Hello. I just wanted to clarify. I understand your hesitation to try a new medication. However, Xoponex and Albuterol are not steroids. They are bronchodialaters only. Take care and best wishes....
Nana68, just wanted to let you know that there are a total of 22 places that a nurse or doctor listens to when they are listening (auscaltating) to your lungs. He may not have the stethescope placed...
Hi. I read your message, and I just wanted to say that you are not alone. I know that many times it feels that way. I felt that way for most of the weekend. But what you can remind yourself of is...
Corticosteroids, such as prednisone, can have some nasty side effects--some of which you have mentioned. However, sometimes it is dangerous to try to link together one experience to another one. In...
I have been having an awful time with my asthma. I cannot get off prednisone. Each time I taper I end up in the hospital. I am quite worried that at this point my body may have developed a tolerance...
Alcie, Perhaps Xoponex would be a better fit for you. In order to open up the airways, a bronchodialater should be used. Albuterol, while proven extremely effective for many people, does have some...
If the doctor was checking for anemia, the two labs mostly likely run would be Hmg and Hct. These stand for hemoglobin and hematocrit. The normal range for each of these varies slightly from facility...