I finally have an appointment with the pulmonologist, but it's at the end of March and that's as soon as I can get in... I requested to also be put on the cancellation list, but was told there are...
Chartreux - yes, I do have long term maintance meds, but have been having a hard time finding a good one. The doctor put me on Advair with Ipratropium, and besides the inconvience of taking my...
i've never taken Symbicort, but if it is a steroid inhaler, it's probably not too wise to drop it suddenly. i tried stopping my pulmicort inhaler without weaning off, and in ten days I was in a...
Thanks for your kind reply. I have finally obtained a referal to ai pulmonologist and hope to get some good and knowlegable help there. I have a lot of medballergies which complicate what I use for...
I was given the perscription for Xopenex because I had such problems with Albuterol causing my heart to race ( nearing 200 when laying down & resting) but now I've been having similar problems with...
I have been trying to slowly wean off my pulmicort inhaler. I really want to be free of a daily inhaler and I have been before. I had very bad childhood asthma but was able to be inhaler-free by...
I'm going to see a chiropractor for some back problems I have, but while doing some reading about chiroprators, I found they say chiropractic adjustments can help with asthma. Not cure, of course,...
Chartreux - oh my! I would have been angry to sit there, too! I've been to the ER with a bad asthma attack, but they were prompt in getting oxygen and a neb. treatment (I was down to 80%)...but I...
Thanks Alice, for your kind suggestion. No I have not though of that, but it is not a bad idea and I will look into it. :) Luna12345 - Thank you for sharing your story. I agree with Alice that you...
Many people don't understand what it is like to have an illness/disease that brings you to the ER more than once or twice in your lifetime. Sometimes (I know!) it can really help to discuss this with...
Yup, you're not alone. I don't have cough-variant asthma, but I do know what it is like to feel totally useless, to sit indoors all winter...I've lived by the minute before (literally), all because...
I have been looking for a place that can help me get my asthma under control, and came across the Jewish National Health (/hospital). When I looked at the reviews, it seemed that there were either...