about not letting it go and that was frustrating because he doesn't see that sometimes I'm already doing everything I can, but that a lot of the things I try to do allievate or cure it just don't work, or in the case of meds, I seem to be resistant at times, and even though doing what I can, sometimes there's no change. Well enough rambling, I guess this is like writing a journal, but I really want to stimulate a lot of discussion and awareness of asthma in the group so we can help each other. Right now, I just am hoping I wont have to resort to going on disability, and I do want to work; but in the end having people get let down or disappointed when I can't perform because of the illness and unrealistic expectations and zero patience at work and therefore don't bring in income to help the family or whatever seems worse than the option of disability. Employers don't have patience for more than a few sick days... a <alexanderkristina> wrote: I haven't called his office yet because I was just diagnosed yesterday and thought I might need go give it some time. It is comforting to know that I can take it more often than my doctor originally told me although if I were having an attack I wouldn't hesitate to use it regardless of the frequency my doctor described. The nebulizer / breathing treatment made me feel 80 percent better than I was when I arrived at my appointment, does your daughter do any breathing treatments at home? Owrey <aowreyoccc (DOT) edu> wrote: I give my daughter albuterol every 4 hours when she is having an "attack" I know pharmacists tell you that you can give it with more frequency than that if necessary. Have you talked with your doctor about the medicine not doing enough? There are other medicines they can prescribe if necessary.>>> alexanderkristina 04/11/07 1:51 PM >>>I was just diagnosed with asthma yesterday. I was very short of breath when I went to the doctor and he gave me a breathing treatment that made me feel much better. My main problem is that I wake up throughout the night unable to breathe. My doctor prescribed an Albuterol inhaler that I was able to use last night but I find that it didn't last throughout the night. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what might help? Thank you for any input.Never miss an email again!Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. Check it out. Be a PS3 game guru.Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no timewith theYahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?Check out new cars at Yahoo! Autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 yikes, that's a scary story. > I give my daughter albuterol every 4 hours when she is having an " attack " I know pharmacists tell you that you can give it with more frequency than that if necessary. Have you talked with your doctor about the medicine not doing enough? There are other medicines they can prescribe if necessary. > > >>> alexanderkristina@... 04/11/07 1:51 PM >>> > > I was just diagnosed with asthma yesterday. I was very short of breath when I went to the doctor and he gave me a breathing treatment that made me feel much better. My main problem is that I wake up throughout the night unable to breathe. My doctor prescribed an Albuterol inhaler that I was able to use last night but I find that it didn't last throughout the night. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what might help? Thank you for any input. > > > Never miss an email again! > Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. Check it out. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- > Be a PS3 game guru. > Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- > 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time > with theYahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible " new car " smell? > Check out new cars at Yahoo! Autos. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 I have read that Scabies can cause Asthma. I'll find the site for you later. Char [bULK] Re: (unknown) yikes, that's a scary story.> I give my daughter albuterol every 4 hours when she is having an "attack" I know pharmacists tell you that you can give it with more frequency than that if necessary. Have you talked with your doctor about the medicine not doing enough? There are other medicines they can prescribe if necessary.> > >>> alexanderkristina@... 04/11/07 1:51 PM >>>> > I was just diagnosed with asthma yesterday. I was very short of breath when I went to the doctor and he gave me a breathing treatment that made me feel much better. My main problem is that I wake up throughout the night unable to breathe. My doctor prescribed an Albuterol inhaler that I was able to use last night but I find that it didn't last throughout the night. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what might help? Thank you for any input.> > > Never miss an email again!> Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. Check it out.> > > > > > -----------------------------------------------------------------> Be a PS3 game guru.> Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------> 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time> with theYahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------> Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?> Check out new cars at Yahoo! Autos.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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