Guest guest Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 Merry Christmas to everyone. My name seems to be mud at my office now. We're moving to a new building. 11 years of dust and mold has been stirred up in the last week. It triggered my first attack in 10 months. I started on the nebulizer Thursday night. I told my office manager this morning that I can't come back till the move is done. To say that she and some co- workers aren't happy with me would be an understatement. I can't take steroids again so I'm fighting this with atrovent and albuterol. Xolair has helped alot; I can tell. It's just frustrating when people think you're lazy and don't understand you are trying to breathe/stay out of the hospital. I should be dead from the damage steroids caused and these are the same people that watched me then. They just forget so quickly. I don't; I learned that no job is worth getting dying for. I'm just ticked at their attitude. Thanks for letting me vent. becki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 This is just my humble opinion but consider the source. They are ignorant and do try avoid steroids. Also remember what goes around comes back around. A friend made fun of my antics at her house--she keeps the heat and air off always on the 2nd floor and I had a full blown attack in her house of must. I mean it was gag bad. Now her water heater has burst with 45 minutes of water streaming down in that house and she says, " I don't want to get like Leigh and have to take 25000 worth of xolair. " Yeah, it ain't real until it can happen to them. I am down to 7 and half g of prednisone and I feel good for awhile after I take it and then I can barely walk by the time my next days's dose is due. I took dose number 3 today and I think my asthma is getting a little better but my body has become an old Ford Pinto and is having to catch up very slowly. Anybody else ever experience this feeling? It is so hard to get off prednisone. asperqu <asperqu@...> wrote: Merry Christmas to everyone. My name seems to be mud at my office now. We're moving to a new building. 11 years of dust and mold has been stirred up in the last week. It triggered my first attack in 10 months. I started on the nebulizer Thursday night. I told my office manager this morning that I can't come back till the move is done. To say that she and some co- workers aren't happy with me would be an understatement. I can't take steroids again so I'm fighting this with atrovent and albuterol. Xolair has helped alot; I can tell. It's just frustrating when people think you're lazy and don't understand you are trying to breathe/stay out of the hospital. I should be dead from the damage steroids caused and these are the same people that watched me then. They just forget so quickly. I don't; I learned that no job is worth getting dying for. I'm just ticked at their attitude. Thanks for letting me vent. becki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 You have to do what you have to do to protect yourself. I think that it is hard for people to remember how sick we are b/c unless your lips are turning blue they can't see the effect that it has on you. If you had a full arm cast you'd get more sympathy b/c the " injury " would be obvious rather than invisible and silent. We have one office in our complex that had extensive water damage following Tropical Storm Ernesto. My boss, who adores me, didn't take the effect it was having on me seriously until I actually missed work (which I never do) and I brought a note from my doctor documenting my mold allergies and threatening to take me out on temporary disability or medical leave. Shortly thereafter the damaged part got sealed off until the insurance companies finish arguing out who has to pay to correct the damage. My health started to improve not long after they sealed it off (including sealing it off from the HVAC system). Here's to a healthy 2007! Addy Group co-owner > > Merry Christmas to everyone. > My name seems to be mud at my office now. We're moving to a new > building. 11 years of dust and mold has been stirred up in the last > week. It triggered my first attack in 10 months. I started on the > nebulizer Thursday night. I told my office manager this morning that I > can't come back till the move is done. To say that she and some co- > workers aren't happy with me would be an understatement. I can't take > steroids again so I'm fighting this with atrovent and albuterol. > Xolair has helped alot; I can tell. It's just frustrating when people > think you're lazy and don't understand you are trying to breathe/stay > out of the hospital. I should be dead from the damage steroids caused > and these are the same people that watched me then. They just forget > so quickly. I don't; I learned that no job is worth getting dying for. > I'm just ticked at their attitude. Thanks for letting me vent. becki > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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