almost died first asthma attack

my first asthma attack was almost my last.i have many questions hope to get some input from y'll.i was fine it was early am then suddenly i had alot of pain in my chest and could not draw a breath(no not heart)i had been weezing for weeks but i thought that i was just overweight and out of condition.i live far from towns and did not have a dr. i chewed two asprin and went to bed to calm down.next day not much better i went to dr. office. where they yelled at me telling me i could die, because i did not and would not go to hospital.my 02 sat was 93. no movement on peakflow meter...yes i am stupid as well as stuburn.i now know better and will go to hospital the next time. questions are.. for the next 4 days i was out of breath just walking a few steps. dr said use the inhaler every4 hrs unless i was out of breath then every two. i was also given prednisone just for 7 days.i have been getting better everyday it has been 7 days. but 2 days ago, coughing started like a bark. i have some stuff comming up with the coughing. is this normal? how long does it take to get over an attack? are they always so bad?by the way the pain in my lungs went on for 3 days they felt heavey spongy like. today i can draw a good size breath and not much out of breath. do i cont to use inhaler every4 hrs? i am 52 no lung problems ever no heart problems no med insurance.

Chest pain normally does red flag. However, in your case I suspect you are coughing really hard as you are "barking a cough." The depth of the cough can cause chest pain. However, you still do need immediate medical attention. Check your peek flow meter stats. Call your pulmonologist stat (uhh asap). As for the coughing crap up, possibly you have bronchitis or phenmonia. Both are going around. You need a 2nd opinion RIGHT AWAY. Every 4 hours is TOO MUCH. In laymans terms, honey, your not getting enough oxygen to your brain. If you have black outs call 911. If you can not complete a sentence, call 911. Don't cut your life short. I stumbled in the ER one time in full blown asthma attack managed to get to a person in scrubs, they asked if they can help me so I gave them my inhaler to tell them asthma. Don't remember anything til I woke up with a full crew of doctors and nursed around me, hooked up til oxygen. I was told I would of died 30minutes later. Don't be stupid and waited til the last minute like I did hon...Get medical attention, even if its in a hospital. You probably also need more prednisone at a higher dose.

I'm so glad you got in to the doctor! the prednsione will help but it's not the long term medication for control
Make sure you keep follow ups with this doctor.. Prednisone makes me mean too, but as long as it gets your asthma in control
that's the important thing for now.....
Good luck with the lap band surgery, I hope it helps you.........
Keep us posted
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 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU INPUT. YOU GUYS ANSWER ALOT MORE QUESTIONS THAN THE DR.I AM DOING MUCH BETTER. I ONLY USED THE INHALER ONCE YESTERDAY AND NONE TODAY SO FAR. I STOPPED SWEATING WHEN I TRY TO WALK MUCH. I AM SAVING VACUMMING FOR MONDAY, I THINK THAT IS WHAT SET THIS ALL IN MOTION. I WAS VAC. WHEN THE THING EXPLODED FROM A WAD OF JUNK PUGGED THE HOSE UP. I GOT A NEW DUSTER, ONE THAT HAS MICO WHATEVER SO NONE OF THE DUST GOES INTO THE AIR. WHEN YA SEE SOMEONE IN THE MOVIES HAVING AN ASTHMA ATTACK THEY TAKE A BREATH OR TWO FROM THEIR INHALER AND ALL IS WELL. I HAD NO IDEA IT COULD GET SO BAD. OR TAKE A LONG TIME TO RECOVER FROM. IT SEEMS ONCE YA START TO INPROVE IT GETS GOOD RAPIDLY. I HAVE ONLY BEEN OUT OF THE HOUSE TWICE AND BOTH TIMES IT WAS ALL I COULD DO. THANKS AGAIN FOR WRITING HOPE Y'LL ARE DOING FINE YOURSELFS.