Update on my second-hand smoke battle

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I first posted here a month ago when I'd begun to have asthma problems

again after a few good years. A few of you advised me to get myself

to the doctor.

So I made an appointment. Well, the Friday before my

planned appointment the asthma got really bad. I went to a local

drugstore and asked the pharmacist what I should get over the counter.

I had a list of ALL my maladies and meds, which I showed him. He

said there just wasn't anything.

So my husband hauled me off to the

ER. I could barely speak when they admitted me. So, after two days

in the chest pain and cardiac units, and a huge amount of tests they

let me go with a diagnosis of severe bronchitis and acute asthma.

After finishing up some high powered antibiotics & cough meds, I am

now on Azmacort, Albuterol & Allegra. They help some, but not enough.

The neighbors' smoke is making my life hell. When it is bad I just

hide inside wearing a mask and running air cleaners and ionizers. Is

there anyone else who has found a way to deal with such a situation?

How many other people on the forum suffer with second-hand smoke as

their worst asthma trigger? Is there any hope for relief?

Jan